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Riptide

Vance Joy
Chords & TabKeyBbmCapoFret 1beginner102 BPM
4.9(35k)

Chords in this song4

capo 1 — sounds a semitone higher

Intro

    
    

Verse 1

I was scared of dentists and the dark
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
Oh, all my friends are turning green
You're the magician's assistant in their dreams

Pre-chorus

A-ooh, ooh, ooh
A-oh, ohoh, and they come unstuck

Chorus

Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

Verse 2

There's this movie that I think you'll like
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 shelf

Pre-chorus

A-ooh, ooh, ooh
A-oh, ohoh, and they come unstuck

Chorus

Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
I 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

(C)
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 stay
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)
I 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
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
I 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 words wrong

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