Lirik dan Chord Lagu So to Speak - Sting

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “So to Speak” merupakan salah satu lagu yang dipopulerkan oleh penyanyi asal Inggris, Sting.

Lagu ini dimuat dalam album studio ke-11 miliknya yang bertajuk The Last Ship. Di lagu ini, Sting juga berduet dengan penyanyi Becky Unthank.

Album dan lagu tersebut dirilis pada tahun 2013 melalui A&M Records dan sukses menempati posisi keenam di US Top Rock Albums.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Valparaiso - Sting

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “So to Speak” dari Sting.

E A F#m B

E                                                     D
They're seriously saying it's prolonging me life
         A                                    C#m
if I'll only submit to the surgical knife?
B                             E                  A                E
but what are the odds, on a month or a week?
                 A                                          C
when the betting shop's closing its doors, so to speak.

                     Amaj7      B                  Amaj7      B
When you're tied to a pump and a breathing machine
                Am7             Am                      Am7         Am
with their X-rays and probes and their monitor screens
                  Amaj7               B          Amaj7                   B
and they'll wake you up hungry, saying "How do you feel?"
                           Am7               Am            Am7           D7
and then you're stuffed full of pills and a barium meal.

E                                               D
Prolonging me life? Now that's some kind of joke
           A                                        C#m
I'd be laughing me head off and I'd probably choke
B                       E                        A                 E
the spirit's still willing, but the rest of me's weak
                A                                   C
now the bets are all off and the prospects look bleak.

                     Amaj7       B               Amaj7            B
When you're laid like a piece of old meat on the slab
               Am7                Am                     Am7                      Am
and they'll cut and they'll slice, and they'll poke and they'll jab
                        Amaj7           B                     Amaj7              B
and they'll grill ye and burn ye, and they'll wish ye good health
                 Am7        Am                   Am7           D7
with their radium chemo and God knows what else?

E                                                                   D
Well you can't fault the science, though the logic is weak
        A                        C#m
is it really an eternal life we should seek?
B                         E              A              E
that ship has sailed, that ship has sailed
     A                                B                  E
that ship has already sailed, so to speak.

        Amaj7             B              Amaj7             B
Our mission is more than a struggle for breath
         Am7            Am           Am7            Am
for a few extra rounds in a fight to the death
            Amaj7            B                Amaj7                 B
when our mission is love, and compassion and grace
             Am7                Am            Am7            D7
it's not a test of endurance, or a marathon race.

E                                       D
For love is the sabre, and love is the shield
A                               C#m
love is the only true power we wield
B                E           A                     E
an eternal love, is all you should seek
A                                       B                C     Am   C
That ship will be ready to sail, so to speak

F                                                           Eb
I hear what you're saying because I've heard it before
    Bb                                      Dm
but I'm afraid if I let what is past through my door
Bb                             F           Bb
how long would you stay, a month or a week
                                            Gm      C            F
when that ship has already sailed, so to speak?

Bbmaj7                  C                    Bbmaj7                 C
Should I settle for something that's safe on this Earth?
Bbm7              Bbm           Bbm7         Bbm
what would it profit me, what is it worth?
Bbmaj7                     C               Bbmaj7         C
if I lose something precious, completely unique?
Bbm7               Bbm         Bbm7           Cm7
when it's only eternity's love we should seek.

F                                                              Eb
For when that ship sails, and the course has been set
Bb                                                     Dm
and the wind's in the offing and the sails have been let
Bb                             F                  Bb
and the hatches are full, and the hull doesn't leak
                                      Gm  C         F
that ship has already to sail, so to speak.

F                                      Eb
I'm tired and fading and losing the light
Bb                                        Dm
and I've no way to tell if it's day or it's night
Bb                F         Bb
follow your heart, it's the harbour you seek.

Bb                                    Gm
And this ship is ready to sail,
Bb                             Gm
this ship is ready to sail,
Bb                              Gm    C          F
this ship is ready to sail, so to speak...