The Riddle chords by Nik Kershaw (Ver. 2)

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate



Written by: Nik Kershaw
From: “The Riddle” (1984)

Tuning: Standard


Play: Em
Key: F#m (later: key change to Abm)

CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-e             E-A-D-G-B-e
D/F#     2-x-0-2-3-2       Ab/C  x-3-1-1-1-x
G/B      x-2-0-0-0-3       Eb/G  3-6-5-3-4-3

Gm       3-x-0-3-x-x
F/A      x-0-3-2-1-x
C/Bb     x-1-2-0-1-0

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Intro:
| Em D/F# | G A | Em D/F# | C G |
| Em D/F# | G A | Em D/F# | C G |
| Am G/B C D |


Verse 1:
| Em D/F# |   G          A
        I got two strong arms
Bm           Cmaj7
Blessings of Babylon
Am      F            Em :
Time to carry on and try
Em    D/F#     G      A
  For sins and false alarms
Bm     Cmaj7     | C#m G#m |
So to America the Brave
Am   G/B C    D
Wise men save


Chorus:
 D :    Em        D/F#
  Near a tree by a river
          G           A
There's a hole in the ground
         Em        D/F#
Where an old man of Aran
      C          G
Goes around and around
        Em       D/F#
And his mind is a beacon
       G           A
In the veil of the night
      Em             D/F#
For a strange kind of fashion
          C           G
There's a wrong and a right
          Am     G/B   C     D    Em :
But he'll never, never fight over you


Verse 2:
| Em D/F# |   G         A
        I got plans for us
Bm            Cmaj7
Nights in the scullery
    Am     F
And days instead of me
  Em   D/F#      G     A
I only know what to discuss
Bm      Cmaj7        | C#m G#m |
Oh, for anything but light
Am   G/B C        D    Em :
Wise men fighting over you


Verse 3:
| Em D/F# |      G      A
        It's not me you see
Bm        Cmaj7
Pieces of valentine
    Am     F
And just a song of mine
   Em        D/F#    G    A
To keep from burning history
Bm         Cmaj7       | C#m G#m |
Seasons of gasoline and gold
Am   G/B C     D :
Wise men fold


Chorus:
 D :    Em        D/F#
  Near a tree by a river
          G           A
There's a hole in the ground
         Em        D/F#
Where an old man of Aran
      C          G
Goes around and around
        Em       D/F#
And his mind is a beacon
       G           A
In the veil of the night
      Em             D/F#
For a strange kind of fashion
          C           G
There's a wrong and a right
          Am     G/B   C     D    F :
But he'll never, never fight over you


Bridge:
| F Bb |    Eb      Ab
      I got time to kill
Gm           C/E
Sly looks in corridors
    F     Eb
Without a plan of yours
  Dsus4     D        Gm  F/A  Bb
A blackbird sings on Bluebird Hill
C             C/Bb          | Ab Db |
Thanks to the calling of the wild
Bbm  Ab/C  Db      Eb :
Wise men's child


Instrumental:
| Fm Eb/G | Ab Bb |
| Fm Eb/G | Db Ab |
| Fm Eb/G | Ab Bb |
| Fm Eb/G | Db Ab |
| Bbm Ab/C Db Eb |


Chorus:
 Eb :   Fm        Eb/G
  Near a tree by a river
          Ab          Bb
There's a hole in the ground
         Fm         Eb/G
Where an old man of Aran
      Db         Ab
Goes around and around
        Fm        Eb/G
And his mind is a beacon
       Ab          Bb
In the veil of the night
      Fm              Eb/G
For a strange kind of fashion
          Db          Ab
There's a wrong and a right
          Bbm    Ab/C  Db     Eb
But he'll never, never fight


Chorus:
 Eb :   Fm        Eb/G
  Near a tree by a river
          Ab          Bb
There's a hole in the ground
         Fm         Eb/G
Where an old man of Aran
      Db         Ab
Goes around and around
        Fm        Eb/G
And his mind is a beacon
       Ab          Bb
In the veil of the night
      Fm              Eb/G
For a strange kind of fashion
          Db          Ab
There's a wrong and a right
          Bbm    Ab/C  Db    Eb  | Bbm Ab/C Db Eb |
But he'll never, never fight over you
 Eb :      Bbm    Ab/C  Db    Eb   Fm
  No, he'll never, never fight over you