JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Grup musik asal Amerika Serikat, The Guess Who, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “The king”.
Lagu bergenre rock tersebut dirilis pada 1970 melalui label rekaman Sony Music Entertainment.
“The king” muncul dalam album studio mereka yang bertajuk American Woman.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu A Wednesday in Your Garden - The Guess Who
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “The king” dari The Guess Who:
[Intro]
Dm Bb E F E A Dm Bbm Ab A F
Am C F A Dm Bb C D E F G A Bbm
[Verse 1]
Bbm Db Bbm
The king sits all alone
Bbm
With his head down on the throne
Bbm Bb Bbm
And he's cryin'
Bbm
The court had stood him up
Bbm
Until they've had, had enough
Bbm
And he's cryin'
[Pre-Chorus]
Dm C
His simple trick of rhetoric
C Ab Db
Like blood from a finger with a little prick
Fm Bbm
The hanging scroll sits on a stick
A
And he's cryin'
[Chorus]
G D G D G
So call up your money maker (Call up your money maker)
G D G D
And maybe he'll find a taker (Maybe he'll find a taker)
Gm F Ab G Gb
It'll take a lot to break him
Gb F Bbm
Just give him time to break
[Interlude]
Bbm
[Verse 2]
Bbm
The words can fuel the fire
Bbm
And pretty soon they'll turn to ash
Bbm Gb Bbm
From his cryin'
Bbm
You're only foolin' yourself
Bbm
If you think it's gonna last
Bbm Gb Bbm Ebm
From he's cryin'
[Refrain]
Ebm Gb C
And th?re will come a day when th?y
C Ab Db
They all pass away then
Db Fm Bbm
Who is gonna star
Fm Bbm A
In your one act play?
[Chorus 2]
[Interlude]
B Bbm Ab A F Dm Bb A
Oh, yeah
[Bridge]
Dm Bbm
Ooh, they'll break
A Db B Bb Ab
All in all this puppet's on a string (Ooh, a string)
A F B Bb
Everything you read is gonna sting (Sting)
A Db B Bb
No matter what, the king is gonna sing (Sing), sing away
A
Woah
[Solo]
A G D G Em D G D A Gm
[Verse 3]
Ab F Bb F Bb
It'll take a lot to break him Yeah
F Bb F Bb
Yeah, just leave him alone (It'll take a lot to break him)
F Bb F Bb
It'll take a lot to break him (It'll take a lot to break him)
F Bb F Bb
It'll take a lot to break him (It'll take a lot to break him)
F Bb F Bb F Bb
Just leave him alone, ooh, give him time (Just give him time)
[Outro]
F Bb F Bb F A Dbm Dm Bb A Dbm D