Lirik dan Chord Lagu Power and the Passion dari Midnight Oil

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Power and the Passion" merupakan lagu post punk dari grup musik rock asal Australia, Midnight Oil.

Lagu ini adalah singel kedua dari album mereka yang dinamakan 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 yang diluncurkan pada 1982.

Singel terpopuler mereka ini pernah memenangkan penghargaan Best Australian Single pada 1983.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu The Dead Heart dari Midnight Oil

Simak lirik dan chord lagu "Power and the Passion" oleh Midnight Oil.

[Verse 1]
Bm
People wasting away
C#  F#
In paradise
Bm
Going backwards, once in a while
C#                   F# Bm
Taking your time, give it a try
Bm
What do you believe, what do you believe
               C#      F#        Bm
What do you believe is true?
Bm
Nothing they say makes a difference this way
C#              F#       Bm
Nothing they say will do

[Pre Chorus]
D                                      E
You take all the trouble that you can afford
Em                                                 B Em
At least you won't have time to be bored
Em                                                  B     Em D
At least you won't have time to be bored

[Chorus]
D#m                                C#    D#m     C#              D#m
Oh the power and the passion, oh the temper of the time
D#m                               C#
Oh the power and the passion
D#m                             C#                       Bm
Sometimes you've got to take the hardest line

[Verse 2]
Bm                                          C#        F#
Sunburnt faces around, with skin so brown
Bm                                         C#                   F#         Bm
Smiling zinc cream and crowds, Sundays the beach never a cloud
Bm
Breathing eucalypt, pushing panel vans
                      C#          F#
Stuff and munch junk food
Bm
Laughing at the truth, cause Gough was tough til he hit the rough
C#                  F#                     Bm
Uncle Sam and John were quite enough

[Pre Chorus] 
D                                        E
Too much of sunshine too much of sky
Em                                                    B    Em
It's just enough to make you want to cry
Em                                                     B    Em D
It's just enough to make you want to cry

[Chorus]
D#m                               C#    D#m      C#               D#m
Oh the power and the passion, oh the temper of the time
D#m                                 C#
Oh the power and the passion
D#m                              C#                    Bm
Sometimes you've got to take the hardest line

[Verse 3]
Bm                                              C#        F#
I see buildings, clothing the sky, in paradise
Bm
Sydney, nights are warm
                C#                    F#
Daytime telly, blue rinse dawn
Bm                                                                                   C#                F#
Dad's so bad he lives in the pub, it's a underarms and football clubs
Bm
Flat chat, Pine Gap, in every home a Big Mac
                          C#                            F#
And no one goes outback, that's that

[Pre Chorus]
D                                     E
You take what you get and get what you please
Em                                                                      B Em
It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees
Em                                                                        B     Em D
It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees

[Chorus]
D#m                                   C#    D#m    C#              D#m
Oh the power and the passion, oh the temper of the time
D#m                                 C#
Oh the power and the passion
D#m                                 C#                 Bm
Sometimes you've got to take the hardest line