JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “Death or Glory” merupakan sebuah lagu yang dibawakan oleh band punk-rock Inggris, The Clash.
Lagu ini muncul sebagai salah satu singel di album London Calling (1979).
Lagu ini ditulis oleh gitaris Joe Strummer dan Mick Jones.
Lagu ini juga di-cover oleh band punk rock Amerika, Social Distortion, untuk soundtrack film Lords of Dogtown.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais - The Clash
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Death or Glory” dari The Clash.
[Intro]
F C (x6) F C G C (x2)
[Verse 1]
C G
Now every cheap hood strikes a bargain with the world
F C G
Ends up making payments on a sofa or a girl
C G
Love n hate tattooed across the knuckles of his hands
F C G
Hands that slap his kids around cause they dont understand how
[Chorus]
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
[Verse 2]
C G
And every gimmick hungry yob digging gold from rock n roll
F C G
Grabs the mike to tell us he'll die before hes old
C G
But I believe in this and its been tested by research
F C G
That he who fucks nuns will later join the church
[Chorus]
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
[Instrumental]
(No Rhythm Guitar)
[Interlude]
G C
Fear in the gun-sights they say lie low
G C
And you say ok don't wanna play the show
G C
And all the while you're thinking was it death or glory now?
G C
Playing the blues for pennies sure looks better now
[Chorus]
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
[Verse 3]
C G
In every dingy basement on every dingy street
F C G
Every dragging handclap over every dragging beat
C G
Thats just the beat of time the beat that must go on
F C G
If youve been trying for years we already heard your song
[Chorus]
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
[Instrumental]
F C F C
F C F C
We gotta march a long way fight a long time
F C F C
We gotta travel over mountains gotta travel over seas
F C F C
We gonna fight your brother we're gonna fight til you loose
F C F C
We gonna raise trouble we gonna raise hell
F C F C
We gonna fight your brother raise hell
[Chorus] (x2)
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story
F C G C
Death or glory become just another story