JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Penyanyi dan penulis lagu asal Inggris, John Lennon, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “Born In A Prison”.
Lagu bergenre rock tersebut dirilis pada 1972 melalui label Apple Records.
“Born In A Prison” muncul dalam album dobel studionya yang bertajuk Sometime In New York City.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu It’s So Hard - John Lennon
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Born In A Prison” dari John Lennon.
[Intro]
C Cm7 G A
[Verse 1]
C Cm7
We're born in a prison, raised in a prison
C C7
Sent to a prison called school
F Fm
We cry in a prison, we love in a prison
C D
We dream in a prison, like fools
[Chorus]
E C#m
Wood becomes a flute when it's loved,
A B
Reach for yourself and your battered mates
E C#m
Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken
A B
Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate
[Interlude]
C Cm7 G A
[Verse 2]
C Cm7
We live with no reason, kicked round for no reason
C C7
Thrown out without reason like tools
F Fm
Work in a prison and hate in a prison
C D
And die in a prison as a rule
[Chorus]
E C#m
Wood becomes a flute when it's loved
A B
Reach for yourself and your battered mates
E C#m
Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken
A B
Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate
[Interlude]
C Cm7 G A
[Verse 3]
C Cm7
We live in a prison among judges and wardens
C C7
And wait for no reason or use
F Fm
We laugh in a prison, go through all four seasons
C D
And die with no vision of truth
[Chorus]
E C#m
Wood becomes a flute when it's loved
A B
Reach for yourself and your battered mates
E C#m
Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken
A B
Look in the mirror and see your shattered fate
[Interlude]
C Cm7 G A
Born in a prison!
C Cm7 G A
Born in a prison!
C Cm7 G A
(instrumental)
C Cm7 G A
Born in a prison! Born in a prison! Born in a prison!
C Cm7 G A
Born in a prison!
C Cm7 G A