Lirik dan Chord Lagu Shed a Little Light - James Taylor

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - James Taylor merupakan penyanyi-penulis lagu asal Amerika Serikat yang mempopulerkan lagu berjudul “Shed a Little Light”.

Lagu berdurasi 3,52 menit tersebut dirilis pada 1991 melalui label Columbia Records.

“Shed a Little Light” dimuat dalam album studio ke-30 miliknya yang diberi nama New Moon Shine. 

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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Shed a Little Light” dari James Taylor:

Fdim                  Fm#

Let us turn our thoughts today

    Bm    A       E

To martin luther king

                             A       A/C#

And recognize that there are ties between us

D   Fdim      F#m

All men and women

E      A/C#    D

Living on the earth

Bm      A        E       Fm7

Ties of hope and love

Bm7        A      E

Sister and brotherhood

            A        A/C#

That we are bound together

         D       Fdim    F#m

In our desire to see the world become

   E       A/C#      D

A place in which our children

A        Bm    A   E

Can grow free and strong

       A       A/C#

We are bound together

        D        Fdim     F#m

By the task that stands before us

        E         A/C#   D

And the road that lies ahead

A      Bm           A    E

We are bound and we are bound

F#m7  E/G#                  A       Bbdim     Bm       A/C#  D   Fdim

                 There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist

F#m7  E/G#                  A      Bbdim  Bm     A/C#    D     Fdim

                 There is a hunger in the center of the chest

F#m7  E/G#                  A       Bbdim       Bm       A/C#    D   Fdim

                 There is a passage through the darkness and the mist

F#m7  E/G#                      A    Bbdim      Bm         A/C#  D

                 And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest

E             A              C#m    F#m    Bm-A-E

Shed a little light, oh lord

               Bm     E

So that we can see

              A              C#m   F#m   Bm-A-E

Just a little light, oh lord

                  Bm     E

Wanna stand it on up

            A           C#m   F#m   Bm-A-E

Stand it on up, oh lord

                 Bm

Wanna walk it on down

E                       A   A/C#  D

Shed a little light, oh lord

Em           D/F#                      A         Bm7

Can't get no light from the dollar bill

Em                D/F#                  A         Bm7

Don't give me no light from a tv screen

Em             D/F#             C        F#7

When I open my eyes     I wanna drink my fill

         Bm7             E

From the well on the hill

F#m7                D

do you know what I mean?

E             A              C#m    F#m    Bm-A-E

Shed a little light, oh lord

               Bm     E

So that we can see

              A              C#m   F#m   Bm-A-E

Just a little light, oh lord

                  Bm     E

Wanna stand it on up

            A           C#m   F#m   Bm-A-E

Stand it on up, oh lord

                 Bm

Wanna walk it on down

                        A   A/C#  A/D  E 2x

Shed a little light, oh lord

F#m7  E/G#                  A       Bbdim     Bm       A/C#  D   Fdim

                 There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist

F#m7  E/G#                  A      Bbdim  Bm     A/C#    D     Fdim

                 There is a hunger in the center of the chest

F#m7  E/G#                  A       Bbdim       Bm       A/C#    D   Fdim

                 There is a passage through the darkness and the mist

F#m7  E/G#                      A    Bbdim      Bm         A/C#  D

                 And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest

Fdim                  Fm#

Let us turn our thoughts today

    Bm     A       E

To martin luther king

                             A      A/C#

And recognize that there are ties between us

D   Fdim      F#m

All men and women

E      A/C#    D

Living on the earth

Bm      A         E       Fm7

Ties of hope and love

Bm7        A      E

Sister and brotherhood