JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Priests" merupakan lagu Judy Collins yang terdapat dalam album Wildflowers.
Lagu ini menjadi salah satu tembang ciptaan Leonard Cohen yang disertakan dalam album keluaran 1968 tersebut.
Memuat sepuluh buah lagu, album Wildflowers juga menampilkan karya-karya ciptaan Judy Collins sendiri.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Who Knows Where the Time Goes - Judy Collins
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Priests" dari Judy Collins.
[Intro]
Bm
[Verse 1]
F G
And who will write love songs for you?
F
When I am lord at last
Bm Em F
And your body is a little highway shrine
G E7 D
That all my priests have passed
F Em Bm
That all my priests have passed
[Verse 2]
F G
My priests they will put flowers there
F
They will stand before the glass
Bm Em F
But they'll wear away your little window, love
G E7 D
They will trample on the grass
F Em Bm
They will trample on the grass
[Verse 3]
F G
And who will aim the arrow
F
That men will follow through your grace
Bm Em F
When I am lord of memory
G E7 D
And all your armour has turned to lace
F Em Bm
And all your armour has turned to lace?
[Verse 4]
F G
The simple life of heroes
F
And the twisted life of saints
Bm Em F
They just confuse the sunny calendar
G E7 D
With their red and golden paints
F Em Bm
With their red and golden paints
[Verse 5]
F G
And all of you have seen the dance
F
That god has kept from me
Bm Em F
But he has seen me watching you
G E7 D
When all your minds were free
F Em Bm
When all your minds were free
[Verse 6]
F G
And who will write love songs for you?
F
When I am lord at last
Bm Em F
And your body is a little highway shrine
G E7 D
That all my priests have passed
F Em Bm
That all my priests have passed
[Verse 7]
F G
My priests they will put flowers there
F
They will stand before the glass
Bm Em F
But they'll wear away your little window, love
G E7 D
They will trample on the grass
F Em Bm
They will trample on the grass