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