Lirik dan Chord Lagu There is a Happy Land - David Bowie

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Penyanyi dan penulis lagu asal Inggris, David Bowie, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “There is a Happy Land”.

Lagu bergenre rock tersebut dirilis pada 1995 melalui label EMI Records.

“There is a Happy Land” muncul dalam album studio ke-20 yang bertajuk London Boy.

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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “There is a Happy Land” dari David Bowie:

[Intro]
F G

F G Am

Em G F Bb G

Amaj7 D Amaj7 D D7

[Verse 1]
F                 G
There is a happy land
            A7sus4        D
where only children live
         Am                  Em        Am            F
They don't have the time to learn the ways
      G
Of you, sir, Mr. Grownup

[Verse 2]
           F                                   G
There's a special place in the rhubarb fields
A7sus4               D
Underneath the leaves
          Am         Em     Am        F
It's a secret place and adults aren't
     G
Allowed there, Mr. Grownup
    C
Go away, sir

[Bridge]
Am F D

[Verse 3]
G                                                           C                   G
Charlie Brown got's half a crown, he's gonna buy a kite
Em                                               C                               F          G
Jimmy's ill with chicken pox, and Tommy's learned to ride his bike
F       Em           Am              C          Am        C                    F        Em
Tiny Tim sings prayers and hymns, he's so small we don't notice him
       D               D/A               G
He gets in the way but we always let him play with us

[Verse 4]
F                          G
Mother calls, but we don't hear
            A7sus4                     D
There's lots more things to do
        Am   Em   Am         F           G
It's only 5 o'clock, and we're not tired yet
                                  C
But we will be, very shortly

[Bridge]
Am F D

[Verse 5]
G                                                 C                             G
Sissy Steven plays with girls, someone made him cry
Em                                         C                    F             G
Tony climbed a tree and fell, trying hard to touch the sky
F          Em    Am      C       Am      C             F         Em
Tommy lit a fire one day, nearly burned the field away
D                               D/A             G
Tommy's mum found out, but he put the blame on me and Ray

[Verse 6]
F                  G
There is a happy land
            A7sus4           D
Where only children live
            Am            Em             Am           F
You've had your chance and now the doors
          G
Are closed, sir, Mr. Grownup
       Amaj7
Go away, sir

[Outro]
Fmaj7
Boo, boo, boo, boo, boo, iup, boop, boop, boop, boo, boo, iup,
G
Boo, boop. Boo, boo, iup, boop, boop.