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The Riddle chords by Nik Kershaw (Ver. 2)

Chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 2nd
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate


Written by: Nik Kershaw

Tuning: Standard


Play: Chord diagramE minorEm
Key: Chord diagramF# minorF#m (later: key change to Chord diagramAbmAbm)


CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e             E-A-D-G-B-e
Chord diagramD/F#D/F#     2-x-0-2-3-2       Ab/C  x-3-1-1-1-x
Chord diagramG/BG/B      x-2-0-0-0-3       Chord diagramEb/GEb/G  3-6-5-3-4-3

Chord diagramG minorGm       3-x-0-3-x-x
Chord diagramF/AF/A      x-0-3-2-1-x
C/Bb     x-1-2-0-1-0

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Intro:
| Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD/F#D/F# | Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA augmentedA | Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD/F#D/F# | Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G |
| Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD/F#D/F# | Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramA augmentedA | Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD/F#D/F# | Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramG+G |
| Chord diagramA minorAm Chord diagramG/BG/B Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramD MajorD |
Verse 1:
| Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD/F#D/F# |   Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramA augmentedA
        I got two strong arms
Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
Blessings of Babylon
Chord diagramA minorAm      Chord diagramFF            Chord diagramE minorEm :
Time to carry on and try
Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramD/F#D/F#     Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA augmentedA
  For sins and false alarms
Chord diagramB minorBm     Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7     | Chord diagramC# minorC#m Chord diagramG# minorG#m |
So to America the Brave
Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramG/BG/B Chord diagramC majorC    Chord diagramD MajorD
Wise men save


Chorus:
 Chord diagramD MajorD :    Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
  Near a tree by a river
          Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramA augmentedA
There's a hole in the ground
         Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
Where an old man of Aran
      Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramG+G
Goes around and around
        Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
And his mind is a beacon
       Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramA augmentedA
In the veil of the night
      Chord diagramE minorEm             Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
For a strange kind of fashion
          Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramG+G
There's a wrong and a right
          Chord diagramA minorAm     Chord diagramG/BG/B   Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE minorEm :
But he'll never, never fight over you
Verse 2:
| Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD/F#D/F# |   Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramA augmentedA
        I got plans for us
Chord diagramB minorBm            Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
Nights in the scullery
    Chord diagramA minorAm     Chord diagramFF
And days instead of me
  Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramD/F#D/F#      Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramA augmentedA
I only know what to discuss
Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7        | Chord diagramC# minorC#m Chord diagramG# minorG#m |
Oh, for anything but light
Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramG/BG/B Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE minorEm :
Wise men fighting over you


Verse 3:
| Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramD/F#D/F# |      Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramA augmentedA
        It's not me you see
Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
Pieces of valentine
    Chord diagramA minorAm     Chord diagramFF
And just a song of mine
   Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#    Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramA augmentedA
To keep from burning history
Chord diagramB minorBm         Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7       | Chord diagramC# minorC#m Chord diagramG# minorG#m |
Seasons of gasoline and gold
Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramG/BG/B Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramD MajorD :
Wise men fold


Chorus:
 Chord diagramD MajorD :    Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
  Near a tree by a river
          Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramA augmentedA
There's a hole in the ground
         Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
Where an old man of Aran
      Chord diagramC majorC          Chord diagramG+G
Goes around and around
        Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
And his mind is a beacon
       Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramA augmentedA
In the veil of the night
      Chord diagramE minorEm             Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
For a strange kind of fashion
          Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramG+G
There's a wrong and a right
          Chord diagramA minorAm     Chord diagramG/BG/B   Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramFF :
But he'll never, never fight over you


Bridge:
| Chord diagramFF Chord diagramBb majorBb |    Chord diagramEb MajorEb      Chord diagramAbAb
      I got time to kill
Chord diagramG minorGm           Chord diagramC/EC/E
Sly looks in corridors
    Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramEb MajorEb
Without a plan of yours
  Chord diagramDsus4Dsus4     Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramG minorGm  Chord diagramF/AF/A  Chord diagramBb majorBb
Chord diagramA augmentedA blackbird sings on Bluebird Hill
Chord diagramC majorC             C/Bb          | Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramDbDb |
Thanks to the calling of the wild
Chord diagramBbmBbm  Ab/C  Chord diagramDbDb      Chord diagramEb MajorEb :
Wise men's child


Instrumental:
| Chord diagramF minorFm Chord diagramEb/GEb/G | Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramBb majorBb |
| Chord diagramF minorFm Chord diagramEb/GEb/G | Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramAbAb |
| Chord diagramF minorFm Chord diagramEb/GEb/G | Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramBb majorBb |
| Chord diagramF minorFm Chord diagramEb/GEb/G | Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramAbAb |
| Chord diagramBbmBbm Ab/C Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramEb MajorEb |


Chorus:
 Chord diagramEb MajorEb :   Chord diagramF minorFm        Chord diagramEb/GEb/G
  Near a tree by a river
          Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramBb majorBb
There's a hole in the ground
         Chord diagramF minorFm         Chord diagramEb/GEb/G
Where an old man of Aran
      Chord diagramDbDb         Chord diagramAbAb
Goes around and around
        Chord diagramF minorFm        Chord diagramEb/GEb/G
And his mind is a beacon
       Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramBb majorBb
In the veil of the night
      Chord diagramF minorFm              Chord diagramEb/GEb/G
For a strange kind of fashion
          Chord diagramDbDb          Chord diagramAbAb
There's a wrong and a right
          Chord diagramBbmBbm    Ab/C  Chord diagramDbDb     Chord diagramEb MajorEb
But he'll never, never fight


Chorus:
 Chord diagramEb MajorEb :   Chord diagramF minorFm        Chord diagramEb/GEb/G
  Near a tree by a river
          Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramBb majorBb
There's a hole in the ground
         Chord diagramF minorFm         Chord diagramEb/GEb/G
Where an old man of Aran
      Chord diagramDbDb         Chord diagramAbAb
Goes around and around
        Chord diagramF minorFm        Chord diagramEb/GEb/G
And his mind is a beacon
       Chord diagramAbAb          Chord diagramBb majorBb
In the veil of the night
      Chord diagramF minorFm              Chord diagramEb/GEb/G
For a strange kind of fashion
          Chord diagramDbDb          Chord diagramAbAb
There's a wrong and a right
          Chord diagramBbmBbm    Ab/C  Chord diagramDbDb    Chord diagramEb MajorEb  | Chord diagramBbmBbm Ab/C Chord diagramDbDb Chord diagramEb MajorEb |
But he'll never, never fight over you
 Chord diagramEb MajorEb :      Chord diagramBbmBbm    Ab/C  Chord diagramDbDb    Chord diagramEb MajorEb   Chord diagramF minorFm
  No, he'll never, never fight over you

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