Lirik dan Chord Lagu If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Lagu "If U Seek Amy" dari Britney Spears sempat menjadi kontroversi di negara-negara yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris sebagai bahasa ibu.

Hal tersebut disebabkan oleh liriknya yang dianggap bersifat eufemisme atau menghaluskan makna kata yang dianggap tabu.

Beberapa kritikus musik menanggapi bahwa seharusnya pendengar lebih mengerti tentang tema-tema yang diangkat oleh sang penyanyi.

Lagu ini dirilis pada 2008 sebagai salah satu singel dari album studio keenam Britney Spears, Circus.

Simak lirik dan chord lagu "If U Seek Amy" dari Britney Spears berikut ini.

[Intro]
Am                   Em
La, la, la, la, la-la, la, la
F                      Dm
La, la, la, la, la-la, la, la
Am                   Em
La, la, la, la, la-la, la, la
F                      Dm
La, la, la, la, la-la, la, la

[Verse 1]
Am                                          Em
Oh, baby baby, have you seen Amy tonight?
F                                              Dm
Is she in the bathroom, is she smoking up outside? (Oh!)
Am                                   Em                                      F
Oh, baby baby, does she take a piece of lime for the drink that I'mma buy her?
            Dm
Do you know just what she likes? (Oh!)

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
Oh-oh
Em                                                           F
Tell me, have you seen her? 'Cause I'm so, oh
Dm
I can't get her off of my brain
Am                   Em
I just wanna go to the party she gon' go
F
Can somebody take me home?
Dm
Ha-ha-he-he-ha-ha-ho

[Chorus]
Am
Love me, hate me
      Em
Say what you want about me
      F                                                        Dm
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to, if you seek Amy
Am
Love me, hate me
      Em
But can't you see what I see?
F                                                       Dm
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to, if you seek Amy

[Interlude]

(Love me, hate me)
Am                   Em
La, la, la, la, la-la, la, la
F                      Dm
La, la, la, la, la-la, la, la

[Verse 2]
Am                               Em
Amy told me that she's gonna meet me up
F                                                                     Dm
I don't know where or when, and now they're closing up the club (Oh!)
Am                                                 Em
I've seen her once or twice before, she knows my face
          F                                               Dm
But it's hard to see with all the people standing in the way (Oh!)

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
Oh-oh
Em                                                      F
Tell me, have you seen her? 'Cause I'm so, oh
Dm
I can't get her off of my brain
Am                   Em
I just wanna go to the party she gon' go
F
Can somebody take me home?
Dm
Ha-ha-he-he-ha-ha-ho

[Chorus]
Am
Love me, hate me
     Em
Say what you want about me
     F                                                        Dm
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to, if you seek Amy
Am
Love me, hate me
     Em
But can't you see what I see?
F                                                          Dm
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to, if you seek Amy

[Post-Chorus]
                              Am       Em
(Love me, hate me) Oh, say what you want about me
F           Dm
Oh, but can't you see what I see?
                               Am     Em
(Love me, hate me) Oh, say what you want about me
F                            Dm
('Bout me, 'bout me)

[Bridge]
F                        Am
So tell me if you see her
Am
(Let me know what she was wearing, and what she was like)
F                          Am
'Cause I've been waiting here forever
Am
(Let me know where she was going, I don't mind)
Am                              Em
Oh, baby baby, if you seek Amy tonight (Oh!)
Am                           Em
Oh, baby baby, we'll do whatever you like
Am
Oh baby, baby, baby
Em
Oh baby, baby, baby

[Interlude]
Am                   Em
La, la, la, la, la-la, la, la
F                      Dm
La, la, la, la, la-la, la, la
Am                   Em
La, la, la, la, la-la, la, la
F                      Dm
La, la, la, la, la-la, la, la

[Chorus]
Am
Love me, hate me
     Em
Say what you want about me
      F                                                        Dm
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to, if you seek Amy
Am
Love me, hate me
      Em
But can't you see what I see?
F                                                       Dm
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to, if you seek Amy
Am
Love me, hate me
      Em                                   F                   Dm
Say what you want about me (Yeah, yeah)
Am
Love me, hate me
      Em
But can't you see what I see?
F                                                          Dm
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy

[Post-Chorus]
                             Am       Em
(Love me, hate me) Oh, say what you want about me
F           Dm
Oh, but can't you see what I see?
                               Am        Em
(Love me, hate me) Oh, say what you want about me
F
All of the boys and all of the girls
      Dm
Are begging to if you seek Amy

Am