JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Proclaimers merupakan grup duo folk rock asal Skotlandia yang membawakan lagu berjudul “Then I Met You”.
Lagu berdurasi 3 menit 46 detik ini dimuat dalam album studio kedua mereka yang bertajuk Sunshine on Leith.
“Then I Met You” diciptakan oleh Craig Reid dan Charlie Reid, serta dirilis pada tahun 1988 melalui Chrysalis Records.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Then I Met You” dari The Proclaimers.
Capo 3
Intro:
C D F (x4)
Verse 1:
C D
Thought that I'd be happy, going to be so happy,
F
Living life alone and never sharing anything.
C D
Thought that I was finished, thought that I was complete,
F
Thought that I was whole, instead of being half of something.
C D
Thought that I was growing, growing older, wiser,
F
Understanding why this world held nothing for my spirit.
C D
Thought that I was destined, destined to be nothing,
F
Destined to be nothing in this world and then I met you.
Chorus 1:
C D F C
I... met you, I... met you.
Verse 2:
C D
Thought that God had failed me, thought my prayers were useless,
F
Thought that he would never give the chance for me to praise him.
C D
Thought the book was written, thought the game had ended,
F
Thought the song was sung and I could never sing another.
C D
Thought my faith was misplaced, thought my back was broken,
F
Broken by a weight that I was never fit to carry.
C D
Thought I knew this city, thought I knew all about it;
F
And then one night I went to Morningside and you were waiting.
Chorus 2:
C D F C
I... met you, I... met you.
C D F C
I... met you, I... met you.