Riptide Chords

by Vance Joy
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Difficulty: absolute beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 6th fret
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3 contributors total, last edit on Aug 16, 2019
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Chords

Em
D
G
C

Strumming

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Riptide - Vance Joy
 
Capo 6
 
[Intro]
Em D     G
Em D     G
 
[Verse]
Em              D                 G
I was scared of dentists and the dark
Em              D                 G
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
    Em       D                  G
Oh, all my friends are turning green
           Em           D                 G
You're the magician's assistant in their dream
 
[Interlude]
  Em     D         G
Uh oooh oh oooh oooh
Em         D               G
Oh oooh oh oooh and they come unstuck
 
[Chorus]
Em     D                     G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
G                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
D               G
I wanna be your left hand man
       Em       D                         G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
                      Em
I gotta lump in my throat cos
D                          G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
[Verse]
Em                 D                   G
There's this movie that I think you'll like
     Em             D                G
This guy decides to quit his job and head to New York City
      Em       D           G
This cowboy's running from himself
Em                D              G
She's been living on the highest shelf
 
[Interlude]
  Em     D         G
Uh oooh oh oooh oooh
Em         D               G
Oh oooh oh oooh and they come unstuck
 
[Chorus]
Em     D                     G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
G                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
D               G
I wanna be your left hand man
       Em       D                         G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
                      Em
I gotta lump in my throat cos
D                          G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
[Instrumental]
Em D     G
 
[Verse]
Em                           D
I just gotta, I just gotta know
G                                  C
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
Em                          D
I just gotta, I just gotta know
G                                 C
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
 
[Bridge]
   Em         D               G
I swear she's destined for the screen
Em               D                 G
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh
 
[Chorus]
Em     D                     G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
G                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
D               G
I wanna be your left hand man
       Em       D                         G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
                      Em
I gotta lump in my throat cos
D                          G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
[Chorus]
Em     D                     G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
G                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
D               G
I wanna be your left hand man
       Em       D                         G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
                      Em
I gotta lump in my throat cos
D                          G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
[Chorus]
Em     D                     G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
G                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
D               G
I wanna be your left hand man
       Em       D                         G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
                      Em
I gotta lump in my throat cos
D                          G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
[Outro]
                    Em        D                           G
I gotta lump in my throat cos you're gonna sing the words wrong
 
G
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