Riptide Chords

by Vance Joy
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
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Chords

Bbm
Ab
Db
Gb

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Vance Joy - Riptide
 
 
Intro:
 
Bbm  Ab  Db   (x2)
 
 
Verse
 
Bbm             Ab               Db
I was scared of dentists and the dark
Bbm             Ab               Db
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
    Bbm    Ab                  Db
Oh, all my friends are turning green
           Bbm          Ab               Db
You're the magician's assistant in their dream
Bbm  Ab   Db
Oh - Oh - Oh
Bbm  Ab           Db
Oh - Oh, and they come unstuck
 
 
Chorus
 
Bbm   Ab                  Db
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Bbm
Taken away to the dark side
Ab              Db
I wanna be your left hand man
  Bbm      Ab                       Db
I love you when you're singing that song
                       Bbm
And I got a lump in my throat
       Ab                          Db
'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
 
 
Verse
 
Bbm                Ab                  Db
There's this movie that I think you'll like
     Bbm            Ab               Db
This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City
     Bbm      Ab              Db
This cowboy's running from himself
    Bbm               Ab             Db
And she's been living on the highest shelf
Bbm  Ab   Db
Oh - Oh - Oh
Bbm  Ab           Db
Oh - Oh, and they come unstuck
 
 
Chorus
 
Bbm   Ab                  Db
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Bbm
Taken away to the dark side
Ab              Db
I wanna be your left hand man
  Bbm      Ab                       Db
I love you when you're singing that song
                       Bbm
And I got a lump in my throat
       Ab                          Db
'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
 
 
-guitar intermezzo-
 
Bbm                        Ab
I just wanna, I just wanna know
Db                               Gb
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
Bbm                        Ab
I just gotta, I just gotta know
Db                               Gb
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
  Bbm         Ab               Db
I swear she's destined for the screen
Bbm              Ab                Db
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh
 
 
Bbm   Ab                  Db
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Bbm
Taken away to the dark side
Ab              Db
I wanna be your left hand man
  Bbm      Ab                       Db
I love you when you're singing that song
                       Bbm
And I got a lump in my throat
       Ab                          Db
'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
 
 
Bbm   Ab                  Db
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Bbm
Taken away to the dark side
Ab              Db
I wanna be your left hand man
  Bbm      Ab                       Db
I love you when you're singing that song
                       Bbm
And I got a lump in my throat
       Ab                          Db
'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
 
 
Bbm   Ab                  Db
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Bbm
Taken away to the dark side
Ab              Db
I wanna be your left hand man
  Bbm      Ab                       Db
I love you when you're singing that song
                       Bbm
And I got a lump in my throat
       Ab                          Db
'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
                       Bbm
And I got a lump in my throat
       Ab                          Db
'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
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6 comments
ricthechamp
Hmm not sure about the sound of this, probably because I've been playing it with a Capo on 2, Am G C. Sounds good to me.
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musichuman
It sounds right if you ignore the flats. Ex. Bm, A, D (G for that one weird chord that’s only played in the bridge)
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