JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com "A Linda Song" adalah lagu yang dipopulerkan oleh penyanyi sekaligus pencipta lagu asal Amerika, Barry Manilow.
Lagu yang telah dirilis pada 1978 ini masih dapat dijumpai melalui Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, dan Joox.
Lagu bergenre soft rock tersebut menjadi singel ketiga dalam album studio kelimanya, Even Now.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu I am Your Child - Barry Manilow
Simak lirik dan chord lagu "A Linda Song" dari Barry Manilow berikut ini.
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C F
He never wrote a song for Linda
Am D
He wrote as though he lived alone
G C B
He wrote of dreams that end and of sad brave men
Em E
Inventing worlds he never known
[Chorus]
Am Gm F
But he never wrote a song for Linda
Em Dm C F D E
And she was right there all along
Am Gm
Loved him back to life
F Em
When his luck ran low
F G C Fm F C
But he never wrote a Linda song
[Verse 2]
C F
He nearly broke his heart at writing
Am D
Linda kept him from despair
G C B
Standing by his side, through the hungry days
Em E
But he hardly seemed to see her there
[Chorus]
Am Gm F
And he never wrote a song for Linda
Em Dm C F D E
And she was right there all along
Am Gm F Em
The one real thing in his crazy world
F G C Fm F C
And he never wrote a Linda song
[Bridge]
C C G F Am
When the bills piled up and couldn't pay
Bb C
He couldn't dream no more
G Am
So he hitched a ride and he road away
Fm F Am D
And he left a note for Linda by the door
G
By the door
[Verse 3]
C F
When times got rough he'd phone her
Am D
Once or twice she took the call
G C B
Then she changed her number and she turned her head
Em E
And Linda never looked back at all
[Chorus]
Am Gm F
He'll never write a song for Linda
Em Dm C F D E
And she was right there all along
Am Gm F Em
All he knows, is no one understands
F G C Fm F C
And he never wrote a Linda song
F G C Fm F C
No, he never wrote a Linda song