JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "When a Blind Man Cries" merupakan lagu blues rock lawas yang dipopulerkan oleh band Deep Purple.
Lagu ini dirilis pada 1972 sebagai B-side singel dari "Never Before".
"When a Blind Man Cries" juga pernah dinyanyikan ulang oleh band heavy metal ternama yakni Metallica dalam album 2012 mereka yang berjudul Re-Machined: A Tribute to Deep Purple's Machine Head.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "When a Blind Man Cries" dari Deep Purple.
[Verse]
Bm
If you're leaving, close the door.
A Bm
I'm not expecting people anymore.
Bm
Hear me grieving, lying on the floor.
A/C# Bm
Whether I'm drunk or dead I really ain't too sure.
[Chorus]
Bm D
I'm a blind man, I'm a blind man.
G Em
And my world is pale.
Bm
When a blind man cries,
D G G/F# Em Em/D Bm
Lord you know there ain't a sadder tale.
Bm Bm A Bm D G Em
[Verse 2]
Bm
Had a friend once, in a room.
A Bm
Had a good time, but it ended much too soon.
Bm
In a cold month, in that room.
A Bm
Found a reason for the things we had to do.
[Chorus 2]
Bm D
I'm a blind, I'm a blind man.
G Em
Now my room is cold.
Bm
When a blind man cries,
D G G/F# Em Em/D Bm
Lord you know he feels it from his soul