JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Grup musik asal Amerika Serikat, Dead Kennedys, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “When Ya Get Drafted”.
Lagu bergenre rock tersebut dirilis pada 1980 melalui label rekaman Cherry Red Records.
“When Ya Get Drafted” muncul dalam album studio mereka yang bertajuk Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “When Ya Get Drafted” dari Dead Kennedys:
[Intro]
C# B C# E C# B C# E
C# B C# E B G# G F#
[Verse 1]
B F# A F#
Are you believing the morning papers?
B F# A F#
War is coming back in style
B F#
There's generals here, advisers there
A E
And the Russians nibbling everywhere
B F#
The chessboard's filling up with red
A C#
We make more profits when we blow off their heads
[Chorus]
F# F#7 G Em7 F# F#7 G Em7
E -con-o-my is looking bad
F# F#7 G Em7 F# F#7 G Em7
Let's start another war (when ya get drafted)
F# F#7 G Em7 F# F#7 G Em7
Fan the fires of racist hatred
F# F#7 G Em7 F# F#7 G Em7
We want total war (when ya get drafted)
C# B C# E
C# B C# E
[Verse 2]
B F# A F#
Drooling fingers, panic buttons
B F# A F#
Playing with missiles like they're toys
B F#
There's easy money, easy jobs
A E
Especially when you build the bombs
B F#
That blow big cities off the map
A C#
Just guess who profits when we build 'em back up
[Chorus]
[Solo]
B B C G#
B B C G#
E E F C#
E E F C#
[Chorus]
F# F#7 G Em7 F# F#7
Forget your demonstrations
G Em7 F# F#7 G Em7 F# F#7 G Em7
Kids to-day sit on their ass (when ya get drafted)
F# F#7 G Em7 F# F#7 G Em7
Just a six-pack and you're happy
F# F#7 G Em7 F#
We're prepared for when ya get drafted
F#
When ya get drafted