JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" merupakan lagu Elton John yang masuk dalam album Too Low for Zero.
Album tersebut dirilis pada 1983 dengan menyertakan 13 buah lagu.
Album Too Low for Zero berhasil meraih dua sertifikasi platinum dari RIAA dan British Phonographic Industry.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Sacrifice - Elton John
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" dari Elton John:
[Intro]
C G F 2x
[Verse]
G
Don't wish it away
Bm F C F C F C F C
Don't look at it's like it's forever
C G
Between you and me
Bm
I could honestly say
F C F C F C F C
That things can only get better
C G
And while I'm away,
B7 Em
dust out the demons inside
C
And it won't be long
Em G
Before you and me run
Am
To the place in our hearts
F G C G Am G
Where we hide
[Chorus]
C
And I guess that's why
G F
they call it the blues
C
Time on my hands,
G F
could be time spent with you
C G
Laughing like children,
Am
living like lovers,
C F D
rolling like thunder, under the covers
F
And I guess that's why
G C Em F
they call it the blues
[Verse]
G
Just stare into space
Em F C F C F C F C
Picture my face in your hands
C G
Live for each second
Bm
Without hesitation
F C F C F C F C
And never forget I'm your man
C G
Wait on me girl
B7 Em G
Cry in the night if it helps
G7 C G
But more than ever I simply love you
Am F G C G Am G
More than I love life itself
[Chorus]
C
And I guess that's why
G F
they call it the blues
C
Time on my hands,
G F
could be time spent with you
C G
Laughing like children,
Am
living like lovers,
C F D
rolling like thunder, under the covers
F
And I guess that's why
G C C G F
they call it the blues
[Verse]
C G
Wait on me girl
B7 Em G
Cry in the night if it helps
G7 C G
But more than ever I simply love you
Am F G C G Am G
More than I love life itself
[Chorus]
C
And I guess that's why
G F
they call it the blues
C
Time on my hands,
G F
could be time spent with you
C G
Laughing like children,
Am
living like lovers,
C F D
rolling like thunder, under the covers
F
And I guess that's why
G C Em F
they call it the blues
[Outro]
F
And I guess that's why
G C
they call it the blues 2x