JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Pada 1 Desember 1973 musikus folk rock asal Amerika Serikat, Jim Croce merilis sebuah lagu yang berjudul "Recently".
Lagu tersebut menjad trek ke-10 dari 11 lagu dalam albumnya yang bertajuk I Got a Name.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Mississippi Lady - Jim Croce
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Recently" dari Jim Croce:
[Intro]
C C#dim Dm G7 (2x)
[Verse 1]
C E7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F
Used to be that I could see - a reason to be happy 'cause I was free
C Am E Am D7/F# G7 F C
But then - recently it seems I've been lettin' - your mem'ry get to me
E7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F
Used to be that I could pretend - that I wasn't really hurt back then
C Am E7 Am D7/F# G7 F C
But then - recently it seems I've been lettin' - your mem'ry get to me
[Chorus]
Dm Em F Fm C
'Cause mem'ries can be friends - or they can take you to a place
A7 Dm
That you never thought you'd be again and take you to a place
D7 G7 G7/F G7/E G7/D
That you never ever thought that you would see again
[Instrumental]
C E7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F
C Am E Am D7/F# G7 F C
[Chorus]
Dm Em F Fm C
'Cause mem'ries can be friends - or they can take you to a place
A7 Dm
That you never thought you'd be again and take you to a place
D7 G7 G7/F G7/E G7/D
That you never ever thought that you would see again
[Verse 2]
C E7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F
Doesn't matter now who was wrong - the future is tomorrow 'cause the past is gone
C Am E7 Am D7/F# G7 E7 G7
And I'm findin' that I'm not as strong - as I thought that I used to be
C Am E7 Am D7/F# G7 F
'Cause recently it seems I've been lettin' - your mem'ry get to me
[Solo]
C E7 Am Am/G Am/F# Am/F
C Am E Am D7/F# G7 F C