JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “Frankly Mr. Shankly” adalah sebuah lagu yang dibawakan oleh band rock ternama dari Inggris, The Smiths.
Lagu ini merupakan trek kedua dari album studio ketiga mereka, The Queen is Dead (1986).
Album tersebut berada di nomor dua selama 22 minggu di UK Albums Chart dan mencapai nomor 70 di Billboard 200 Amerika Serikat.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Panic dari The Smiths
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Frankly Mr. Shankly” dari The Smiths.
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
F Am G
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held
Am G C
It pays my way, and it corrodes my soul
F Am G
I want to leave, you will not miss me
Am G F C
I want to go down in musical history
[Verse 2]
F Am G
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, I'm a sickening wreck
Am G C
I've got the 21st century breathing down my neck
F Am G
I must move fast, you understand me
Am G F C
I want to go down in celluloid history, Mr. Shankly
[Instrumental]
F C G Am F C G Am F C G Am Eb G C
F C G Am F C G Am F C G Am Eb G F
C
[Verse 3]
F Am G
Fame, fame, fatal fame
Am G C
It can play hideous tricks on the brain
F
But still I'd rather be famous
Am G
Than righteous or holy
Am G F C
Any day, any day, any day
[Verse 4]
F Am G
But sometimes I'd feel more fulfilled
Am G C
Making Christmas cards with the mentally ill
F Am G
I want to live and I want to love
Am G F C
I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of
[Verse 5]
F Am G
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, this position I've held
Am G C
It pays my way and it corrodes my soul
F Am G
Oh, I didn't realise that you wrote poetry
Am G F C
I didn't realise you wrote such bloody awful poetry, Mr. Shankly
[Verse 6]
F Am G
Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you asked
Am G C
You are a flatulent pain in the arse
F Am G
I didn't mean to be so rude
Am G F
Still, I must speak frankly, Mr. Shankly
C
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