Lirik dan Chord Lagu Ballad of Sister Sue - Slowdive

Lagu tersebut ditulis oleh sang vokalis, Neil Halstead, dan muncul di dalam debut album band yang bertajuk Just for a Day.

Album yang dirilis pada 1991 itu berhasil menduduki peringkat ke-32 tangga lagu UK Albums Chart.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Ballad of Sister Sue” dari Slowdive.

[intro]
Am   E   F   E
Am   E   F   E

[verse]
Am
You tell me I’m lost and I don't seem too sure what to do
E
You tell me I’m lost and I don't seem too sure what to do
F
There’s a fire in my head and I'm blinded by bullets
E
There’s a fire in my head and I'm blinded by bullets
Am
Dancing to nowhere, I’m losing my head and I'm
E
Dancing to nowhere, I’m losing my head and I'm
F
And the man at the bar that night recall that he needed me
E
And the man at the bar that night recall that he needed me

[chorus]
Am             C                   F          Dm
Sister, I’ve lost all the feeling
Am
I’m lost and I'm sold
   C                F          Dm
I lay down beside you
Am            C       F     Dm
Sister, I’m blinded
Am
It’s only my eyes
       C                 F         Dm
I’ve sold them before

Am    E    F    E

[verse]
Am
The man said “The drinking is handled by pouring it right."
E
The man said “The drinking is handled by pouring it right."
F
And it seemed much the same when he pointed the gun at his head
E
And it seemed much the same when he pointed the gun at his head
Am
“Who'd need me then?"
E
It raised so much noise that I checked out of time, yeah
F
Blood on my face and the words of a stranger
E
(It raised so much noise and I checked out of time, yeah)

[chorus]
Am             C                  F        Dm
Sister, I’ve lost all the feeling
Am
I’m lost and I'm sold
   C                F           Dm
I lay down beside you
Am            C       F        Dm
Sister, I’m blinded
Am
It’s only my eyes
         C                 F         Dm
I’ve sold them before

[outro]
Am   C   F   Dm
Am   C   F   Dm