Lirik dan Chord Lagu Company Man - James Taylor

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Pada 1 Mei 1979 musisi asal Amerika, James Taylor merilis sebuah lagu yang berjudul "Company Man".

Lagu tersebut menjadi trek pertama dari 12 lagu dalam albumnya yang bertajuk Flag. 

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Angry Blues - James Taylor

Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "Company Man" dari James Taylor.

[Intro]

Am(add9) A7 D/A E/A Am(add9) Em7 F6

[Verse 1]

A        Em          A       Dsus2
It seems you've been living on your own
G                 D
Lonely and free
A         Em      Asus4       Dsus2
Looking to make yourself known
G             D
Same as me

[Verse 2]
E7sus4        E#dim7       F#m7
Well I see you in the public eyes
G                   Bm7
I see you're looking fine
E7sus4        E#dim7       F#m7
The boy would be a businessman
Bm7        A       D
And he signs the bottom line

[Chorus]
               A
Singing: "Company man
Em          G           D
Do what you can with my name
                     A
Rock and roll man, here I am
E7sus4        E#dim7       F#m7
I'm staking my claim to fame"

[Verse 3]
G                  Bm7
He's got the smiling face of a friend
G            Bm7         F#m7
Still you're not quite certain you know him
G    D
The smile turns into a grin
A/E          E      A/E  E
What do you owe him?
Dsus      4 D       A
You know you owe him

[Verse 4]

Em7     D/F#      G        A       Dsus2
So if there's something you do well
G             D       A
Something you're proud of
Em         Asus4         Dsus2
Better to save some for yourself
G             D
If that's allowed

[Verse 5]

E7sus4      E#dim7    F#m7
The crowd will never know you
G                    Bm7
You hardly know yourself
E7sus4        E#dim7     F#m7
They'll turn you round and blow you up
Bm7          A          D
Until you think you're someone else

[Chorus]

              A
"Company man
Em              G             D
Do what you can with my name
               A
Rock and roll man, here I am
E7sus4          E#dim7         F#m7
I'm staking my claim to fame"

[Verse 6]
G            Bm7
He can turn your time to gold
G            Bm7             F#m7
You better make as much as you can my friend
G                        D
Because his money will turn you old
A/E            E         A/E          E
And they need a young man
Dsus4         D          C
The job takes a young man

[Outro]
A          Em      G     D
Oh Company man oh
A       Em        G     D
My Rock and roll man oh
A       Em       G      D
Company man oh
A       Em        G          D
My Rock and roll man oh
A          Em          G       D
You can shuck and jive for me
A       Em         G           D
And I - yeah oh