JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Grup band glam-rock asal Inggris, T.Rex, mempopulerkan lagu berjudul “Mambo Sun”.
Lagu tersebut ditulis oleh sang vokalis, Marc Bolan, dan merupakan bagian dari album kedua band yang bertajuk Electric Warrior.
Album yang dirilis pada 24 September 1971 itu sukses memenangkan NME Award untuk kategori Best Album.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Highway Knees dari T.Rex
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Mambo Sun” oleh T.Rex.
[Intro]
E E
[Verse 1]
E
Beneath the bebop moon
C#m E
I want to croon with you
E
Beneath the Mambo Sun
C#m
I got to be the one
[Chorus 1]
E B7
with you, You
E B7 E
Oh you, you. You
[Verse 2]
E
My life's a shadowless horse
C#m E
If I can't get across to you
E
In the alligator rain
C#m
My heart's all pain
[Chorus 2]
E B7
For you, You
E B7 E
Oh you, you. You
[Verse 3]
E
Girl you're good
C#m E
And I've got wild knees for you
E
On a mountain range
C#m
I'm Dr. Strange
[Chorus 3]
E B7
For you, You
E B7 E
Oh you, you. You (aargh ..)
[Solo]
E E C#m E E C#m
E B7 E B7 E
ha....
[Verse 4]
E
Upon a savage lake
C#m E
Make no mistake, I love you
E
I got a powder-keg leg
C#m
And my wig's all pooed
[Chorus 4]
E B7
For you, You
E B7 E
Oh you, you. You
[Verse 5]
E
With my heart in my hand
C#m E
I'm a hungry man, for you
E
I got stars in my beard
C#m
And I feel real weird
[Chorus 5]
E B7
For you, You
E B7 E
Oh you, you. You
[Verse 6]
E
Beneath the bebop moon
C#m E
I'm howling like a loon; for you
E
Beneath the mambo sun
C#m
I've got to be the one
[Chorus 6]
E B7
For you, You
E B7 E
Oh you, you. You
[Solo]
E E C#m E E C#m
E B7 E B7 E
E E C#m E E C#m
E B7 E B7 E
E E C#m E E C#m
E B7 E B7 E
E E C#m E E C#m
E B7 E B7 E
(Fade out)