JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Pada 2009, John Mayer merilis sebuah lagu hits bertajuk "Perfectly Lonely".
Penulis sekaligus penyanyi lagu tersebut, memasukan lagunya pada album studio keempat, Battle Studies.
Album tersebut berhasil masuk ke dalam banyak nominasi, salah satunya Album Vokal Pop Terbaik dari Grammy Awards 2009, serta penghargaan Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical dari Grammy Awards 2009.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Aint No Sunshine - John Mayer
Simak lirik dan chord lagu "Perfectly Lonely" dari John Mayer berikut ini.
[Intro]
C F Dm G x2
[Verse 1]
C F
Had a little love, but I spread it thin
Dm G
Falling in her arms and out again
C F
Made a bad name for my game around town
Dm G
Tore up my heart, and shut it down
C
Nothing to do
F
Nowhere to be
Dm G
A simple little kind of free
C
Nothing to do
F
No one but me
Dm G
And that's all I need
[Chorus]
C F
I'm perfectly lonely
Dm G
I'm perfectly lonely
Em Am
I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah)
Dm
'Cause I don't belong to anyone
G
Nobody belongs to me
[Verse 2]
C F
I see friends around from time to time
Dm G
When their ladies let them slip away
C F
And when they ask me how I'm doing with mine
Dm G
This is always what I say
C
Nothing to do
F Em
Nowhere to be
Dm G
A simple little kind of free
C
Nothing to do
F Em
No one but me
Dm G
And that's all I need
[Chorus]
C F
I'm perfectly lonely
Dm G
I'm perfectly lonely
Em Am
I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah)
Dm
'Cause I don't belong to anyone
G
Nobody belongs to me
[Bridge]
Am
And this is not to say
G
There never comes a day
F G Ab
I'll take my chances and start again
Am
And when I look behind
G
On all my younger times
F Fm
I have to thank the wrongs that led me to a love so strong
[Solo]
C F Dm G x2
[Chorus]
C F
I'm perfectly lonely
Dm G
I'm perfectly lonely
Em Am
I'm perfectly lonely (Yeah)
Dm
'Cause I don't belong to anyone
G
Nobody belongs to me
[Outro]
C F Dm G
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way that I want it
C F Dm G
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way that I want it
C F Dm G
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way that I want it
C F Dm G
That's the way, that's the way, that's the way that I want it