Artist: Vance Joy
Song: Riptide
Note: The tuning on this song is a little weird.
It's not 440 (as is pretty much every song in the universe).
If you're trying to play along with the recording it'll sound a bit off.
INTRO:
Am G C (x2)
VERSE:
Am G C
I was scared of dentists and the dark,
Am G C
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations,
Am G C
Oh all my friends are turning green,
Am G C
You're the magicians assistant in their dreams.
Am G C
Ooh, ooh ooh
Am G C (One Strum)
Ooh, and they come unstuck
CHORUS:
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G C
you're gonna sing the words wrong
VERSE:
Am G C
There's this movie that I think you'll like,
Am G C
this guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City,
Am G C
this cowboy's running from himself.
Am G C
And she's been living on the highest shelf
Am G C
Ooh, ooh ooh
Am G C (One Strum)
Ooh, and they come unstuck
CHORUS:
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G C
you're gonna sing the words wrong
Repeat 4 Times:
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B--3h5-5--------5---------
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D-------------------------
A-------------------------
E-------------------------
Am G
I just wanna, I just wanna know,
C F
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay,
Am G
I just gotta, I just gotta know,
C F (One Strum)
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
One Strum Per Chord:
Am G C
I swear she's destined for the screen,
Am G C
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh
CHORUS 3 Times:
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G C
you're gonna sing the words wrong
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song.
It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.