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The Riddle

Nik Kershaw
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
x1]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I've got two  strong arms, blessings  of Babylon
 with time  to carry  on and try  for sins  and false  alarms
So  to America  the brave
wise men save
Near  a tree  by a river  is a hole  in the ground,
 where an old  man of ?arran?  goes around  and around
 And his mind  is a beacon  in the veil  of the night,
 for a strange  kind of fashion  there's a wrong  and a right
 But I'll never ever fight over you
 I've got plans  for us, nights  in the scullery
 and days  instead  of me, I only know  what to  discuss,
oh,  for anything  but light
wise men fighting over you
It's  not me  you see,
seasons  of gasoline  and gold
wise men fold
Near  a tree  by a river  is a hole  in the ground,
 where an old  man of aron  goes around  and around
 And his mind  is a beacon  in the veil  of the night,
 for a strange  kind of fashion  there's a wrong  and a right
 But I'll never ever fight over you
I've  got time  to kill, sly  looks in corridors  without  a
plan  of yours,
  blackbird sings  on Bluebirdhill
thanks  for the calling of the wild
wise men's child

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Readable chord sheet for The Riddle by Nik Kershaw

[x1]
 [F#m]
 [E]
 [A]
 [B]
 [F#m]
 [E]
 [D]
[[A]x1]
 [F#m]
 [E]
 [A]
 [B]
 [F#m]
 [E]
 [D]
 [A]
 [Bm]
 [A]
 [D]
 [E]
 [F#m]
 [E]

I've got [A]two strong [B]arms, [C#m]blessings of [D]Babylon
with [Bm]time to [G]carry on and [F#m]try for [E]sins and [A]false al[B]arms
[C#m]So to A[D]merica the [D#]brave
[Bm]wise [A]men [D]save

[E]Near a [F#m]tree by a [E]river is a [A]hole in the [B]ground,
where an [F#m]old man of [E]?arran? goes a[D]round and a[A]round
And his [F#m]mind is a [E]beacon in the [A]veil of the [B]night,
for a [F#m]strange kind of [E]fashion there's a [D]wrong and a [A]right
But I'll [Bm]never [A]ever [D]fight [E]over [F#m]you [E]

I've got [A]plans for [B]us, [C#m]nights in the [D]scullery
and [Bm]days in[G]stead of me, I [F#m]only [E]know what [A]to dis[B]cuss,
[C#m]oh, for [D]anything but [D#]light
[Bm]wise [A]men [D]fighting [E]over [F#m]you
[E]It's not [A]me you [B]see,
[C#m]seasons of [D]gasoline and [D#]gold
[Bm]wise [A]men [D]fold

[E]Near a [F#m]tree by a [E]river is a [A]hole in the [B]ground,
where an [F#m]old man of [E]aron[?] goes a[D]round and a[A]round
And his [F#m]mind is a [E]beacon in the [A]veil of the [B]night,
for a [F#m]strange kind of [E]fashion there's a [D]wrong and a [A]right
But I'll [Bm]never [A]ever [D]fight [E]over [G]you

[C]I've got [F]time to [Bb]kill, [A]sly looks in [D]corridors with[G]out a
[F]plan of yours,

 [A] [Esus4]blackbird [E]sings on [Am]Blue[G]bird[C]hill
[D]thanks for the calling of the [Bb]wild [D#]
[Cm]wise [Bb]men's [Eb]child [F]

[Middle Part with bagpipes etc.]

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