Riptide Ukulele chords by Vance Joy (Ver. 2)

• 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

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