JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Grup band beraliran pop-rock asal Skotlandia, Simple Minds, melantunkan lagu berjudul “Oh Jungleland” pada tahun 1985.
Lagu tersebut diciptakan oleh semua member band, yakni Jim Kerr (vokal), Charlie Burchill (gitar), dan Mick MacNeil (piano, synthesizer).
“Oh Jungleland” merupakan bagian dari album ketujuh mereka yang bertajuk Once Upon a Time (1985). Album tersebut berhasil mencapai peringkat pertama di UK Albums Chart.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Oh Jungleland” dari Simple Minds.
[Intro]
Dm7 Am G
Dm7 Am G
Dm7 F C Dm7
[Verse 1]
Dm7
Somebody's screaming out
Somebody's knocking out
Am G
Somebody's calling out, come hear it again
Dm7
Street bells are ringing out
Young girls are singing out
Am G
Boys are building up to be men
Dm7
You've got the love
Then here comes the blood last
Am G
The father, the mother, the sister, the chain
Dm7
Sweet inspirations
Or a cold hearted nations baby
F C Am F
The young man, the brothers, the killers explain
[Chorus]
C G/B
Oh Jungleland
Am
They call you home sweet home
F C G Am
You make me feel so sad, to leave here all alone
F C
But there is a kid called Hope
G/B Am
And he's holding out his hand
F C G/B
He sees the Northern Lights
Dm7
Above this highrise land