JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Grup band rock legendaris asal Inggris, The Smiths, mempopulerkan lagu berjudul “Rusholme Ruffians”.
Ditulis oleh sang vokalis, Morrissey, lagu ini muncul dalam album kedua mereka yang bertajuk Meat is Muder (1985).
Album tersebut sukses mencapai nomor satu di tangga lagu UK Singles Chart.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Frankly Mr. Shankly - The Smiths
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Rusholme Ruffians” dari The Smiths.
[Intro]
D A G# G
D Bm D Bm D Bm
[Verse 1]
A G# G D
The last night of the fair
Bm D Bm
by the big wheel generator
D Bm A
a boy is stabbed and his money is grabbed and the air hangs heavy like a
G# G D Bm
dulling wine
D Bm D Bm
She is famous she is funny and engagement ring doesn't mean anything
A G# G D Bm D Bm D Bm
to a mind consumed by brass and money
[Chorus]
A G# G D
And though I walk home alone
Bm D Bm D Bm
and I walk home alone
A G# G D Bm D Bm D Bm
but my faith in love is still devout…
[Verse 2]
A G# G D
The last night of the fair
Bm D Bm
from a seat on a whirling waltzer
D Bm
her skirt ascends for a watching eye
A G# G D
it's a hideous trait (on her mother's side)
Bm D Bm
from a seat on a whirling waltzer
D Bm
her skirt ascends for a watching eye
A G# G
it's a hideous trait (on her mother's side)
[Chorus]
A G# G D
And though I walk home alone
Bm D Bm D Bm
and I walk home alone
A G# G D Bm D Bm D Bm
but my faith in love is still devout…
[Verse 3]
A G# G D
then someone falls in love
Bm D Bm
and someone's beaten up
D
someone's beaten up
A G# G D
and the senses being dulled are mine
Bm D Bm
then someone falls in love
D Bm
and someone's beaten up
A G# G D
and the senses being dulled are mine
[Chorus]
A G# G D
And though I walk home alone
Bm D Bm D Bm
and I walk home alone
A G# G D Bm D Bm D
but my faith in love is still devout…
[Verse 4]
Bm A G# G D
this is the last night of the fair
Bm D
and the grease in the hair
Bm D Bm
of a speedway operator
A G# G D
is all a tremulous heart requires
Bm D
a schoolgirl is denied
Bm D Bm
she said: "How quickly would I die
A G# G D
if I jumped from the top of the parachutes?"
Bm D Bm D Bm
nanananana
A G# G D
this is the last night of the fair
Bm D
and the grease in the hair
Bm D Bm
of a speedway operator
A G# G D
is all a tremulous heart requires
Bm D
a schoolgirl is denied
Bm D Bm
she said: "How quickly would I die
A G# G D
if I jumped from the top of the parachutes?"
Bm D Bm D Bm A G#
nanananana
[Bridge]
G D Bm D Bm
scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen
D Bm A G#
(this means you really love me)
G D Bm D Bm
scratch my name on your arm with a fountain pen
D Bm A G# G
(this means you really love me)
[Chorus]
A G# G D
And though I walk home alone
Bm D Bm D Bm
I just might walk home alone
A G# G D
but my faith in love is still devout…
Bm D Bm D Bm
I might walk home alone
A G# G D
but my faith in love is still devout…
Bm D Bm D Bm
I might walk home alone
A G# G D
but my faith in love is still devout…
D Bm D Bm D
nanananana