JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "I Write the Songs" adalah lagu lawas dari musisi Barry Manilow.
Lagu bergenre soft rock itu muncul pada 1975 dalam album miliknya, Tryin' to Get the Feeling.
Singel hitnya ini berhasil membawa pulang penghargaan Song of the Year pada ajang Grammy Awards 1977.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Copacabana - Barry Manilow
Simak lirik dan chord lagu "I Write the Songs" oleh Barry Manilow berikut ini.
[Verse 1]
D# D
I've been alive forever,
Gm F
And I wrote the very first song
A Dm
I put the words and the melodies together,
G Gm C
I am music and I write the songs
[Chorus]
F Gm
I write the songs that make the whole world sing
C Gm C F Am
I write the songs of love and special things
Dm G
I write the songs that make the young girls cry,
Gm F A#m F
I write the songs, I write the songs
[Verse 2]
D# D
My home lies deep within you,
Gm F
And I've got my own place in your soul
A Dm
Now when I look out through your eyes,
G C
I'm young again, even though I'm very old
[Chorus]
F Gm
I write the songs that make the whole world sing
C Gm C F Am
I write the songs of love and special things
Dm G
I write the songs that make the young girls cry,
Gm F
I write the songs, I write the songs
[Bridge]
E
Oh, my music makes you dance,
Em E
And gives you spirit to take a chance
A F#m A
And I wrote some rock 'n' roll so you can move
G
Music fills your heart, well, that's a real fine place to start.
Gm C
It's from me, it's for you
Gm C
It's from you, it's for me
Gm C Gm C
It's a worldwide symphony
[Chorus]
A Bm
I write the songs that make the whole world sing.
E A E
I write the songs of love and special things.
F#m A B
I write the songs that make the young girls cry,
Bm A F#
I write the songs, I write the songs
B C#m
I write the songs that make the whole world sing
F# B F#
I write the songs of love and special things
G#m B C#
I write the songs that make the young girls cry,
C#m G#m B C#
I write the songs, I write the songs
C#m B C#m E B
I am music and I write the songs