Chords for Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Tempo:
175.3 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Eb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Fm] [G] [Gm] [F]
I've got [Bb] two strong [C]
arms, [Dm] blessings [Eb] of Babylon [G] time, [C] [Eb] to carry [G] on and try, [F]
for sins and false
[C]
alarms, [D] so [Eb] to America [Em] pray.
[Bm] [D] Wise men [Cm] [F] say near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole in [C] the ground, where [G] an [Bb] old man [F] of
iron goes around [Bbm] and [F] around, and his [Gm] mind is [F] a beacon in the middle of the night.
For a strange kind of fashion [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [C] but he'll [Bb]
never, never [F] fight
over [Gm] you.
[F] I've [Bb] got plans for [C] us, [Dm]
nights [Eb] in the scullery [Cm] and days in town, [G] I only [F] know [Bb] what to [C] discuss,
[Dm]
hope [Eb] for anything [Em] but delight.
[Bm] [F] [Bb]
Wise [F] men fighting [G] over
[Gm] you, [F] it's [Bb] not me [C] you see, [Dm]
Jesus [Eb] of [Cm] Valentine and just a [Ebm] son of
mine [G] to keep from [F] burning [C] history, [Dm]
seasons [Eb] of gasoline [Em] and gold.
[Bm] [C]
[Bb] Wise [Cm] men [Fm] fold [Gm] near a tree by [F] a river, there's [Bb] a hole [F] in [C] the ground, [Fm] where an old man [F] of
iron [Eb] goes around [Bb] and [F] around, and [Bb] his mind is [F] a beacon in the middle [C] of the night.
[Bb] For a strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] there's a [Bb] wrong and a right, but [C] he'll [Bb] never, never fight [Gm] over you.
[C] I've [F] got time [Bb] to kill, [Am]
[D] silhouettes in corridors [G]
without [Dm] a plan of [E] yours, a blackbird sings
[Am] on [G] [C] Bluebird Hill, [D] so to the falling [Bb] of the wild, [Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] wise [Eb] men [Fm] say.
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Gm] I'm gonna die.
[F] [Bbm]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[Eb] [Fm] Near [Gm] a tree [A] by the river, there's [Bb] a hole [F] in the ground, where [Gm] an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes
around [Bb] and around, and his mind [F] is a beacon [Bb] in the middle [C] of the night.
[Gm] For a strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, but he'll never, never [F] fight.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by the river, there's a hole in [C] the ground, [Fm] [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes
around [Bb] and [F] around, and [Gm] his mind [F] is a beacon in [Bb] the middle of [C] the night.
[Bb] For a strange kind [F] of fashion [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, but [C] he'll [Fm] never, never [F] fight over [Bb] you.
[F] [C] No, he'll [Bb] never, never [Eb] [C] fight over [Gm] you.
[N]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Fm] [G] [Gm] [F]
I've got [Bb] two strong [C]
arms, [Dm] blessings [Eb] of Babylon [G] time, [C] [Eb] to carry [G] on and try, [F]
for sins and false
[C]
alarms, [D] so [Eb] to America [Em] pray.
[Bm] [D] Wise men [Cm] [F] say near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole in [C] the ground, where [G] an [Bb] old man [F] of
iron goes around [Bbm] and [F] around, and his [Gm] mind is [F] a beacon in the middle of the night.
For a strange kind of fashion [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [C] but he'll [Bb]
never, never [F] fight
over [Gm] you.
[F] I've [Bb] got plans for [C] us, [Dm]
nights [Eb] in the scullery [Cm] and days in town, [G] I only [F] know [Bb] what to [C] discuss,
[Dm]
hope [Eb] for anything [Em] but delight.
[Bm] [F] [Bb]
Wise [F] men fighting [G] over
[Gm] you, [F] it's [Bb] not me [C] you see, [Dm]
Jesus [Eb] of [Cm] Valentine and just a [Ebm] son of
mine [G] to keep from [F] burning [C] history, [Dm]
seasons [Eb] of gasoline [Em] and gold.
[Bm] [C]
[Bb] Wise [Cm] men [Fm] fold [Gm] near a tree by [F] a river, there's [Bb] a hole [F] in [C] the ground, [Fm] where an old man [F] of
iron [Eb] goes around [Bb] and [F] around, and [Bb] his mind is [F] a beacon in the middle [C] of the night.
[Bb] For a strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] there's a [Bb] wrong and a right, but [C] he'll [Bb] never, never fight [Gm] over you.
[C] I've [F] got time [Bb] to kill, [Am]
[D] silhouettes in corridors [G]
without [Dm] a plan of [E] yours, a blackbird sings
[Am] on [G] [C] Bluebird Hill, [D] so to the falling [Bb] of the wild, [Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] wise [Eb] men [Fm] say.
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm]
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Gm] I'm gonna die.
[F] [Bbm]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [C] [Bb]
[Eb] [Fm] Near [Gm] a tree [A] by the river, there's [Bb] a hole [F] in the ground, where [Gm] an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes
around [Bb] and around, and his mind [F] is a beacon [Bb] in the middle [C] of the night.
[Gm] For a strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, but he'll never, never [F] fight.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by the river, there's a hole in [C] the ground, [Fm] [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes
around [Bb] and [F] around, and [Gm] his mind [F] is a beacon in [Bb] the middle of [C] the night.
[Bb] For a strange kind [F] of fashion [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, but [C] he'll [Fm] never, never [F] fight over [Bb] you.
[F] [C] No, he'll [Bb] never, never [Eb] [C] fight over [Gm] you.
[N]
Key:
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Bb
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Eb
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F
Bb
C
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
I've got [Bb] two strong [C] _
arms, _ [Dm] _ blessings [Eb] of Babylon _ [G] time, [C] _ [Eb] to carry [G] on and try, _ [F]
for sins _ and false
[C] _
_ alarms, [D] _ so [Eb] to _ America [Em] pray. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ Wise men [Cm] _ [F] say near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole in [C] the ground, where [G] an [Bb] old man [F] of
iron goes _ around [Bbm] and [F] around, and his [Gm] _ mind is [F] a beacon in the middle of the night.
_ For a strange kind of fashion [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [C] but he'll [Bb]
never, never [F] _ fight
over [Gm] _ you.
_ [F] _ I've [Bb] got plans for [C] _ _ us, [Dm] _
nights [Eb] in the _ scullery [Cm] and days _ in town, [G] I _ only [F] _ know [Bb] what to _ [C] _ discuss,
_ _ [Dm]
hope _ [Eb] for anything [Em] but delight.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb]
Wise [F] men fighting [G] over _
[Gm] you, [F] _ it's [Bb] not me [C] you _ see, [Dm] _ _
Jesus [Eb] of _ [Cm] Valentine and just _ a [Ebm] son of
mine [G] to keep from [F] _ burning _ _ _ _ [C] history, _ _ [Dm] _ _
seasons [Eb] of gasoline [Em] and gold.
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] Wise [Cm] men [Fm] fold [Gm] near a tree by [F] a river, there's [Bb] a hole [F] in [C] the ground, [Fm] where an old man [F] of
iron [Eb] goes around [Bb] and [F] around, and [Bb] his mind is [F] a beacon in the middle [C] of the night.
[Bb] For a strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] there's a [Bb] wrong and a right, but [C] he'll [Bb] never, never fight [Gm] over _ you.
_ [C] _ _ I've [F] got time [Bb] to _ kill, [Am] _ _
_ [D] silhouettes in corridors [G] _
without [Dm] a plan of [E] yours, a _ blackbird sings
_ [Am] on [G] _ [C] Bluebird _ Hill, [D] so _ to the falling [Bb] of the wild, [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] wise [Eb] men [Fm] say.
_ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] I'm gonna die.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] Near [Gm] a tree [A] by the river, there's [Bb] a hole [F] in the ground, where [Gm] an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes _
around [Bb] and around, and his mind [F] is a beacon [Bb] in the middle [C] of the night.
[Gm] For a _ strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, _ but he'll never, never [F] fight.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by the river, there's a hole in [C] the ground, [Fm] [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron _ [Eb] goes
around [Bb] and [F] around, and [Gm] his mind [F] is a beacon in [Bb] the middle of [C] the night.
_ [Bb] For a strange kind [F] of fashion _ [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, but [C] he'll [Fm] never, never [F] fight over _ [Bb] you.
_ _ _ [F] [C] No, he'll [Bb] never, never [Eb] _ [C] fight _ over [Gm] _ _ you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
I've got [Bb] two strong [C] _
arms, _ [Dm] _ blessings [Eb] of Babylon _ [G] time, [C] _ [Eb] to carry [G] on and try, _ [F]
for sins _ and false
[C] _
_ alarms, [D] _ so [Eb] to _ America [Em] pray. _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ Wise men [Cm] _ [F] say near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole in [C] the ground, where [G] an [Bb] old man [F] of
iron goes _ around [Bbm] and [F] around, and his [Gm] _ mind is [F] a beacon in the middle of the night.
_ For a strange kind of fashion [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [C] but he'll [Bb]
never, never [F] _ fight
over [Gm] _ you.
_ [F] _ I've [Bb] got plans for [C] _ _ us, [Dm] _
nights [Eb] in the _ scullery [Cm] and days _ in town, [G] I _ only [F] _ know [Bb] what to _ [C] _ discuss,
_ _ [Dm]
hope _ [Eb] for anything [Em] but delight.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb]
Wise [F] men fighting [G] over _
[Gm] you, [F] _ it's [Bb] not me [C] you _ see, [Dm] _ _
Jesus [Eb] of _ [Cm] Valentine and just _ a [Ebm] son of
mine [G] to keep from [F] _ burning _ _ _ _ [C] history, _ _ [Dm] _ _
seasons [Eb] of gasoline [Em] and gold.
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] Wise [Cm] men [Fm] fold [Gm] near a tree by [F] a river, there's [Bb] a hole [F] in [C] the ground, [Fm] where an old man [F] of
iron [Eb] goes around [Bb] and [F] around, and [Bb] his mind is [F] a beacon in the middle [C] of the night.
[Bb] For a strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] there's a [Bb] wrong and a right, but [C] he'll [Bb] never, never fight [Gm] over _ you.
_ [C] _ _ I've [F] got time [Bb] to _ kill, [Am] _ _
_ [D] silhouettes in corridors [G] _
without [Dm] a plan of [E] yours, a _ blackbird sings
_ [Am] on [G] _ [C] Bluebird _ Hill, [D] so _ to the falling [Bb] of the wild, [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Bb] wise [Eb] men [Fm] say.
_ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] I'm gonna die.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] Near [Gm] a tree [A] by the river, there's [Bb] a hole [F] in the ground, where [Gm] an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes _
around [Bb] and around, and his mind [F] is a beacon [Bb] in the middle [C] of the night.
[Gm] For a _ strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, _ but he'll never, never [F] fight.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by the river, there's a hole in [C] the ground, [Fm] [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron _ [Eb] goes
around [Bb] and [F] around, and [Gm] his mind [F] is a beacon in [Bb] the middle of [C] the night.
_ [Bb] For a strange kind [F] of fashion _ [Eb] there's a wrong [Bb] and a right, but [C] he'll [Fm] never, never [F] fight over _ [Bb] you.
_ _ _ [F] [C] No, he'll [Bb] never, never [Eb] _ [C] fight _ over [Gm] _ _ you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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