JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Everything but the Girl merupakan grup duo asal Inggris yang membawakan lagu berjudul “Apron Strings”.
Lagu berdurasi 3 menit 7 detik ini diciptakan oleh kedua member grup, yakni Tracey Thorn dan Ben Watt.
“Apron Strings” dimuat dalam album studio keempat mereka yang bertajuk Idlewild.
Album tersebut dirilis pada tahun 1988 melalui Blanco y Negro Records dan Sire Records.
Baca juga: Lirik Lagu Karaoke, Lagu Terbaru dari Everything but the Girl
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Apron Strings” dari Everything but the Girl.
[Intro]
A E Fm F#m D
A E A E
[Verse 1]
A E
Apron strings
C#
Hanging empty
F#m F# D
Crazy things
A
My body tells me
E
I want someone to tie to my lonely
A E
Apron strings
[Verse 2]
A E
Apron strings
C#
Waiting for you
F#m D
Pretty things
A
That i could call you
E
I want someone to tie to my lonely
A
Apron strings
[Verse 3]
Bm7 E
Your baby look just like you when you were young
A E
And he looks at me with eyes that shine
F#m E Bm7
And i wish that he were mine
E Bm7 E
Then i go home to my...
[Verse 4]
A E
Apron strings
C#
Cold and lonely
F#m D
For time brings
Thoughts that only
A E
Will be quiet when someone clings to my
A Bm7
Apron strings
[Bridge]
E
And i'll be perfect in my own way
A E
When you cry i'll be there
F#m E Bm
I'll sing to you and comb your hair
E Bm7 E
All your troubles i will share
[Verse 5]
A E
For apron strings
C# F#m D
Can be used for other things
Than what they're meant for
A E
And you'd be happy wrapped in my
F#m D
Apron strings
[Outro]
A E
you'd be happy wrapped in my
G A
Apron strings