Chords for The Riddle (Solo Acoustic)
Tempo:
84.75 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
Gm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Bb] [C] [Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] I got two [C] strong [Bbm] arms, blessings of [G] Babylon time, [Eb] to carry on and try [F] for sins [Bb] and [C] false [Dm] alarms.
So to [C] America the brave, [Bm] [Bb] wise men saved, near a tree [F] by a river,
[Bb] there's a [C] hole in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron goes around and around.
[Gm] And his mind [F] is a beacon [Bb] in the veil [C] of the night, [G] for a strange [F] kind of fashion,
[Bb] there's a wrong and a right, but he'll never, never [Gm] fight over you.
[F] I [Bb] got plans [C] for us, [Dm] knights in the [Gm] scholarly days, [Eb] instead of [Gm] me I only [F] know [Bb] what to [C] discuss.
[Dm] Oh, for anything [Em] but lies, [Bm] [C] [Bb] wise men fighting [Gm] over you, [F] it's [Bb] not me [C] you see,
[Dm]
pieces [F] of Valentine [Cm] and just [Eb] the song of [Gm] mine to keep [F] from burning [Bb] [C] history.
[Dm]
[Bb] Seasons of gasoline [Em] and [Bm] gold, [Gm]
wise men fall near a tree [F] by a river,
[C] there's a hole in the ground, [Gm] where an [F] old man of iron goes around [Bb] and around.
And his mind [F] is a beacon [C] in the veil [D] of the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of fashion,
[Eb] there's a wrong [C] and a right, but he'll [Bb] never, never fight [Gm] over you.
[C] I [F] got time [Bb] to kill, [Am]
sly [D] looks in corridors [G] without a plan of [E] yours,
a blackbird sings on [C] Bluebird Hill, [D]
thanks to the calling [Bb] of the wild, wise men's child.
[F] [C]
[Gm] [F] Oh, [Eb]
[C] near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a [D] hole in the ground, where [F] an old man of iron [Eb] goes [Bb] around and around.
And [Gm] his [F] mind is a beacon in the veil of the night, [Gm] for a [Fm] strange kind of fashion,
there's [Eb] a [Bb] wrong and a right, but he'll never, never fight.
Near a tree by [F] a river, there's [C] a hole in the ground, where [Gm] an [F] old man of iron [Bb] goes around and around.
And [Gm] his [F] mind is a beacon in the veil of [C] the night, for [Gm] a strange kind of fashion,
[Eb] there's a wrong and a right, but [Bb] he'll never, never [C] fight over you.
No, [Bb] he'll never, never [Fm] fight [Gm] over you.
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] I got two [C] strong [Bbm] arms, blessings of [G] Babylon time, [Eb] to carry on and try [F] for sins [Bb] and [C] false [Dm] alarms.
So to [C] America the brave, [Bm] [Bb] wise men saved, near a tree [F] by a river,
[Bb] there's a [C] hole in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron goes around and around.
[Gm] And his mind [F] is a beacon [Bb] in the veil [C] of the night, [G] for a strange [F] kind of fashion,
[Bb] there's a wrong and a right, but he'll never, never [Gm] fight over you.
[F] I [Bb] got plans [C] for us, [Dm] knights in the [Gm] scholarly days, [Eb] instead of [Gm] me I only [F] know [Bb] what to [C] discuss.
[Dm] Oh, for anything [Em] but lies, [Bm] [C] [Bb] wise men fighting [Gm] over you, [F] it's [Bb] not me [C] you see,
[Dm]
pieces [F] of Valentine [Cm] and just [Eb] the song of [Gm] mine to keep [F] from burning [Bb] [C] history.
[Dm]
[Bb] Seasons of gasoline [Em] and [Bm] gold, [Gm]
wise men fall near a tree [F] by a river,
[C] there's a hole in the ground, [Gm] where an [F] old man of iron goes around [Bb] and around.
And his mind [F] is a beacon [C] in the veil [D] of the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of fashion,
[Eb] there's a wrong [C] and a right, but he'll [Bb] never, never fight [Gm] over you.
[C] I [F] got time [Bb] to kill, [Am]
sly [D] looks in corridors [G] without a plan of [E] yours,
a blackbird sings on [C] Bluebird Hill, [D]
thanks to the calling [Bb] of the wild, wise men's child.
[F] [C]
[Gm] [F] Oh, [Eb]
[C] near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a [D] hole in the ground, where [F] an old man of iron [Eb] goes [Bb] around and around.
And [Gm] his [F] mind is a beacon in the veil of the night, [Gm] for a [Fm] strange kind of fashion,
there's [Eb] a [Bb] wrong and a right, but he'll never, never fight.
Near a tree by [F] a river, there's [C] a hole in the ground, where [Gm] an [F] old man of iron [Bb] goes around and around.
And [Gm] his [F] mind is a beacon in the veil of [C] the night, for [Gm] a strange kind of fashion,
[Eb] there's a wrong and a right, but [Bb] he'll never, never [C] fight over you.
No, [Bb] he'll never, never [Fm] fight [Gm] over you.
Key:
F
Bb
C
Gm
Eb
F
Bb
C
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] I got two [C] strong [Bbm] arms, blessings of [G] Babylon time, [Eb] to carry on and try [F] for sins [Bb] and [C] false [Dm] alarms.
So to [C] America the brave, [Bm] _ _ [Bb] wise men saved, near a tree [F] by a river,
[Bb] there's a [C] hole in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron goes around and around.
[Gm] And his mind [F] is a beacon [Bb] in the veil [C] of the night, [G] for a strange [F] kind of fashion,
[Bb] there's a wrong and a right, but he'll never, never [Gm] fight over you.
[F] I [Bb] got plans [C] for us, [Dm] knights in the [Gm] scholarly days, [Eb] instead of [Gm] me I only [F] know [Bb] what to [C] discuss.
[Dm] Oh, for anything [Em] but lies, [Bm] _ _ [C] [Bb] wise men fighting [Gm] over you, [F] it's [Bb] not me [C] you see,
[Dm]
pieces [F] of Valentine [Cm] and just [Eb] the song of [Gm] mine to keep [F] from burning [Bb] _ [C] history.
_ [Dm] _
[Bb] Seasons of gasoline [Em] and [Bm] gold, _ [Gm]
wise men fall near a tree [F] by a river,
[C] there's a hole in the ground, [Gm] where an [F] old man of iron goes around [Bb] and around.
And his mind [F] is a beacon [C] in the veil [D] of the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of fashion,
[Eb] there's a wrong [C] and a right, but he'll [Bb] never, never fight [Gm] over you.
[C] I [F] got time [Bb] to kill, [Am]
sly [D] looks in corridors [G] without a plan of [E] yours,
a blackbird sings on [C] Bluebird Hill, [D]
thanks to the calling [Bb] of the wild, _ wise men's child.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] Oh, _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a [D] hole in the ground, where [F] an old man of iron [Eb] goes [Bb] around and around.
And [Gm] his [F] mind is a beacon in the veil of the night, [Gm] for a [Fm] strange kind of fashion,
there's [Eb] a [Bb] wrong and a right, but he'll never, never fight.
Near a tree by [F] a river, there's [C] a hole in the ground, where [Gm] an [F] old man of iron [Bb] goes around and around.
And [Gm] his [F] mind is a beacon in the veil of [C] the night, for [Gm] a strange kind of fashion,
[Eb] there's a wrong and a right, but [Bb] he'll never, never [C] fight over you.
_ No, [Bb] he'll never, never [Fm] fight [Gm] over you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] I got two [C] strong [Bbm] arms, blessings of [G] Babylon time, [Eb] to carry on and try [F] for sins [Bb] and [C] false [Dm] alarms.
So to [C] America the brave, [Bm] _ _ [Bb] wise men saved, near a tree [F] by a river,
[Bb] there's a [C] hole in the ground, [Gm] where an old [F] man of iron goes around and around.
[Gm] And his mind [F] is a beacon [Bb] in the veil [C] of the night, [G] for a strange [F] kind of fashion,
[Bb] there's a wrong and a right, but he'll never, never [Gm] fight over you.
[F] I [Bb] got plans [C] for us, [Dm] knights in the [Gm] scholarly days, [Eb] instead of [Gm] me I only [F] know [Bb] what to [C] discuss.
[Dm] Oh, for anything [Em] but lies, [Bm] _ _ [C] [Bb] wise men fighting [Gm] over you, [F] it's [Bb] not me [C] you see,
[Dm]
pieces [F] of Valentine [Cm] and just [Eb] the song of [Gm] mine to keep [F] from burning [Bb] _ [C] history.
_ [Dm] _
[Bb] Seasons of gasoline [Em] and [Bm] gold, _ [Gm]
wise men fall near a tree [F] by a river,
[C] there's a hole in the ground, [Gm] where an [F] old man of iron goes around [Bb] and around.
And his mind [F] is a beacon [C] in the veil [D] of the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of fashion,
[Eb] there's a wrong [C] and a right, but he'll [Bb] never, never fight [Gm] over you.
[C] I [F] got time [Bb] to kill, [Am]
sly [D] looks in corridors [G] without a plan of [E] yours,
a blackbird sings on [C] Bluebird Hill, [D]
thanks to the calling [Bb] of the wild, _ wise men's child.
_ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] Oh, _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a [D] hole in the ground, where [F] an old man of iron [Eb] goes [Bb] around and around.
And [Gm] his [F] mind is a beacon in the veil of the night, [Gm] for a [Fm] strange kind of fashion,
there's [Eb] a [Bb] wrong and a right, but he'll never, never fight.
Near a tree by [F] a river, there's [C] a hole in the ground, where [Gm] an [F] old man of iron [Bb] goes around and around.
And [Gm] his [F] mind is a beacon in the veil of [C] the night, for [Gm] a strange kind of fashion,
[Eb] there's a wrong and a right, but [Bb] he'll never, never [C] fight over you.
_ No, [Bb] he'll never, never [Fm] fight [Gm] over you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _