Riptide

by Vance Joy

Chords

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novice Key: Bm Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 1th fret

Version:

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None

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Intro

Verse 1

I was scared of

dentists and the

dark

I was scared of

pretty girls and

starting conversations

Oh,

all my frie

nds are turning

green

You're the

magician's a

ssistant in their

dreams

[Pre-chorus]

A-

ooh,

ooh

A-

oh, oh

oh, and they

come unstuck

Chorus

Lady,

running down to the

riptide, taken away

To the

dark side,

I wanna be your

left hand man

love you

when you're singing that

song, and I got a lump

In my

throat, 'cause

you're gonna sing the wo

rds wrong

Verse 2

There's this movie

that I think you'll

This

guy decides to

quit his job and

heads to New York City

This

cowboy's

running from

himself

And

she's been living

on the highest sh

elf

[Pre-chorus]

A-

ooh,

ooh

A-

oh, oh

oh, and they

come unstuck

Chorus

Lady,

running down to the

riptide, taken away

To the

dark side,

I wanna be your

left hand man

love you

when you're singing that

song, and I got a lump

In my

throat, 'cause

you're gonna sing the words

wrong

[Interlude]
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e|-------3---------|
B|-3h5-5-------5---|
G|-----------5-----|
D|-----------------| x4
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Bridge

I just wanna, I just wanna

know

If you're gonna, if you're gonna st

I just gotta, I just gotta know

I can't have it, I can't have it

any other way

[Pre-chorus] (strum once and hold)

swear she's

destined for the

screen

Closest thing to

Michelle Pfeiffer

that you've ever seen, oh

Chorus

Lady,

running down to the

riptide, taken away

To the

dark side,

I wanna be your

left hand man

love you

when you're singing that

song, and I got a lump

In my

throat, 'cause

you're gonna sing the wo

rds wrong

Lady,

running down to the

riptide, taken away

To the

dark side,

I wanna be your

left hand man

love you

when you're singing that

song, and I got a lump

In my

throat, 'cause

you're gonna sing the wo

rds wrong

Lady,

running down to the

riptide, taken away

To the

dark side,

I wanna be your

left hand man

love you

when you're singing that

song, and I got a lump

In my

throat, 'cause

you're gonna sing the words

wrong yeah, I got a lump

In my

throat, 'cause

you're gonna sing the wor

ds wrong