JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - “Sleep When I’m Dead” merupakan salah satu lagu milik grup band rock kenamaan asal Inggris, The Cure.
Lagu tersebut dimuat sebagai trek ke-11 dalam album studio ke-13 mereka yang bertajuk 4:13 Dream.
Album yang dirilis pada tahun 2008 melalui label Geffen Records itu berhasil menduduki posisi ke-16 di US Billboard 200.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu At Night dari The Cure
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Sleep When I’m Dead” dari The Cure.
[Intro]
Dm Bb
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
Dm A
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Dm Bb
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
Dm Gm
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Dm
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
N.C.
But until then...
[Bridge]
Dm Gm E Dm F A x4
[Verse 1]
Dm Gm
They told me I would live forever
E Dm F A
If I kept it clean
Dm Gm E
They said I would be the chosen one
Dm F A
If I took one for the team
Dm Gm E Dm
Yeah it's the only way to be
Dm F A Dm
Never think it isn't fair
Dm Gm E Dm
It's a green-eyed panic climb
Dm F A
To the edge of nowhere
[Verse 2]
Bb
Give it to the chicken
Dm
And see if it ticks
Gm
Yeah, give it to the kitten
F
See if it sits
Bb Dm
Give it to the wonderful, wonderful me
Gm A
And I will tell on my return the way it is
A Dm
with all the happy boys and girls
[Bridge]
Dm Gm E Dm
Yeah the whole perfect happy world
F A Dm
And the love they feel for me
Gm E Dm F A
Yeah the love they feel for me
[Chorus]
Dm Gm E
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
Dm F A
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
Dm Gm E
Sleep when I'm dead, you angels
Dm F A
I'll sleep when I'm dead, I said
[Verse 3]
Dm Gm
Told me I could run the world
E Dm F A
If I kept it quiet
Dm Gm E
They said I could be the man
Dm F A Dm
If I took it out of sight
Gm E Dm
In a monkey suit again
F A Dm
Having fun with all your friends
Gm E Dm
How a casual act can pull
F A
All this world to pieces
[Verse 4]
Bb
Give it to the pony
Gm
Yeah and see if she kicks
F
Give it to the puppy
Dm
And see if he sticks
Bb Gm
Give it to the wonderful, wonderful me
F
I'll let you know when I get back, just how it is
A
with all the other boys and girls
[Bridge]
Dm Gm E Dm
Yeah the whole fucking other world
F A Dm
And the way it stirs inside
Gm E Dm
And the why it never burns at night?
F A Dm
And the way they make the climb?
Gm E Dm
And the why they never pray for time
F A Dm
And the way I show surprise
Gm E Dm
And the why I never close my eyes
A
Yeah, just how it is
[Ulangi Chorus]
N.C.
I should at least be tired, I think
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