JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “A Great Day for Freedom” merupakan lagu yang dibawakan oleh band rock papan atas, Pink Floyd.
Lirik lagu ini ditulis oleh sang gitaris sekaligus vokalis, David Gilmour, dibantu dengan sang istri, Polly Samson.
Bergenre rock progresif, lagu ini dimuat dalam album keempat belas mereka, The Division Bell, yang rilis pada 28 Maret 1994 melalui EMI Records.
Baca juga: Lirik Lagu Hey Hey Rise Up, Singel Baru Pink Floyd feat. Andriy Khlyvnyuk
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “A Great Day for Freedom” dari Pink Floyd.
[Chords]
Cm x35543
Ab 466544
G 355433
F 133211
[Verse 1]
Cm
On the day the wall came down
Cm
They threw the locks onto the ground
Ab G
And with glasses high we raised a cry for freedom had arrived
Cm
On the day the wall came down
Cm
The Ship of Fools had finally run aground
Ab G
Promises lit up the night like paper doves in flight
[Chorus 1]
F
I dreamed you had left my side
F C F C
No warmth, not even pride remained
F
And even though you needed me
F C G
It was clear that I could not do a thing for you
[Verse 2]
Cm
Now life devalues day by day
Cm
As friends and neighbors turn away
Ab G
And there’s a change that, even with regret, cannot be undone
Cm
Now frontiers shift like desert sands
Cm
While nations wash their bloodied hands
Ab G
Of loyalty, of history, in shades of grey
[Chorus 2]
F
I woke to the sound of drums
F C F C
The music played, the morning sun streamed in
F
I turned and I looked at you
F C
And all but the bitter residues slipped away...
G
Slipped away
[Outro]
F
F C
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