JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Castles in the Air" adalah lagu dari penyanyi legendaris, Don McLean.
Lagu ini menjadi pembuka dalam album Believers yang dirilis pada 1981.
Album tersebut dirilis di bawah naungan label Benny Bird Company.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Valleys of the Young - Andrew Bird
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Castles in the Air" dari Don McLean.
D A
And if she asks you why
G D G
you can tell her that I told you that I'm tired
Em D G
of castles in the air, I've got a dream
Em D G
I want the world to share and castle walls
A D A Em D
just lead me to despair.
D A
Hills of forest green
G D G
where the mountains touch the sky a dream come true
Em D G
I'll live there till I die, I'm asking you
Em D G
to say my last goodbye ,the love we knew
A D A Em D
ain't worth another try.
Em G A D
Save me from all the trouble and the pain
G Em G A A A7 A
I know I'm weak but I can't face that girl again
Em G A D
Tell her the reasons why I can't remain
G Em G A A A7 A
Perhaps she'll understand, if you tell it to her plain
D A
But how can words express
G D G
the feel of sunlight in the morning in the hills,
Em D G
away from city strife, I need a
Em D G
country woman for my wife, I'm city born,
G A D A Em D
but I love the country life.
D A
For I can not be part
G D G
of her cocktail generation, partners waltz
Em D G
Devoid of all romance the music plays
Em D G
and everyone must dance I'm bowling out
G A D A Em D
I need a second chance.
Em G A D
Save me from all the trouble and the pain
G Em G A A A7 A
I know I'm weak but I can't face that girl again
Em G A D
Tell her the reasons why I can't remain
G Em G A A A7 A
Perhaps she'll understand, if you tell it to her plain
D A
And if she asks you why
G D G
you can tell her that I told you that I'm tired
Em D G
of castles in the air, I've got a dream
Em D G
I want the world to share and castle walls
A D A Em D
just lead me to despair.