( intro ) C# G#/C A#m G#
F# G# C# . .
F# G# C# – G#/C A#m
D# G# F# Fm G#

C# G#/C A#m G#
katiko biduak sadang balayia . .
F# G# C#
lai sa’arah sampai ka tujuan . .
F# G# C# – G#/C A#m
riak galombang . . nan denai hadang . .
D# G# F# Fm G#
badai malendo lai tatahankan . .

C# G#/C A#m G#
tapi kini . . apo nan tajadi . .
F# G# C#
lah di tapian mangko tabedo . .
F# G# C# – G#/C A#m
kasiah tajalin . . putuih jadinyo . .
D# G# F# Fm G#
adiak maungkai sagalo janji . .

( chorus )
C# F#
manga . . manga dulu adiak nyatokan . .
D#m G# C# G#
cinto . . ka denai salamonyo . .
C# F#
kini . . janji tinggalah janji . .
C# G#
lain dimuluik . . lain dihati . .
C# G#
kato duto nan adiak barikan . .

C# F#
biduak cinto . . kini karam di tapi . .
C# G#
adiak den harok . . labuhan hati . .
C# G#
kini ko mamungkia janji . .

( int . ) C# F# D#m G# C# G#
C# F# C# G# C# G# . .

C# G#/C A#m G#
tapi kini . . apo nan tajadi . .
F# G# C#
lah di tapian mangko tabedo . .
F# G# C# – G#/C A#m
kasiah tajalin . . putuih jadinyo . .
D# G# F# Fm G#
adiak maungkai sagalo janji . .

( chorus )
C# F#
manga . . manga dulu adiak nyatokan . .
D#m G# C# G#
cinto . . ka denai salamonyo . .
C# F#
kini . . janji tinggalah janji . .
C# G#
lain dimuluik . . lain dihati . .
C# G#
kato duto nan adiak barikan . .

C# F#
biduak cinto . . kini karam di tapi . .
C# G#
adiak den harok . . labuhan hati . .
C# G#
kini ko mamungkia janji . .

( ending ) C# F# D#m G# C# G#
C# F# C# G# C# G# . .