JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Grup band post-punk asal Inggris, Joy Division, merilis lagu berjudul “The Only Mistake” pada 1981.
Lagu tersebut merupakan bagian dari album kompilasi mereka yang bertajuk Still.
“The Only Mistake” diciptakan oleh semua anggota band, yakni Ian Curtis (vokal), Bernard Sumner (gitar), Stephen Morris (drum), dan Peter Hook (bass).
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “The Only Mistake” dari Joy Division:
[Chords]
D: xx0232 D5: x577xx
E: 022100 E5: x799xx
F: 133211 F5: x8-10-10xx
G: 355433 G5: x10-12-12xx
A: x02220
[Intro]
(drums)
(riff bass) x6
[Verse 1]
D E F G
Made the fatal mistake,
D E F G
Like I did once before,
D E F G
A tendency just to take,
D E F G
Till the purpose turned sour,
(Break)
[Chorus]
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love,
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love.
(riff bass) x2
[Verse 2]
D E F G
Yeah, the only mistake,
D E F G
Was that you ran away,
D E F G
Avenues lined with trees,
D E F G
Strangled words for the day,
[Verse 3]
D5 E5 F5 G5
Yeah, the only mistake,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Like I made once before,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Yeah, the only mistake,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Could have made it before.
(break)
[Chorus]
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love,
D
Strain, take the strain,
A
These days, we love.
(bass)
[Verse 4]
D E F G
And the only mistake,
D E F G
Led to rumors unfounded,
D E F G
Led to pressures unknown,
D E F G
Different feelings and sounds,
D E F G
Yeah the only mistake,
D E F G
Like I made once before,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Yeah, the only mistake,
D5 E5 F5 G5
Could have made it before.
[Outro]
D5 E5 F5 G5