JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Grup band asal Amerika Serikat, Talking Heads, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “Swamp”.
Lagu bergenre rock tersebut dirilis pada 1983 melalui label Sire Records.
“Swamp” muncul dalam album studio kelima mereka yang bertajuk Speaking in Tongues.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Swamp” dari Talking Heads.
[Verse 1]
Am C
Now lemme tell you a story
Am C
The devil he has a plan
Am C
A bag a' bones in his pocket
Am D Am
Got anything you want
C Am C Am
No dust and no rocks
C Am
The whole thing is over
C Am C Am
All these beauties in solid motion
C Am D Am
All those beauties, gonna swallow you up
Let's go
[Chorus]
Am
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Am
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Am
Hi
Am
One time too many, too far to go
Am
I, we come to take you home
Am
Woo hoo
[Verse 2)
Am C
And when they split those atoms
Am C
It's hotter than the sun
Am C
Blood is a special substance
Am D Am
And they gonna pray for that man
C Am C Am
So wake up, young lovers
C Am
The whole thing is over
C Am C Am
Watch out, touch monkeys
C Am D Am
All that blood is gonna swallow you whole
Let's go
[Chorus 2]
Am
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Am
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Am
Hi
Am
One time too many, too far to go
Am
I, we come to take you home
Am
Woo hoo
[Bridge]
D C D C
How many people do you think I am?
D C
Pretend I am somebody else
D C D C D
You can pretend I'm an old millionaire
D C
A millionaire washing his hands
D C D C
Rattle them bones, dreams that stick out
D C D
A medical chart on the wall
D C D C
Soft violins and hands touch your throat
D C
Everyone wants to explode
[Verse 3]
Am C Am C
Now when your hands get dirty
Am C Am C Am
Nobody knows you at all
Am C Am
Don't have a window to slip out of
Am C Am
Lights on, nobody home
Am C Am C
Click click, see you later
Am C Am C
Beta beta, no time to rest
Am C Am
Pika pika, risky business
Am C Am
All that blood will never cover that mess
Let's go
[Chorus 3]
Am
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Am
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Am
Hi
Am
One time too many, too far to go
Am
I, we come to take you home
Am
Woo hoo
Am
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
A,
Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi
Am
Hi