JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "Sky Pilot" adalah lagu bergenre psychedelic rock yang dinyanyikan oleh grup band lama The Animals.
Lagu ini keluar pada 1968 silam dalam sebuah album yang diberi nama The Twain Shall Meet.
Singel ini merupakan sebuah karya untuk menunjukan protes terhadap perang yang terjadi di Vietnam kala itu.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Boom Boom oleh The Animals
Berikut ini lirik serta chord lagu "Sky Pilot" milik The Animals:
[Intro: Akapela]
He blesses the boys as they stand in line
The smell of gun grease
And the bayonets they shine
He's there to help them all that he can
To make them feel wanted he's a good holy man
Bb EB Bb
Sky pilot
Bb EB Bb
Sky pilot
Cm Bb
How high can you fly?
Cm Bb
You'll never, never, never reach the sky
Cm
He smiles at the young soldiers
Eb
Tells them it's all right
Cm Eb
He knows of their fear in the forthcoming fight
Cm Eb
Soon there'll be blood and many will die
Cm F
Mothers and fathers back home they will cry
Bb EB Bb
Sky pilot
Bb EB Bb
Sky pilot
Cm Bb
How high can you fly?
Cm Bb
You'll never, never, never reach the sky
Cm Bb
He mumbles a prayer and it ends with a smile
Cm
The order is given
Eb
They move down the line
Cm Eb
But he'll stay behind and he'll meditate
Cm Eb
But it won't stop the bleeding or ease the hate
Cm Eb
As the young men move out into the battle zone
Cm Eb
He feels good, with God you're never alone
Cm Eb
He feels tired and he lays on his bed
Cm
Hopes the men will find courage
Eb
In the words that he said
Bb EB Bb
Sky pilot
Bb EB Bb
Sky pilot
Cm Bb
How high can you fly?
Cm Bb
You'll never, never, never reach the sky
Cm Eb
You're soldiers of God, you must understand
Cm Eb
The fate of your country is in your young hands
Cm
May God give you strength
Eb
Do your job real well
Cm
If it all was worth it
Eb
Only time it will tell
Cm
In the morning they return
Eb
With tears in their eyes
Cm Eb
The stench of death drifts up to the skies
Cm Eb
A soldier so ill looks at the sky pilot
Cm
Remembers the words
Eb
"Thou shalt not kill"
Bb EB Bb
Sky pilot
Bb EB Bb
Sky pilot
Cm Bb
How high can you fly?
Cm Bb
You'll never, never, never reach the sky