Vance Joy - Riptide

Intro:{ }{_Am}{ }{_G}{ }{_C}

Verse:

{Am}I was scared of {G}dentists and the {C}dark
{Am}I was scared of {G}pretty girls and {C}starting conversations
Oh, {Am}all my frie{G}nds are turning {C}green
You’re the {Am}magician’s a{G}ssistant in their {C}dreams

Pre-chorus:

{Am}Ooh, {G}ooh, {C}ooh
{Am}Ooh, {G}ooh, and they {C}come unstuck

Chorus:

{Am}Lady, {G}running down to the {C}riptide, taken away
To the {Am}dark side, {G}I wanna be your {C}left hand man
I {Am}love you {G}when you’re singing that {C}song, and I got a lump
In my {Am}throat, ’cause {G}you’re gonna sing the {C}words wrong

Verse:

{Am}There’s this movie {G}that I think you’ll {C}like
This {Am}guy decides to {G}quit his job and {C}heads to New York City
This {Am}cowboy’s {G}running from {C}himself
And {Am}she’s been living {G}on the highest sh{C}elf

Pre-chorus:

{Am}Ooh, {G}ooh, {C}ooh
{Am}Ooh, {G}ooh, and they {C}come unstuck

Chorus:

{Am}Lady, {G}running down to the {C}riptide, taken away
To the {Am}dark side, {G}I wanna be your {C}left hand man
I {Am}love you {G}when you’re singing that {C}song, and I got a lump
In my {Am}throat, ’cause {G}you’re gonna sing the {C}words wrong

Bridge:

{Am}I just wanna, I just wanna {G}know
{C}If you’re gonna, if you’re gonna st{Fmaj7}ay
{Am}I just gotta, I just gotta know{G}
{C}I can’t have it, I can’t have it {Fmaj7}any other way

Pre-chorus:

I {Am}swear she’s {G}destined for the {C}screen
{Am}Closest thing to {G}Michelle Pfeiffer {C}that you’ve ever seen, oh

Chorus:

{Am}Lady, {G}running down to the {C}riptide, taken away
To the {Am}dark side, {G}I wanna be your {C}left hand man
I {Am}love you {G}when you’re singing that {C}song, and I got a lump
In my {Am}throat, ’cause {G}you’re gonna sing the {C}words wrong

Chorus:

{Am}Lady, {G}running down to the {C}riptide, taken away
To the {Am}dark side, {G}I wanna be your {C}left hand man
I {Am}love you {G}when you’re singing that {C}song, and I got a lump
In my {Am}throat, ’cause {G}you’re gonna sing the {C}words wrong

Chorus:

{Am}Lady, {G}running down to the {C}riptide, taken away
To the {Am}dark side, {G}I wanna be your {C}left hand man
I {Am}love you {G}when you’re singing that {C}song, and I got a lump
In my {Am}throat, ’cause {G}you’re gonna sing the words {C}wrong, I got a lump
In my {Am}throat, ’cause {G}you’re gonna sing the words {C}wrong