The Riddle Chords by Nik Kershaw
Tempo:
101.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
A
Gbm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gbm]
[E] [A] [B]
[Gbm] [E] [D]
[A] [Gbm] [E]
[A] [B] [Gbm]
[E] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [Gbm]
[E] I've [A] got two [B] strong arms, [Dbm] [D] blessing the Babylon [Bm] time, [G] to carry [Gbm] untried, [E] for sins [A] and false
[B] alarms, [Dbm] so [D] through America [Ebm] the brave.
[Bbm]
[Bm] Wise [D] men say [Gbm] near a tree [E] by a river [A] there's a hole [B] in the ground, [Gbm] where an old [E] man of
iron [D] goes around [A] and around, [Gbm] and his mind [E] is a beacon [A] in the middle [B] of the night, [Gbm] for
a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] there's a wrong [A] and a right, but [Bm] he'll never [D] never fight [Gbm] over you.
[E] I've [A] got plans [B] for us, [Dbm] nights [D] in the [Bm] scullery and days [G] instead of [Gbm] me, I only [E] know [A] what to
[B] discuss, [Dbm] oh [D] for anything [Ebm] but light.
[Bbm]
[Bm] Wise [D] men fighting [Gbm] over you, [E] it's [A] not me [B] you see, [Dbm] pieces [D] of [Bm] valentine and dust, [G] a song
of [Gbm] mine to keep [E] from [A] burning, is [B] for me, [Dbm] seasons [D] of gasoline [Ebm] and gold.
[Bbm]
[Bm] Wise [D] men say [Gbm] near a tree [E] by a river [A] there's a hole [B] in the ground, [Gbm] where an old [E] man of
iron [D] goes around [A] and around, [Gbm] and his mind [E] is a beacon [A] in the middle [B] of the night, [Gbm] for
a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] there's a wrong [A] and a right, but [Bm] he'll never [D] never fight [G] over you.
[C] I [F] got [Bb] time to kill, [Am] slide [D] up in the corridor [G] throughout, [F] make a plan up, [E] you're the black
blood, singing [A] on [C] bluebird hill, [D]
thanks to the calling [Bb] of the wild, [Eb]
[Cm] wise [Eb] men's child.
[Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [C] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Eb] [Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes around
[Bb] and around, [Gm] 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 [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes around
[Bb] and around, and [Gm] 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 [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight [Cm] over you.
[Eb] No, [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight [Gm] over you.
[E] [A] [B]
[Gbm] [E] [D]
[A] [Gbm] [E]
[A] [B] [Gbm]
[E] [D] [A]
[Bm] [D] [Gbm]
[E] I've [A] got two [B] strong arms, [Dbm] [D] blessing the Babylon [Bm] time, [G] to carry [Gbm] untried, [E] for sins [A] and false
[B] alarms, [Dbm] so [D] through America [Ebm] the brave.
[Bbm]
[Bm] Wise [D] men say [Gbm] near a tree [E] by a river [A] there's a hole [B] in the ground, [Gbm] where an old [E] man of
iron [D] goes around [A] and around, [Gbm] and his mind [E] is a beacon [A] in the middle [B] of the night, [Gbm] for
a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] there's a wrong [A] and a right, but [Bm] he'll never [D] never fight [Gbm] over you.
[E] I've [A] got plans [B] for us, [Dbm] nights [D] in the [Bm] scullery and days [G] instead of [Gbm] me, I only [E] know [A] what to
[B] discuss, [Dbm] oh [D] for anything [Ebm] but light.
[Bbm]
[Bm] Wise [D] men fighting [Gbm] over you, [E] it's [A] not me [B] you see, [Dbm] pieces [D] of [Bm] valentine and dust, [G] a song
of [Gbm] mine to keep [E] from [A] burning, is [B] for me, [Dbm] seasons [D] of gasoline [Ebm] and gold.
[Bbm]
[Bm] Wise [D] men say [Gbm] near a tree [E] by a river [A] there's a hole [B] in the ground, [Gbm] where an old [E] man of
iron [D] goes around [A] and around, [Gbm] and his mind [E] is a beacon [A] in the middle [B] of the night, [Gbm] for
a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] there's a wrong [A] and a right, but [Bm] he'll never [D] never fight [G] over you.
[C] I [F] got [Bb] time to kill, [Am] slide [D] up in the corridor [G] throughout, [F] make a plan up, [E] you're the black
blood, singing [A] on [C] bluebird hill, [D]
thanks to the calling [Bb] of the wild, [Eb]
[Cm] wise [Eb] men's child.
[Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [C] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Eb] [Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes around
[Bb] and around, [Gm] 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 [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes around
[Bb] and around, and [Gm] 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 [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight [Cm] over you.
[Eb] No, [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight [Gm] over you.
Key:
D
E
A
Gbm
F
D
E
A
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[E] I've [A] got two [B] strong arms, [Dbm] _ [D] blessing the Babylon [Bm] time, [G] to carry [Gbm] untried, [E] for sins [A] and false
[B] alarms, [Dbm] so [D] through America [Ebm] the brave.
[Bbm] _ _
[Bm] Wise [D] men say [Gbm] near a tree [E] by a river [A] there's a hole [B] in the ground, [Gbm] where an old [E] man of
iron [D] goes around [A] and around, [Gbm] and his mind [E] is a beacon [A] in the middle [B] of the night, [Gbm] for
a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] there's a wrong [A] and a right, but [Bm] he'll never [D] never fight [Gbm] over you.
[E] I've [A] got plans [B] for us, [Dbm] nights [D] in the [Bm] scullery and days [G] instead of [Gbm] me, I only [E] know [A] what to
[B] discuss, [Dbm] oh [D] for anything [Ebm] but light.
[Bbm] _ _
[Bm] Wise [D] men fighting [Gbm] over you, [E] it's [A] not me [B] you see, [Dbm] pieces [D] of [Bm] valentine and dust, [G] a song
of [Gbm] mine to keep [E] from [A] burning, is [B] for me, [Dbm] seasons [D] of gasoline [Ebm] and gold.
[Bbm] _ _
[Bm] Wise [D] men say [Gbm] near a tree [E] by a river [A] there's a hole [B] in the ground, [Gbm] where an old [E] man of
iron [D] goes around [A] and around, [Gbm] and his mind [E] is a beacon [A] in the middle [B] of the night, [Gbm] for
a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] there's a wrong [A] and a right, but [Bm] he'll never [D] never fight [G] over you.
[C] I [F] got [Bb] time to kill, [Am] slide [D] up in the corridor [G] throughout, [F] make a plan up, [E] you're the black
blood, singing [A] on [C] bluebird hill, [D] _
thanks to the calling [Bb] of the wild, [Eb] _ _
[Cm] wise [Eb] men's child.
[Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes around
[Bb] and around, [Gm] 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 [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes around
[Bb] and around, and [Gm] 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 [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight [Cm] over you.
[Eb] No, [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight [Gm] over you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[E] I've [A] got two [B] strong arms, [Dbm] _ [D] blessing the Babylon [Bm] time, [G] to carry [Gbm] untried, [E] for sins [A] and false
[B] alarms, [Dbm] so [D] through America [Ebm] the brave.
[Bbm] _ _
[Bm] Wise [D] men say [Gbm] near a tree [E] by a river [A] there's a hole [B] in the ground, [Gbm] where an old [E] man of
iron [D] goes around [A] and around, [Gbm] and his mind [E] is a beacon [A] in the middle [B] of the night, [Gbm] for
a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] there's a wrong [A] and a right, but [Bm] he'll never [D] never fight [Gbm] over you.
[E] I've [A] got plans [B] for us, [Dbm] nights [D] in the [Bm] scullery and days [G] instead of [Gbm] me, I only [E] know [A] what to
[B] discuss, [Dbm] oh [D] for anything [Ebm] but light.
[Bbm] _ _
[Bm] Wise [D] men fighting [Gbm] over you, [E] it's [A] not me [B] you see, [Dbm] pieces [D] of [Bm] valentine and dust, [G] a song
of [Gbm] mine to keep [E] from [A] burning, is [B] for me, [Dbm] seasons [D] of gasoline [Ebm] and gold.
[Bbm] _ _
[Bm] Wise [D] men say [Gbm] near a tree [E] by a river [A] there's a hole [B] in the ground, [Gbm] where an old [E] man of
iron [D] goes around [A] and around, [Gbm] and his mind [E] is a beacon [A] in the middle [B] of the night, [Gbm] for
a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] there's a wrong [A] and a right, but [Bm] he'll never [D] never fight [G] over you.
[C] I [F] got [Bb] time to kill, [Am] slide [D] up in the corridor [G] throughout, [F] make a plan up, [E] you're the black
blood, singing [A] on [C] bluebird hill, [D] _
thanks to the calling [Bb] of the wild, [Eb] _ _
[Cm] wise [Eb] men's child.
[Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes around
[Bb] and around, [Gm] 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 [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron [Eb] goes around
[Bb] and around, and [Gm] 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 [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight [Cm] over you.
[Eb] No, [Cm] he'll never [Eb] never fight [Gm] over you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _