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Riptide

Vance Joy
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 The intro is just that chord progression repeated twice
 and the verse goes the same. I'm really unsure of the lyrics...
I  was scared of dentists  and the dark
I  was scared of pretty  girls and starting  conversations
Oh  all my friends  are turning green
 You must've something]  in our dreams
 Uh  oooh oh  oooh oooh
Oh  oooh oh oooh  and they come  unstuck
Lady,  runnin'  down to the riptide
Taken  away to the dark  side
I  wanna be your left  hand man
 And I love  you when  you're singin' that song  and
 I gotta lump in my throat  cos
You're  gonna sing the words  wrong
There's  this movie that  I think you'll like
 This guy  decides to quit  his job and head  to New York City
 This cowboy's  running  from himself
She's  been living on  the highest shelf
 Uh  oooh oh  oooh oooh
Oh  oooh oh oooh  and they come  unstuck
Lady,  runnin'  down to the riptide
Taken  away to the dark  side
I  wanna be your left  hand man
 And I love  you when  you're singin' that song  and
 I gotta lump in my throat  cos
You're  gonna sing the words  wrong
I  just gotta,  I just gotta know
If  you're gonna,  if you're gonna  stay
I  just gotta,  I just gotta know
I  can't have it,  I can't have it any  other way
 I swear  she's destined  for the  screen
Closest  thing to Michelle  Phipher that  you've ever seen oh
Lady,  runnin'  down to the riptide
Taken  away to the dark  side
I  wanna be your left  hand man
 And I love  you when  you're singin' that song  and
 I gotta lump in my throat  cos
You're  gonna sing the words  wrong
Lady,  runnin'  down to the riptide
Taken  away to the dark  side
I  wanna be your left  hand man
 And I love  you when  you're singin' that song  and
 I gotta lump in my throat  cos
You're  gonna sing the words  wrong
 I gotta lump in my throat  cos you're  gonna sing the words wrong
 End on
 I hope this helps :)

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Readable chord sheet for Riptide by Vance Joy

[Em] [Cadd9] [G]

The intro is just that chord progression repeated twice
and the verse goes the same. I'm really unsure of the lyrics...

[Em]I was scared of [Cadd9]dentists and the d[G]ark
[Em]I was scared of [Cadd9]pretty girls and s[G]tarting conversations
[Em]Oh all my f[Cadd9]riends are turning gr[G]een
You mus[Em]t've [something [Cadd9]something] in our [G]dreams
Uh[Em] oooh o[Cadd9]h oooh ooo[G]h
[Em]Oh oooh oh [Cadd9]oooh and they co[G]me unstuck
[Em]Lady, r[Cadd9]unnin' down to the rip[G]tide
[G]Taken away to the d[Em]ark side
[Cadd9]I wanna be your [G]left hand man
And I l[Em]ove you w[Cadd9]hen you're singin' that so[G]ng and
I gotta lump in my thr[Em]oat cos
[Cadd9]You're gonna sing the words[G] wrong

[Em]There's this movie [Cadd9]that I think you'll [G]like
This [Em]guy decides to [Cadd9]quit his job and [G]head to New York City
This c[Em]owboy's r[Cadd9]unning from [G]himself
[Em]She's been living [Cadd9]on the highest [G]shelf

Uh[Em] oooh o[Cadd9]h oooh ooo[G]h
[Em]Oh oooh oh [Cadd9]oooh and they co[G]me unstuck
[Em]Lady, r[Cadd9]unnin' down to the rip[G]tide
[G]Taken away to the d[Em]ark side
[Cadd9]I wanna be your [G]left hand man
And I l[Em]ove you w[Cadd9]hen you're singin' that so[G]ng and
I gotta lump in my thr[Em]oat cos
[Cadd9]You're gonna sing the words[G] wrong

[Em]I just gotta,[Cadd9] I just gotta kn[G]ow
[Em]If you're gonna[Cadd9], if you're gonna[G] stay
[Em]I just gotta[Cadd9], I just gotta [G]know
[Em]I can't have it,[Cadd9] I can't have it a[G]ny other way

I s[Em]wear she's [Cadd9]destined for the[G] screen
[Em]Closest thing to [Cadd9]Michelle Phipher [G]that you've ever seen oh

[Em]Lady, r[Cadd9]unnin' down to the rip[G]tide
[G]Taken away to the d[Em]ark side
[Cadd9]I wanna be your [G]left hand man
And I l[Em]ove you w[Cadd9]hen you're singin' that so[G]ng and
I gotta lump in my thr[Em]oat cos
[Cadd9]You're gonna sing the words[G] wrong

[Em]Lady, r[Cadd9]unnin' down to the rip[G]tide
[G]Taken away to the d[Em]ark side
[Cadd9]I wanna be your [G]left hand man
And I l[Em]ove you w[Cadd9]hen you're singin' that so[G]ng and
I gotta lump in my thr[Em]oat cos
[Cadd9]You're gonna sing the words[G] wrong
I gotta lump in my t[Em]hroat cos [Cadd9]you're gonna sing the words [G]wrong

End on [G]

I hope this helps :)