Chords for Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (Live Aid 1985)
Tempo:
102.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Gbm
E
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
[G]
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Gbm] [E]
[A] [B] [Gbm]
[E] [D] [A]
[Gbm] [E] [A]
[B] [Gbm] [E]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[D] [Gbm] [E]
[A] I'm going to sing [B] a song.
[Dbm]
[D] Blessing of Babylon [Bm] time.
[G] To carry [Gbm] on and try [E] the sins [A] and false [B] alarm.
[Dbm] To the [D] moon and where it [Ebm] will grow.
[Bbm] [Bm] Wise [D] men say, [Gbm] there was three [E] by a river.
A lord [A] [B] in the crown.
[Gbm] Where an old [E] man of Aaron [D] goes around [A] and around.
[Gbm] And his mind [E] is a beaker [A] in the veil [B] of the night.
[Gbm] For a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] is wrong [A] and right.
[Bm] We'll never, [D] never find [Gbm] a way out.
[Abm] I've [A] got plans [B] for us.
[Dbm] Nights [D] in the spot of [Bm] real days.
[G] Instead of [Gbm] me, I don't [E] know [A] what to [B] discuss.
[Dbm] Oh, [D] for anything, [Ebm] just wise.
[Bbm] [Bm] Wise [D] men fighting [Gbm] over you.
[E] It's [A] not me [B] you see.
[Dbm] Peace [D] is a [Bm] valentine and just [G] a song of [Gbm] mine to keep [E] from burning.
[A]
[B] Peaceful we [Db] sing [D] of [Ebm] gasoline.
[Bbm] [Bm] Wise [D] men say, [Gbm] there was three [Abm] by a river.
[A] There's a lord [B] in the crown.
[Gbm] Where an old [Abm] man of Aaron [D] goes around [A] and around.
[Gbm] And his mind [E] is a beaker [A] in the veil [B] of the night.
[Gbm] For a strange [Abm] kind of fashion [D] is wrong [A] and right.
[B] We'll never, [D] never find [G] a way out.
[C] I've [F] got time [Bb] to kill.
[Am] Smite [D] at six, I wrote [A] a love vow.
[Gm] Eight point of [E] your good fortune.
But things [A] are looking [C] very difficult.
[D] Thanks to a calling [Bb] of the wild.
[Eb] [Cm] A wise [Eb] man's child.
[Gm] [F] Let's hear you [Bb] whistle. Go!
[C] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [C] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] There's a [Gm] tree [F] by a river.
[Bb] There's a lord [C] in the crown.
[Gm] Where an old [Am] man of Aaron [Eb] goes around [Gm] and around.
And his mind [Bb] is a beaker in the veil [C] of the night.
[Gm] For a strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] is wrong [Bb] and right.
[Cm] We'll never, [Eb] never [Cm] find a way out.
[Eb]
[Cm] We'll never, [Eb] never find [Gm] a way out.
[G] [N]
[G]
[Bbm]
[Ab]
[Gbm] [E]
[A] [B] [Gbm]
[E] [D] [A]
[Gbm] [E] [A]
[B] [Gbm] [E]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[D] [Gbm] [E]
[A] I'm going to sing [B] a song.
[Dbm]
[D] Blessing of Babylon [Bm] time.
[G] To carry [Gbm] on and try [E] the sins [A] and false [B] alarm.
[Dbm] To the [D] moon and where it [Ebm] will grow.
[Bbm] [Bm] Wise [D] men say, [Gbm] there was three [E] by a river.
A lord [A] [B] in the crown.
[Gbm] Where an old [E] man of Aaron [D] goes around [A] and around.
[Gbm] And his mind [E] is a beaker [A] in the veil [B] of the night.
[Gbm] For a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] is wrong [A] and right.
[Bm] We'll never, [D] never find [Gbm] a way out.
[Abm] I've [A] got plans [B] for us.
[Dbm] Nights [D] in the spot of [Bm] real days.
[G] Instead of [Gbm] me, I don't [E] know [A] what to [B] discuss.
[Dbm] Oh, [D] for anything, [Ebm] just wise.
[Bbm] [Bm] Wise [D] men fighting [Gbm] over you.
[E] It's [A] not me [B] you see.
[Dbm] Peace [D] is a [Bm] valentine and just [G] a song of [Gbm] mine to keep [E] from burning.
[A]
[B] Peaceful we [Db] sing [D] of [Ebm] gasoline.
[Bbm] [Bm] Wise [D] men say, [Gbm] there was three [Abm] by a river.
[A] There's a lord [B] in the crown.
[Gbm] Where an old [Abm] man of Aaron [D] goes around [A] and around.
[Gbm] And his mind [E] is a beaker [A] in the veil [B] of the night.
[Gbm] For a strange [Abm] kind of fashion [D] is wrong [A] and right.
[B] We'll never, [D] never find [G] a way out.
[C] I've [F] got time [Bb] to kill.
[Am] Smite [D] at six, I wrote [A] a love vow.
[Gm] Eight point of [E] your good fortune.
But things [A] are looking [C] very difficult.
[D] Thanks to a calling [Bb] of the wild.
[Eb] [Cm] A wise [Eb] man's child.
[Gm] [F] Let's hear you [Bb] whistle. Go!
[C] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [C] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Eb] There's a [Gm] tree [F] by a river.
[Bb] There's a lord [C] in the crown.
[Gm] Where an old [Am] man of Aaron [Eb] goes around [Gm] and around.
And his mind [Bb] is a beaker in the veil [C] of the night.
[Gm] For a strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] is wrong [Bb] and right.
[Cm] We'll never, [Eb] never [Cm] find a way out.
[Eb]
[Cm] We'll never, [Eb] never find [Gm] a way out.
[G] [N]
Key:
A
D
Gbm
E
Gm
A
D
Gbm
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] I'm going to sing [B] a song.
_ [Dbm] _
[D] Blessing of Babylon [Bm] time.
[G] To carry [Gbm] on and try [E] the sins [A] and false [B] alarm.
[Dbm] To the [D] moon and where it [Ebm] will grow.
[Bbm] _ _ [Bm] Wise [D] men say, [Gbm] there was three [E] by a river.
A lord [A] _ [B] in the crown.
[Gbm] Where an old [E] man of Aaron [D] goes around [A] and around.
[Gbm] And his mind [E] is a beaker [A] in the veil [B] of the night.
[Gbm] For a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] is wrong [A] and right.
[Bm] We'll never, [D] never find [Gbm] a way out.
[Abm] I've [A] got plans [B] for us.
[Dbm] Nights [D] in the spot of [Bm] real days.
[G] Instead of [Gbm] me, I don't [E] know [A] what to [B] discuss.
[Dbm] Oh, [D] for anything, [Ebm] just wise.
[Bbm] _ _ [Bm] Wise [D] men fighting [Gbm] over you.
[E] It's [A] not me [B] you see.
[Dbm] Peace [D] is a [Bm] valentine and just [G] a song of [Gbm] mine to keep [E] from burning.
[A] _
[B] Peaceful we [Db] sing [D] of [Ebm] gasoline.
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Bm] Wise [D] men say, [Gbm] there was three [Abm] by a river.
[A] There's a lord [B] in the crown.
[Gbm] Where an old [Abm] man of Aaron [D] goes around [A] and around.
[Gbm] And his mind [E] is a beaker [A] in the veil [B] of the night.
[Gbm] For a strange [Abm] kind of fashion [D] is wrong [A] and right.
[B] We'll never, [D] never find [G] a way out.
[C] I've [F] got time [Bb] to kill.
[Am] Smite [D] at six, I wrote [A] a love vow.
[Gm] Eight point of [E] your good fortune.
But things [A] are looking [C] very difficult.
[D] _ Thanks to a calling [Bb] of the wild.
[Eb] _ [Cm] A wise [Eb] man's child.
[Gm] _ _ [F] Let's hear you [Bb] whistle. Go!
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] There's a [Gm] tree [F] by a river.
[Bb] There's a lord [C] in the crown.
[Gm] Where an old [Am] man of Aaron [Eb] goes around [Gm] and around.
And his mind [Bb] is a beaker in the veil [C] of the night.
[Gm] For a strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] is wrong [Bb] and right.
[Cm] We'll never, [Eb] never [Cm] find a way out.
[Eb] _
[Cm] We'll never, [Eb] never find [Gm] a way out.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] I'm going to sing [B] a song.
_ [Dbm] _
[D] Blessing of Babylon [Bm] time.
[G] To carry [Gbm] on and try [E] the sins [A] and false [B] alarm.
[Dbm] To the [D] moon and where it [Ebm] will grow.
[Bbm] _ _ [Bm] Wise [D] men say, [Gbm] there was three [E] by a river.
A lord [A] _ [B] in the crown.
[Gbm] Where an old [E] man of Aaron [D] goes around [A] and around.
[Gbm] And his mind [E] is a beaker [A] in the veil [B] of the night.
[Gbm] For a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] is wrong [A] and right.
[Bm] We'll never, [D] never find [Gbm] a way out.
[Abm] I've [A] got plans [B] for us.
[Dbm] Nights [D] in the spot of [Bm] real days.
[G] Instead of [Gbm] me, I don't [E] know [A] what to [B] discuss.
[Dbm] Oh, [D] for anything, [Ebm] just wise.
[Bbm] _ _ [Bm] Wise [D] men fighting [Gbm] over you.
[E] It's [A] not me [B] you see.
[Dbm] Peace [D] is a [Bm] valentine and just [G] a song of [Gbm] mine to keep [E] from burning.
[A] _
[B] Peaceful we [Db] sing [D] of [Ebm] gasoline.
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Bm] Wise [D] men say, [Gbm] there was three [Abm] by a river.
[A] There's a lord [B] in the crown.
[Gbm] Where an old [Abm] man of Aaron [D] goes around [A] and around.
[Gbm] And his mind [E] is a beaker [A] in the veil [B] of the night.
[Gbm] For a strange [Abm] kind of fashion [D] is wrong [A] and right.
[B] We'll never, [D] never find [G] a way out.
[C] I've [F] got time [Bb] to kill.
[Am] Smite [D] at six, I wrote [A] a love vow.
[Gm] Eight point of [E] your good fortune.
But things [A] are looking [C] very difficult.
[D] _ Thanks to a calling [Bb] of the wild.
[Eb] _ [Cm] A wise [Eb] man's child.
[Gm] _ _ [F] Let's hear you [Bb] whistle. Go!
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] There's a [Gm] tree [F] by a river.
[Bb] There's a lord [C] in the crown.
[Gm] Where an old [Am] man of Aaron [Eb] goes around [Gm] and around.
And his mind [Bb] is a beaker in the veil [C] of the night.
[Gm] For a strange [F] kind of fashion [Eb] is wrong [Bb] and right.
[Cm] We'll never, [Eb] never [Cm] find a way out.
[Eb] _
[Cm] We'll never, [Eb] never find [Gm] a way out.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _