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Riptide

Vance Joy
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KeyBbm
Capo6
LevelEasy
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Riptide - Vance Joy
 
Capo 6
 

Intro

EmDadd9G
EmDadd9G
 

Verse

EmDadd9G
I was scared of dentists and the dark
EmDadd9G
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
EmDadd9G
Oh, all my friends are turning green
EmDadd9G
You're the magician's assistant in their dream
 

Interlude

EmDadd9G
Uh oooh oooh oooh
EmDadd9G
Uh oooh oooh and they come unstuck
 

Chorus

EmDadd9G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
Em
Taken away to the dark side
Dadd9G
I wanna be your left hand man
EmDadd9G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
Em
I gotta lump in my throat 'cause
Dadd9G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 

Verse

EmDadd9G
There's this movie that I think you'll like
EmDadd9G
This guy decides to quit his job and head to New York City
EmDadd9G
This cowboy's running from himself
EmDadd9G
She's been living on the highest shelf
 

Interlude

EmDadd9G
Uh oooh oooh oooh
EmDadd9G
Uh oooh oooh and they come unstuck
 

Chorus

EmDadd9G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
Em
Taken away to the dark side
Dadd9G
I wanna be your left hand man
EmDadd9G
And I love you when you're singin' that song and
Em
I gotta lump in my throat 'cause
Dadd9G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 

Interlude

e|-----------------|
B|-------3---------|
G|-2h4-4-------4---|
D|-----------5-----|
A|-----------------| x4
E|-----------------|
 

Verse

EmD
I just wanna, I just wanna know
GC
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
EmD
I just gotta, I just gotta know
GC
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
 

Bridge

EmDadd9G
I swear she's destined for the screen
EmDadd9G
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh
 

Chorus

EmDadd9G
Lady, runnin' down to the riptide
Em
Taken away to the dark side
Dadd9G
I wanna be your left hand man
EmDadd9G
I love you when you're singin' that song and
Em
I gotta lump in my throat 'cause
Dadd9G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
EmDadd9G
Oh lady, runnin' down to the riptide
Em
Taken away to the dark side
Dadd9G
I wanna be your left hand man
EmDadd9G
I love you when you're singin' that song and
Em
I gotta lump in my throat 'cause
Dadd9G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 
EmDadd9G
Oh lady, runnin' down to the riptide
Em
Taken away to the dark side
Dadd9G
I wanna be your left hand man
EmDadd9G
I love you when you're singin' that song and
Em
I gotta lump in my throat 'cause
Dadd9G
You're gonna sing the words wrong
 

Outro

EmDadd9G
I gotta lump in my throat 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong
End

How to play Riptide chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Riptide by Vance Joy is presented in the key of Bbm, with a capo at the 6th fret. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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