JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Grup band asal Inggris, The Clash, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “Hitsville U.K.”.
Lagu bergenre punk rock tersebut dirilis pada 1980 melalui label Epic Records.
“Hitsville U.K.” muncul dalam album studio keempat mereka yang bertajuk Sandinista!.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu The Magnificent Seven - The Clash
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Hitsville U.K.” dari The Clash.
C G F (organ)
C F C
They cried the tears, they shed the fears
F C F G
Up and down the land
C F C
They stole guitars or used guitars
F C Am
So the tape would understand
F G C F
Without even the slightest hope of a 1000 sales
G C F
Just as if, as if there was, a hitsville in U.K.
C F G C
I know the boy was all alone, til the hitsville hit U.K.
C F C
They say true talent
F C F G
Will always emerge in time
C F C
When lightning hits small wonder
F C Am
Its fast rough factory trade
F G
No expense accounts, or lunch discounts
C F
Or hyping up the charts
F G C F
The band went in, 'n knocked 'em dead, in 2 min. 59
C F G C
I know the boy was all alone, til the hitsville hit U.K.
C F C F C F G
C F C F C Am
F G C F F G C F
F G C F
No slimy deals, with smarmy eels - in hitsville U.K.
F G C F
Lets shake'n say, we'll operate - in hitsville U.K.
C F G C
I know the girl felt all alone, till the hitsville hit U.K.
C F C
The mutants, creeps and musclemen
F C F G
Are shaking like a leaf
C F C
It blows a hole in the radio
F C Am
When it hasnt sounded good all week
F G C F
A mike'n boom, in your living room - in hitsville U.K.
F G C F
No consumer trials, or A.O.R., in hitsville U.K.
C F G C
I know the boy was all alone, til the hitsville hit U.K.
F C
Now the boys and girls are not alone
F G C
Now the hitsville's hit U.K.
F C
I know the boys and girls are not alone
F G C
Now the hitsville's hit U.K.
F C
I know the boys and girls are not alone
F G C
Now the hitsville's hit U.K.
F C
I know the boys and girls are not alone
F G C
Now the hitsville's hit U.K.