Riptide Chords

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Difficulty:	beginner
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	6th fret

Author bongcorea [a] 1,042.

1 contributor total, last edit on Apr 17, 2020

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Chords

Dsus2

Cadd9

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Em - 02x003
Dsus2 - xx0230
G – 3x0003
Cadd9 – x32033
 
[Intro]
Em Dsus2  G
Em Dsus2  G
 
[Verse]
Em              Dsus2              G
I was scared of dentists and the dark
Em              Dsus2              G
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
Em         Dsus2                 G
Oh all my friends are turning green
       Em              Dsus2              G
Your the magicians assistant in their dreams
 
[Interlude]
  Em     Dsus2      G
Uh oooh oh oooh oooh
Em         Dsus2            G
Oh oooh oh oooh and they come unstuck
 
[Chorus]
Em     Cadd9                  G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
G                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
Cadd9            G
I wanna be your left hand man
       Em       Cadd9                      G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
                      Em
I gotta lump in my throat cos
Cadd9                       G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
[Verse]
Em                 Dsus2                G
There's this movie that I think you'll like
     Em             Dsus2             G
This guy decides to quit his job and head to New York City
      Em       Dsus2        G
This cowboy's running from himself
Em                Dsus2           G
She's been living on the highest shelf
 
[Interlude]
  Em     Dsus2      G
Uh oooh oh oooh oooh
Em         Dsus2            G
Oh oooh oh oooh and they come unstuck
 
[Chorus]
Em     Cadd9                  G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
G                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
Cadd9            G
I wanna be your left hand man
       Em       Cadd9                      G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
                      Em
I gotta lump in my throat cos
Cadd9                       G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
[Verse]
Em           Dsus2            G
I just wanna, I just wanna know
Em             Dsus2             G
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
Em          Dsus2           G
I just gotta, I just gotta know
Em              Dsus2              G
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
 
[Bridge]
   Em         Dsus2            G
I swear she's destined for the screen
Em               Dsus2             G
Closest thing to Michelle Phipher that you've ever seen oh
 
[Chorus]
Em     Cadd9                  G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
G                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
Cadd9            G
I wanna be your left hand man
       Em       Dsus2                      G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
                      Em
I gotta lump in my throat cos
Cadd9                       G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
[Chorus]
Em     Cadd9                  G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
G                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
Cadd9            G
I wanna be your left hand man
       Em       Cadd9                      G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
                      Em
I gotta lump in my throat cos
Cadd9                       G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
[Outro]
                    Em        Dsus2                        G
I gotta lump in my throat cos you're gonna sing the words wrong
 
[End]
G
X

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You're right! It sounds better with Dsus2. Updated. THanks

Nice version but i think it would sound better with an Dsus2 insted of Asus2 :)

It’s “your the magicians assistant in THEIR dreams” and “I just wanna know...I just wanna know” instead of “gotta know”, the first time