JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" merupakan lagu Elton John yang dilncurkan pada 1975.
Lagu ini menjadi bagian dalam album Rock of the Westies yang rilis dengan membawa 10 lagu.
Album tersebut direkam di Caribou Ranch, Rocky Mountains of Colorado dan merupakan album panjang kesepuluh Elton John.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu After All - Elton John feat. Charlie Puth
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" dari Elton John.
[Intro]
A D A D A D A D
A D A D A D A D
A D A D A D A D
A D A D A D A D
G F Gm G F C
G F Gm G F C
[Verse 1]
G C G
Yeah I looked at my watch and it said a quarter to five
C Cm C
The headlines screamed that I was still alive
Cm C
I couldn't understand it
F G F Gm G F C
I thought I died last night
G C G
Oh I dreamed I'd been in a border town
C Cm C
In a little cantina that the boys had found
Cm C
I was desperate to dance
F G C G C G C F C
Just to dig the local sounds
[Bridge 1]
Dm G
When along came a señorita
Dm G
She looked so good that I had to meet her
C D G
I was ready to approach her with my English charm
C A# F Gm F C Dm C G F Gm G F C
When her brass knuckled boy-friend grabbed me by the arm
G F Gm G F C
[Chorus]
A D A
And he said grow some funk of your own a-mi__-go
A D A
Grow some funk of your own
D
We no like to with the gringo fight
E
But there might be a death in Mexico tonight
A D A
If you can't grow some funk of your own a-mi__-go
A D A
Grow some funk of your own
F#
Take my advice, take the next flight
E D
And grow your funk, grow your funk at home
(*) G F Gm G F C
[Verse 2]
G C G
Well I looked for support from the rest of my friends
C Cm C
For their vanishing trick they get ten out of ten
C
I knelt to pray
F C G F Gm G F C
Just to see if he would comprehend
G C G
Oh I dreamed I'd been in a border town
C Cm C
In a little cantina that the boys had found
[Bridge]
Cm C
I was desperate to dance
F G C G C G C F C
Just to dig the local sounds
Dm G
When along came a señorita
Dm G
She looked so good that I had to meet her
C D G
I was ready to approach her with my English charm
C A# F Gm F C Dm C G F Gm G F C
When her brass knuckled boy-friend grabbed me by the arm
G F Gm G F C
[Chorus]
A D A
And he said grow some funk of your own a-mi__-go
A D A
Grow some funk of your own
D
We no like to with the gringo fight
E
But there might be a death in Mexico tonight
A D A
If you can't grow some funk of your own a-mi__-go
A D A
Grow some funk of your own
F#
Take my advice, take the next flight
E D
And grow your funk, grow your funk at home
[Outro]
G F Gm G
I'll grow some funk,
F C
Yeah, I'll grow some funk of my own.
A D A
And he said grow some funk of your own a-mi__-go
A D A
Grow some funk of your own
D
We no like to with the gringo fight
E
But there might be a death in Mexico tonight
A D A
If you can't grow some funk of your own a-mi__-go
A D A
Grow some funk of your own
F#
Take my advice, take the next flight
E D
And grow your funk, grow your funk at home