JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Musikus asal Inggris, Mark Knopfler, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “Fare Thee Well Northumberland”.
Lagu bergenre rock tersebut dirilis pada 2024 melalui label rekaman EMI release.
“Fare Thee Well Northumberland” muncul dalam album studionya yang bertajuk One Deep River.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Fare Thee Well Northumberland” dari Mark Knopfler:
Intro:
C
Verse 1:
C
Come drive me down to the central station
I hate to leave my river Tyne
For some damn town that's god-forsaken
Fare thee well, Northumberland
F C
Although I'll go where the lady takes me
G
She'll never tell what's in her hand
C
I do not know what fate awaits me
F F/G C
Fare thee well, Northumberland
Verse 2:
C
My heart beats for my streets and alleys
F F/G C
Longs to dwell in the borderlands
The north-east shore and the river valleys
F F/G C
Fare thee well, Northumberland
F C
I may not stay, I'm bound for leaving
C/G
I'm bound to ramble and to roam
C
I only say my heart is grieving
F F/G C
I would not gamble on my coming home
Chorus:
C
Roll on, Geordie boy, roll
Roll on, Geordie boy, roll
Roll on, Geordie boy, roll
Roll on, Geordie boy, roll