JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "A Song for Adam" merupakan lagu Jackson Browne yang diluncurkan sebagai bagian dari album eponimnya.
Album tersebut dirilis pada 1972 dengan menyertakan 10 lagu.
Jackson Browne berhasil mendapatkan sertifikasi gold dan platinum dari RIAA.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Jamaica Say You Will - Jackson Browne
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "A Song for Adam" dari Jackson Browne:
[Intro]
Am F C F C G Am
[Verse 1]
Am C F
Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him well
C Am G F
He was alone into his distance, He was deep into his well
C Am G F
I could guess what he was laughing at, But I couldn't really tell
Am G Am G F Am
Now the story's told that Adam jumped, But I'm thinking that he fell
[Verse 2]
Am C F
Together we went travelling, as we received the call
C Am G F
His destination India, and I had none at all
C Am G F
Well I still remember laughing, with our backs against the wall
Am G Am G F Am G
So free of fear we never thought, that one of us might fall
[Chorus 1]
F C F C
I sit before my only candle, but it's so little light to find my way
F Am
Now this story unfolds before my candle
C G
Which is shorter every hour as it reaches for the day
Am G
Well I feel just like a candle in a way
F C G F C F C G
I guess I'll get there but I wouldn't say__ for sure
[Verse 3]
Am C F
When we parted we were laughing still, as our goodbyes were said
C Am G F
And I never heard from him again, as each our lives we led
C Am G F
except for once in someone else's letter that I read
Am G Am G F Am G
Until I head the sudden word, that a friend of mine was dead
[Chorus 2]
F C F C
I sit before my only candle, like a pilgrim sits beside the way
F Am
Now this journey appears before my candle
C G
as a song that's growing fainter, the harder I play
Am G
well I fear before I am I'll fade away
F C G F C F C G
But I guess I'll get there, though I wouldn't say___ for sure
[Verse 4]
Am C F
Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him long
C Am G F
And when I stood myself beside him, I never thought I was as strong
C Am G F
still it seemed he stopped his singing in the middle of his song
Am G Am G F Am G
well I'm not the one to say I know but I'm hoping he was wrong
[Chorus 3]
F C F C
I'm holding out my only candle, though it's so little light to find my way
F Am
now this story's been layed beneath my candle
C G
and it's shorter every hour as it reaches for the day
Am G
yes I feel just like a candle in a way
F C G F C F C G
I hope I'll get there but I'll never pray
[Outro]
Am