Riptide Ukulele chords by Vance Joy (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Key: Bbm

Difficulty: Novice

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

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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: (fingerpicking)
C


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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