JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “One-Trick Pony” adalah salah satu lagu yang dipopulerkan oleh penyanyi-penulis lagu asal Amerika Serikat, Paul Simon.
Lagu tersebut dimuat dalam album studio solo kelima miliknya yang bertajuk sama One-Trick Pony.
Album yang dirilis pada tahun 1980 melalui Warner Records tersebut menduduki posisi ke-17 di UK Albums Chart.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Silent Eyes - Paul Simon
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “One-Trick Pony” dari Paul Simon.
[Intro]
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[Verse]
Am7
He's a one-trick pony
Am7 | Am7 | % |
One trick is all that horse can do
D7
He does one trick only
D7 | Am7 | % |
It's the principle source of his revenue
G D/F#
And when he steps into the spotlight
F Bm7b5
You can feel the heat of his heart
E7 [ Am7 ]
Come rising through
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
Am7
See how he dances
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See how he loops from side to side
D7
See how he prances
D7 | Am7 | % |
The way his hooves just seem to glide
G D/F#
He's just a one-trick pony, that's all he is
F Bm7b5 E7 [ Am7 ]
But he turns that trick with pride
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
[Bdim] C C9
He makes it look so easy, he looks so clean
F F#dim7
He moves like God's immaculate machine
C/G
He makes me think about
E7/G#
All of these extra moves I make
Am
And all this herky-jerky motion
C/Bb
And the bag of tricks it takes
F Bb9
To get me through my working day
[ Am7 ]
One-trick pony
[Interlude]
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[Verse]
Am7
He's a one-trick pony
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He either fails or he succeeds
D7
He gives his testimony
D7 | Am7 | % |
Then he relaxes in the weeds
G D/F#
He's got one trick to last a lifetime
F Bm7b5 E7 | Am7 | % |
But that's all a pony needs - yeah, that's all he needs
[Solo]
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| G D/F# | F Bm7b5 E7 |
| Am7 | Am7 Bdim |
[Chorus]
C C9
He looks so easy, he looks so clean
F F#dim7
He moves like God's immaculate machine
C/G
He makes me think about
E7/G#
All of these extra moves I make
Am
And all this herky-jerky motion
C/Bb
And the bag of tricks it takes
F Bb9
To get me through my working day
| Am7 | % |
One-trick pony
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One-trick pony
[Coda]
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One-trick pony
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One-trick pony
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One-trick pony (take me for a ride)
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One-trick pony
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