Lirik dan Chord Lagu Son of Sam dari Elliott Smith

Lagu bergenre power pop ini merupakan bagian dari album studio kelimanya yang diberi nama Figure 8.

“Son of Sam” dirilis melalui DreamWorks Records dan diproduseri oleh Elliott bersama Tom Rothrock dan Rob Schnapf.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Son of Sam” dari Elliott Smith:

[Intro]

Am        Abaug   Am      D/A    D7/A
E9/G#   Em/G     D/F#   F         E

[Verse]
Am                                            Abaug
Something's happening, don't speak too soon.
   G                                 F
I told the boss off and made my move
           E
I got nowhere to go.

[Chorus]
            Am                  Am/B    F                       C
Son of Sam, son of a shining path, a clouded mind.
         B7        F        Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
             Am/B   F                      C
Couple killer, each and every time.
         B7        F        Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
Abaug
(little walk-down riff)

[Verse]
Am                                Abaug
I'm not uncomfortable, feeling weird.
G                                   F
Lonely leered, options disappeared,
          E
but I know what to do.

[Chorus]
            Am                  Am/B    F                         C
Son of Sam, son of a doctor's touch, a nurse's love.
         B7       F          Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
            Am/B    F                  C
Acting under orders from above.
         B7        F         Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah) (I feel silly writing this out)

[Bridge]
Am F D7 F
Am F D7 F G

[Solo]

Am Abaug G F
G F E

[Chorus]
           Am                   Am/B
Son of Sam, son of a shining path, a clouded mind.
          B7       F         Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)
Am       Am/B    F                     C
Couple killer, running out of time
          B7       F        Am
(aah-aaaah aaaah aa-ah)

[Instrumental]
Abaug Am D/A D7/A
E9/Ab Em/G D/Gb F E

[Verse]
Am                     Abaug                      G                            D/F#
Shiva opens her arms now, to make sure I don't get too far.
          E/G#                                 Em/G                               D/F#
I may talk in my sleep tonight, 'cause I don't know what I am.
                       F                        E         Am
I'm a little like you, more like Son of Sam.
F E Am