JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Musisi asal Inggris, Paul McCartney, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “The Pound Is Sinking”.
Lagu bergenre rock tersebut dirilis pada 1982 melalui label Columbia Records.
“The Pound Is Sinking” muncul dalam album studio ketiganya yang bertajuk Tug Of War.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Nobody Knows - Paul McCartney
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “The Pound Is Sinking” dari Paul McCartney.
INTRO
Em
Em
The Pound is sinking
Bm Em
The Peso's falling
Bm Em
The Lira's reeling
Am
And feeling quite appalling
VERSE
G G/F#
The Mark is holding
Em
The Franc is fading
Am
The Drachma's very weak
D D/C D/B D/A
But everyone's still trading
G F G
The market's bottom has fallen right out
F | G F | G F | Em | Em7 |
And only the strong are survivors
INTERLUDE 1
Em
Well, I fear my dear that it's eminently clear
C | Em |
That you can't see the trees for the forest
Em Am
Your father was an extraordinary man
D G
But you don't seem to have inherited
C Em | C | Em |
Many of his mannerisms
C Em
Oh, any of his mannerisms
VERSE
G G/F#
The Dollar's moving
Em
The Ruble's rising
Am
The Yen is keeping up
D D/C D/B D/A
Which hardly seems surprising
G F G
The market's bottom has fallen right out
F | G F | G F |
And only the stout are survivors
INTERLUDE 2
Em B7
Hear me, my lover
Dm6 G7
I can't be held responsible now
D A
For something that didn't happen
D D/C D/B D/A
I knew you for a minute
G Em
Oh it didn't happen
C Bm
Only for a minute
Em Bm7 C
Your heart just wasn't in it anymore, mmh, mmh, mmh
OUTRO
Em
The Pound is sinking
Bm Em
The Peso's falling
Bm Em
The Lira's reeling
Am
And feeling quite appalling