JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Penyanyi dan penulis lagu ternama asal Amerika Serikat, Sufjan Stevens, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “Jacksonville”.
Bergenre indie-rock, lagu ini ditulis sendiri oleh Stevens dan dimuat sebagai salah satu singel dalam album kelimanya yang bertajuk Illinois.
Dirilis melalui Asthmatic Kitty Records pada 2005, album tersebut mendapat pujian dari berbagai kritikus musik di Amerika Serikat.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Jacksonville” dari Sufjan Stevens.
[Intro]
D Bm F Am7
[Verse 1]
D Bm
I'm not afraid of the black man running
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
He's got it right he's got a better life coming
D Bm
And I don't care what the captain said
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
I fold it right at the top of my head
D Bm
I lost my sight and the state packs in
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
I follow my heart and it leads me right to Jackson
[Chorus]
D Bm
Oh Keller oh oh oh
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
She gave us a medal she gave us a map
D Bm
Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
If seeing is right, then look where you're at
[Instrumental]
D Bm F Am7
[Verse 2]
D Bm
I'm not afraid of Nichol's Park
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
I ride the train and I ride it after dark
D Bm
I'm not afraid to get it right
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
I turn around and I give it one more try
D Bm
And I said things that I meant to say
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
The bandstand chairs and the Dewey Day parade
D Bm
I go out to the golden age
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
The spirit is right and the spirit doesn't change
[Chorus]
D Bm
Oh Keller oh oh oh
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
She gave us a mirror she gave us a map
D Bm
Oh Canner Row, oh oh oh
F Am7 D Bm F Am7
If seeing is right, then look where you're at
[Instrumental]
D Bm F Am7
[Outro]
D Bm F
Andrew Jackson, all I'm asking
Am7 D
Show us the wheel and give us the wine
Bm F Am7
Woohoo! Woohoo!
D Bm F
Raise the banner, Jackson hammer
Am7 D
Everyone goes to the capitol line
Bm F Am7
Woohoo! woohoo!
D Bm F
Colored preacher, nice to meet you!
Am7 D
The spirit is here and the spirit is fine!
Bm F Am7
Woohoo! Woohoo!
D Bm F
Education, ask the nation
Am7 D
You gave us our sight and the hearing is fine
Bm F Am7
Woohoo! Woohoo!
D Bm F
Andrew Jackson all I'm asking
Am7 D
Give us the wheel and give us the wine
D Bm F Am7
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