Riptide Ukulele Chords
by Vance Joy4,409,722 views, added to favorites 118,684 times
Difficulty: | beginner |
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Tuning: | G C E A |
Key: | Bbm |
Capo: | 1st fret |
Author Unregistered. 10 contributors total, last edit on Aug 19, 2019
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[Intro]
Am G C
Am G C
[Verse 1]
Am G C
I was scared of dentists and the dark
Am G C
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
Am G C
Oh, all my friends are turning green
Am G C
You're the magician's assistant in their dreams
[Pre-chorus]
Am G C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am G C
Ooh, ooh, and they come unstuck
[Chorus]
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
Am G C
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
Am G C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
[Verse 2]
Am G C
There's this movie that I think you'll like
Am G C
This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City
Am G C
This cowboy's running from himself
Am G C
And she's been living on the highest shelf
[Pre-chorus]
Am G C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am G C
Ooh, ooh, and they come unstuck
[Chorus]
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
Am G C
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
Am G C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
[Solo]
A|-----------------|
E|-----0-3---------| x4
C|-2h4-------0-4---|
G|-----------------| h = hammer on
[Bridge]
Am G
I just wanna, I just wanna know
C F
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
Am G
I just gotta, I just gotta know
C F
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
[Pre-chorus] (strum once and hold)
Am G C
I swear she's destined for the screen
Am G C
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh
[Chorus]
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
Am G C
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
Am G C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
Am G C
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
Am G C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
Am G C
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
Am G C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong, I got a lump
Am G C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
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68 comments

It's going to sound weird, but, on ukulele, Vance Joy tunes it to the same notes as the bottom 4 strings of a guitar.
D, G, B, E
On the album version, he plays it a semi-tone higher: D#, G#, C F
Also, the little mini-solo he pulls off before the bridge goes like this:
E|----------3--------|
B|-------------1-----|
G|-------------------|
D|--0h2--2--------2--|
As for the chords, They are Am, G, C, but they are play the same way as a guitar, but without the top 2 strings. So:
Am: G: C: F:
E|---0---| E|---3---| E|---0---| E|---0---|
B|---1---| B|---0---| B|---1---| B|---1---|
G|---2---| G|---0---| G|---0---| G|---2---|
D|---2---| D|---0---| D|---2---| D|---3---|
Strumming Pattern:
VERSE
DD UDU
Chorus:
D DU UDU
+111

I think to play it live he tunes his ukulele down 5 half steps and plays Dm, C, F. Right chords though the tuning down gives a nicer voicing I think
+68

If you're not into changing the tuning and you just wanna play and sing this song for f***sake
You can use this for the finger picking part!
A|--------------------|
E|-----------------0--|
C|---2h4--0-----0-----|
G|-----------0--------|
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