JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Penyanyi dan penulis lagu asal Amerika Serikat, Paul Simon merilis lagu berjudul “Night Game” pada tahun 1975.
Lagu tersebut merupakan bagian dari album studio solo keempatnya yang bertajuk Still Crazy After All These Years.
Album yang dirilis melalui label Columbia Records tersebut berhasil menduduki posisi keenam di UK Albums Chart.
Baca juga: Lirik Lagu The Sacred Harp, Lagu Terbaru dari Paul Simon
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Night Game” dari Paul Simon.
[INTRO]
D A7 D
G D G
D A7
D
[VERSE 1]
D A7 D
There were two men down
G D G
And the score was tied
F#m Bm7
In the bottom of the eighth
Dm A7
When the pitcher died
[VERSE 2]
D A7 D
And they laid his spikes
G D G
On the pitch - er's mound
F#m Bm7
And his uni-form was torn
Dm
And his number was left on the ground
[BRIDGE 1]
Am F Am
Then the night turned cold
Bbmaj7
Colder than the moon
Gm7 Dm
The stars were white as bones
Bmaj7
The stadium was old
E6
Older than the screams
A7
Older than the teams
[REFRAIN 1]
D A7 D
There were three men down
G D G
And the seas - on lost
Bm Em Bbmaj7
And the tarpaulin was ro-lled
D A7 D
Upon the winter frost
[HARMONICA SOLO]
D A7 D
G D G
F#m Bm7
Dm
Am F Am
Bbmaj7
Gm7 Dm
Bmaj7
E6
A7
[REFRAIN 2]
D A7 D
There were three men down
G D G
And the seas - on lost
Bm7 Em Bbmaj7
And the tarpaulin was ro-lled
D A7 D
Upon the winter frost
[OUTRO]
D A7 D
G D G
D A7
D