JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Grup band beraliran pop-rock asal Skotlandia, Simple Minds, melantunkan lagu berjudul “Oh Jungleland” pada tahun 1985.
Lagu tersebut diciptakan oleh semua member band, yakni Jim Kerr (vokal), Charlie Burchill (gitar), dan Mick MacNeil (piano, synthesizer).
“Oh Jungleland” merupakan bagian dari album ketujuh mereka yang bertajuk Once Upon a Time (1985). Album tersebut berhasil mencapai peringkat pertama di UK Albums Chart.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Sanctify Yourself - Simple Minds
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Oh Jungleland” dari Simple Minds.
[Intro]
Dm7 Am G
Dm7 Am G
Dm7 F C Dm7
[Verse 1]
Dm7
Somebody's screaming out
Somebody's knocking out
Am G
Somebody's calling out, come hear it again
Dm7
Street bells are ringing out
Young girls are singing out
Am G
Boys are building up to be men
Dm7
You've got the love
Then here comes the blood last
Am G
The father, the mother, the sister, the chain
Dm7
Sweet inspirations
Or a cold hearted nations baby
F C Am F
The young man, the brothers, the killers explain
[Chorus]
C G/B
Oh Jungleland
Am
They call you home sweet home
F C G Am
You make me feel so sad, to leave here all alone
F C
But there is a kid called Hope
G/B Am
And he's holding out his hand
F C G/B
He sees the Northern Lights
Dm7
Above this highrise land
Oh Jungleland
Oh Jungleland
Oh Jungleland
[Verse 2]
Dm7
In the city, get out the city pretty quick
Am G
I've got a prayer, I wanna sing it to you
Dm7
Here little children forget the wild things
Am G
But no one listens cause nobody cares
Dm7
When you've got the love drugs
And you've got the long nights
F G Dm7
You got the heartbeat that spirals to heaven
Here comes summer, here comes violence
F C Am F
Over your shoulder the soul boy explains
[Ulangi Chorus]
[Bridge]
But blood is thicker than water
But blood is sweeter than Holy Lands
Unto the Devil a daughter
When my love sings it's an angel song she sings it
[Instrumental]
Dm7 F C Dm7
Dm7 F C Dm7
F Dm C G
F Dm C F Em
Am F Dm C
[Prechorus]
Am Am/B
Don't look back, never look back
Am/C Am/E
Don't look back, never look back
F F/G
Don't look back, never look back
F/A F/C
Don't look back, never look back
Dm Dm/E
Don't look back, never look back
Dm/F Dm/A
Don't look back, never look back
G
Don't look back
[Chorus]
Am F C G/B
Oh Jungleland
Am F C G/B
You make me feel so sad
Am F
To leave here all alone
C G/B
Oh Jungleland
Am F C G/B
You make me feel so sad
[Outro]
Am
You got the love drugs,
F
You got the long nights,
C G/B
You got the heartbeat that spirals to heaven
Am
You got the love drugs,
F
You got the long nights,
C G/B
You got the heartbeat that spirals to heaven
Am
You got the love drugs,
F
You got the long nights,
C G/B
You got the heartbeat that spirals to heaven
Am
You got the love drugs,
F
You got the long nights,
C G/B Am F
You got the heartbeat that come on, take me away
C G/B
Aah!
Am F C G/B
Come on to take me away