Lirik dan Chord Lagu The English Roses - The Pretenders

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “The English Roses” merupakan sebuah lagu yang dibawakan oleh grup band rock asal Inggris, The Pretenders.

Ditulis oleh sang vokalis, Chrissie Hynde, lagu ini menjadi trek keselelas di dalam album studio kedua band yang bertajuk Pretenders II.

Album yang diproduseri oleh Chris Thomas itu dirilis pada 15 Agustus 1981 dan berhasil mencapai peringkat ke-7 tangga lagu UK Albums Chart.

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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “The English Roses” dari The Pretenders.

E D
Bm D A A (2x)

Bm D                             A
         Just before it rains the wind whips 'round the balcony
Bm D                                A
         And the sky closes on the english roses
Bm D                        A
         And she'll be pacin' Round and 'round and 'round and 'round
Bm             D                      A
Her Room, these storms always find here to remind her

Bm D A

Bm D                        A
       To the endless sky The pink over
Bm         D                          A
Grey… She looks for an answer but it's too late
Bm  D           A
Maybe it's true: some things were just never meant
Bm     D    A
To be… Maybe not

C#m D                        A
         This is a story, fruit cut from the vine
C#m D                                   A
         Forgot and left to rot, long before its time
C#m D                         A
         This is a story about the girl who lived next door
E       D
         Looking for someone to hold

Bm D A A (2x)

Bm D                              A
       A wish made on a star brought her here tonight
Bm D                              A
       At a courtyard she waits a thousand broken dates
Bm D                                      A
       But she holds the hymnal where so carefully pressed
Bm D                       A
       Is the english rose she laid to rest

C#m D            A
         Ahhh… It's only a story
C#m D                                    A
         Flowers in full bloom, bouquets in every room
C#m D                                 A
         Ooh, this is a story, fruit cut from the vine
E      D
         Looking for someone to hold

Repeat C#m E C#m E