Riptide chords by Vance Joy (Ver. 3)

• Capo on 6th

Tuning: EADGBE



Chords you must know

Em D G Am

* = (hold for 4 seconds)

Intro:
Em  D   G (2x)

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 dreams
Em     D    G
uhoo oooo  oooo,
Em    D
uhoo  oo,
    G*
and they come unstuck

Chorus:
Em           D       G
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
  D             G
I wanna be your left hand man
   Em          D                     G
I love you when you're singing that song and
                    Em
I got a lump in my throat cause
    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 heads to New York City
  Em            D      G
This cowboy's running from himself
 Em               D            G
And she's been living on the highest shelf
Em     D    G
uhoo oooo  oooo,
Em    D
uhoo  oo,
 G*
and they come unstuck

Chorus:
  Em         D       G
Lady, running down to the riptide
                 Em
Taken away to the dark side
  D              G
I wanna be your left hand man
   Em            D                   G
I love you when you're singing that song and
                    Em
I got a lump in my throat cause
    D                   G
You're gonna sing the words wrong

Verse:
Em                             D
I just wanna, I just wanna know
Em                                  Am
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
Em                             D
I just gotta, I just gotta know
Em                              Am             G*
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
Em*             D*           G*
I swear she's destined for the screen
Em*                 D*             G*                 G*
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh

Chorus:
 Em               D       G
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Em
Taken away to the dark side
  D              G
I wanna be your left hand man
   Em                  D           G
I love you when you're singing that song and
                    Em
I got a lump in my throat cause
      D                 G