JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "The Great Wall of China" merupakan lagu Billy Joel yang menjadi bagian dalam album River of Dreams.
Album tersebut diluncurkan pada 1993 dengan membawa sepuluh lagu.
Sampul River of Dreams didesain oleh Christie Brinkley, istri Billy Joel pada saat itu.
Sampul tersebut diakui oleh majalah The Rolling Stone sebagai The Best Album Cover of the Year.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Worse Comes to Worst - Billy Joel
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "The Great Wall of China" dari Billy Joel.
[Intro]
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
G F
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ah
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
G
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ah
[Interlude]
F D# | G# A# |
F D# | G# A# |
[Verse 1]
F D# G# A#
Advice is cheap you can take it from me
F D# G# A#
It's yours to keep 'cause opinions are free
F D# G# A#
Nobody knows 'bout the trouble I've seen
F D# G# F
Nobody's perfect, mister, nobody's clean
G F A# C
It costs too much and takes too long to find out too late
G F A# C
Some words are not heard 'til after they're spoken
G F A# C
Your role was protective, your soul was too defective
G F A# G
Some people just don't have a heart to be broken
[Chorus]
C
We could have gone all the way to the Great Wall of China
F C G# C#
If you'd only had a little more faith in me
C F C D
In lieu of diamonds, gold and platinum reminders will still shine bright
C
All the king's men, and all the king's horses
F C G# C# Dbmaj6
Can't put you together the way you used to be
C
We could have been standing on the Great Wall of China
[Interlude]
F D# | G# A# |
F D# | G# A# |
[Verse 2]
F D# G# A#
You take a piece of whatever you touch
F D# G# A#
Too many pieces means you're touching too much
F D# G# A#
You never win if you can't play it straight
F D# G# F
You only beat me if you get me to hate
G F A# C
It must be so lonely to think that you have only
G F A# C
Somebody else's life to live if they let you
G F A# C
I ain't too selective, but it don't take no detective
G F A# G
To find out how fast your friends will forget you
[Chorus]
C
We could have gone all the way to the Great Wall of China
F C G# C#
Now all you're going to be is history
C F C D
Help yourself, it's all you can eat at the Empire Diner tonight
C
You coulda had class, you could have been a contender
F C G# C#
Charlie, you shoulda looked out for me
C F C D
You could have been standing, standing on the Great Wall of Chi - na
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
G F
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ah
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
G
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ah
[Solo]
F D# | G# A# |
F D# | G# A# |
F D# | G# A# |
F D# | G# F |
[Verse 3]
G F A# C
This was not your calling, just look how far you've fallen
G F A# C
I heard your story, man, you've got to be joking
G F A# C
Keep things in perspective, this is my true objective
G F A# G
Why tear this heart out if it's only been broken?
[Chorus]
C
We could have gone all the way to the Great Wall of China
F C G# C#
If you'd only had a little more faith in me
C F C D
In lieu of diamonds, gold and platinum reminders will still shine bright
C
All the king's men and all the king's horses
F C G# C# D
Can't put you together the way you used to be
C F C D
We could have been standing, standing on the Great Wall of Chi - na
[Outro] (X4 times)
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
G F E D#
Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
D
Ah, ah, ah, ah
G D E
Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh