The Riddle Chords by Jacco Gardner

Tempo:
140 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

G

Am

Bb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jacco Gardner - The Riddle chords
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[Bb] Every day,
[G] she came home [Bb] at night
[Dm] [Bb] Working some days, [G] hoping for [C] the light
[Am] Not to [Dm] see,
[Am] in the middle [Dm] of the night
[Cm] She [Gm] was never [Fm] free
[B]
[Cm] She's [Gm]
[Db] [Gm]
[Dm]
[Bb] awake, [G] at her quiescent [Bb] sky
[Dm] [Bb] Making plans,
[G] of deep [C] realize
[Am] Kind of [Dm] purchase, [Am] with dreams in [Dm] her heart
[Cm] She's [Gm] alive
[Fm] [F]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Db] [G] [Dm]
Tell [F] me, can you, guess [G] my name?
[Am] Her smile [Ab] went sad,
[C] I [D] didn't shame
[Dm] Fish, which went [F] poor
An [G] endless door
[Am] I'm [Ab] for
[C] us [Dm] and more
I [Bb] looked in, and [G] you didn't even see [Bb] me there
[Dm] You were [Bb] a big, fine, [G] white monster of [C] a friend
[Am] I was a [Dm] little lover
[Am] I was just a [Dm] little lover
[Cm] But I was more [Gm] than that
[Fm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Db] [Gm]
[Dm]
I remember my [Bb] little model
[G] In every way [Bb] she can
[Dm] But like [Bb] the wind,
[G] she came in with her friends [C] and so
[Am] I had to [Dm] go, [Am] so could she, she said [Dm] I would go
[Cm] She's alive
[Gm]
[Fm] [F]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Db] [Gm] [Dm]
Tell me, [F] can you, guess [G] my name?
[Am] Her smile [Ab] went sad, [C] I [D] didn't shame
[Dm] Fish, which [F] went poor
An [G] endless door
I'm for us and more
[Am] I [Ab]
[C] [D]
[Dm] [A]
[F] looked [G] in, and you
[Am] [Ab] didn't
[C] [D]
[Dm] even see
[F] [G] me there
[Am] You [E] [C] were a little lover
[D] I was just a little lover
In every way she [Dm] can
But like the wind, [A] she came in with her friends and [F] so
[G]
[Am] [E]
[C] I'm alive
[D] [Dm] [A]
[F] [G]
[Am] [E]
[C] [D]
Key:  
Dm
2311
G
2131
Am
2311
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Dm
2311
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn Jacco Gardner - The Riddle chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Dm, Bb, G, Bb, Cm, Gm, Fm, F, G, Am, Ab and C. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. With the song's key of F Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Every day, _
[G] she came home [Bb] at _ night
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] Working some days, [G] _ hoping for [C] the light _
[Am] _ Not to [Dm] _ see, _
[Am] in the middle [Dm] of the night
[Cm] She _ [Gm] was _ never [Fm] _ _ free
[B] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ She's _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] awake, _ [G] at her quiescent [Bb] sky _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] Making plans, _
[G] of deep [C] realize _ _ _
[Am] _ Kind of [Dm] purchase, _ _ [Am] with dreams in [Dm] her heart _
[Cm] _ She's _ [Gm] alive _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ Tell [F] me, can you, _ guess [G] my name? _
[Am] Her smile [Ab] went sad, _
[C] _ _ I [D] didn't shame _
_ [Dm] Fish, which went [F] poor _
_ An [G] endless _ door
[Am] _ _ I'm [Ab] for _ _ _
[C] _ us [Dm] and _ more
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I [Bb] looked in, and [G] you didn't even see [Bb] me _ there
[Dm] _ You were [Bb] a big, fine, [G] white monster of [C] a friend _
[Am] I was a [Dm] little lover _
[Am] I was just a [Dm] little lover _
[Cm] But I was more [Gm] than that _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I remember my [Bb] little model _
[G] In every way [Bb] she can _
[Dm] _ But like [Bb] the wind, _ _
[G] she came in with her friends [C] and so _
[Am] _ I had to [Dm] go, _ [Am] so could she, she said [Dm] I would go _
[Cm] _ She's alive
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _
Tell _ me, [F] can you, _ guess [G] my name? _
[Am] _ Her smile [Ab] went _ sad, [C] _ I [D] didn't shame _
_ [Dm] Fish, which [F] went poor _
_ An [G] endless _ door
I'm for us and more
[Am] _ _ I [Ab] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ looked [G] in, and you _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Ab] didn't _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] even see _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] me there
[Am] You _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] were a little lover
_ _ [D] _ I was just a little lover
In every way she [Dm] can
But like the wind, [A] she came in with her friends and [F] so
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ I'm alive
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Cabinet of Curiosities album.

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