JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Grup musik asal Swedia, ABBA, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “What about Livingstone”.
Lagu bergenre pop tersebut dirilis pada 1973 melalui label rekaman Polar.
“What about Livingstone” muncul dalam album studio pertama mereka yang bertajuk Ring Ring.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Me and Bobby and Bobbys Brother – ABBA
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “What about Livingstone” dari ABBA.
[Intro]
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[Verse]
F C/E
Went to buy me a paper at the local news-stand
Dm Bb
And then I heard them laugh and say
F C/E
Look, they're gonna go flying way up to the moon now
Bb F
Hey, what's it good for anyway?
[Bridge]
Bb
So I said, Fellas
G
Like to ask you a thing if I may
[Chorus]
C
What about Livingstone?
G
What about all those men?
Am F
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
C
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
G
Travelling up the Nile
F
Putting themselves on test
C
Didn't that help the rest?
F
Wasn't it worth it then?
C
What about Livingstone?
[Verse]
F C/E
And all of those fellas at the local news-stand
Dm Bb
Didn't know what to answer or what to say
F C/E
So I told them about him, that he was just like
Bb F
One of those spacemen in his way
[Bridge]
Bb
And if you laugh at them
G
Then there's only a thing I can say
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
(fade out)
C
What about Livingstone?
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
G
What about all those men?
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
Am F
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
C
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
G
Travelling up the Nile
(Didn't he do it?)
F
Putting themselves on test
C
Didn't that help the rest?
(Didn't that help them? Well, didn't it?)
F
Wasn't it worth it then?