JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "If You Don't Know Me by Now" adalah lagu lawas populer oleh band Simply Red.
Lagu ini pertama kali dinyanyikan oleh grup Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes pada 1972 silam.
Simply Red kemudian menyanyikan ulang lagu ini pada 1989 untuk album A New Flame.
Versi Simply Red menjadi hit yang memenangkan Grammy Awards kategori Best R&B Song.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Holding Back the Years, Lagu Hit Simply Red
Berikut adalah lirik dan chord lagu "If You Don't Know Me by Now" oleh Simply Red.
[Intro]
A C#m
If you don't know me by now
D Dm
You will never never never know me, ooh
[Verse 1]
A C#m
All the things, that we've been through
D E
You should understand me, like I understand you
A C#m
Now girl I know the difference, between right and wrong
D E
I ain't gonna do nothing, to break up our happy home
[Pre-Chorus]
C Am
Oh, don't get so excited when I come home a little late at night
Dm D E
'Cause we only act like children when we argue fuss and fight
[Chorus 1]
A C#m
If you don't know me by now (if you don't know me)
D Dm
You will never never never know me, ooh (no, you won't)
A C#m
If you don't know me by now
D Dm
You will never never never know me, ooh
[Verse 2]
A C#m
We've all got, our own funny moods
D E
I've got mine, woman you've got yours too
A C#m
Just trust in me, like I trust in you
D E
As long as we've been together, it should be so easy to do
[Pre-Chorus]
C Am
Just get yourself together, or we might as well say goodbye
Dm D E
What good is a love affair, when we can't see eye to eye? Oh!
[Chorus 2]
A C#m
If you don't know me by now (if you don't know me)
D Dm
You will never never never know me, ooh (no, you won't)
A C#m
If you don't know me by now
D Dm
You will never never never know me, ooh
A C#m
If you don't know me by now
D Dm
You will never never never know me, ooh