JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Lagu "Bitter Sweet Symphony" dari The Verve diluncurkan pada 1997 sebagai bagian dari album Urban Hymns.
Album Urban Hymns dihadirkan dengan 13 buah lagu dan sudah di-remaster pada 2016 lalu oleh Virgin Records.
Video klip lagu "Bitter Sweet Symphony" juga sudah ditayangkan di kanal YouTube The Verve dan telah mencapai 735 juta kali putaran.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Bitter Sweet Symphony" dari The Verve.
[Intro]
E Bm D A
[Verse]
E Bm D A E Bm D A E Bm
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life
D A E Bm D A E Bm
Trying to make ends meet you're a slave to the money then you die.
D A E Bm D A E Bm
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
D A E Bm D A E Bm D A
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah
[Chorus]
E Bm D A
No change I can change I can change I can change
E Bm D A
But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould.
E Bm D A
But I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm D A E Bm D A E Bm D A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no (have you ever been down?)
[Verse]
E Bm D A E Bm D A
Well I've never prayed but tonight I'm on my knees yeah
E Bm D A E Bm D A
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me yeah
E Bm D A E Bm D A
I let the melody shine let it cleanse my mind I feel free now
E Bm D A E Bm D A
but the airwaves are clean and there's nobody singing to me now
[Chorus]
E Bm D A
No change I can change I can change I can change
E Bm D A
But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould.
E Bm D A
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm D A E Bm D A E Bm D A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no (have you ever been down?)
E Bm D A E Bm D A E Bm D A
I can't change it you know, I can't change it...
[Verse]
E Bm D A E Bm
Cos' it's a bittersweet symphony that's life
D A E Bm D A E Bm
Trying to make ends meet, trying to find some money then you die.
D A E Bm D A E Bm
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
D A E Bm D A E Bm D A
You know the one that takes you to the places where all the veins meet yeah
[Chorus]
E Bm D A
You know I can change I can change I can change I can change
E Bm D A
But I'm here in my mould I am here in my mould.
E Bm D A
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
E Bm D A E Bm D A E Bm D A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no
E Bm D A E Bm D A E Bm D A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no
E Bm D A E Bm D A E Bm D A
I can't change my mould no no no no no no no
[Outro]
...
(It’s just sex and violence, melody and silence)
...
(I’ll take you down the only road I've ever been down)
...
(Been down)
(Ever been down)