Riptide Chords by Vance Joy

Tempo:
101.1 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Vance Joy - Riptide (Live) chords
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[A]
[Am]
[G] [C] [Am]
[G] [C]
[Am] I was [G] scared of dentists and [C] the dark
[Am] I was [G] scared of pretty [C] girls and starting conversations
[Am] Are all [G] my friends are [C] turning green
[Am] You're the [G] magicians that's just starting [C] their dreams
Oh-o [G]-o-o-o [C]
[Am]-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
[G] And [C] they come [Am] unstuck
Lady, [G] run and go to [C] the riptide
Take it away to [Am] the [G] dark side, I wanna be [C] your left hand man
[Am] I [G] love you when you're singing [C] that song and I got a lump in [Am] my [G] throat
Cause you're gonna say the [C] words wrong
[Am] Use this [G] movie that I think [C] you'll like
[Am] This guy [G] decides to quit his job [C] and head to New York City
[Am] This [G] cowboy's running from [C] himself
[Am] She's been [G] living on the [C] highest shelf
Oh, [G] [C]
[Am] [G] oh, oh, [C] oh
And you come [Am] unstuck, lady
[G] Running [C] down to the riptide, take it [Am] away to the dark [G] side
I wanna [C] be your left hand man
[Am] I love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a [Am] lump in my throat
[G] Cause you're gonna [C] say the words wrong
I
[Am] just wanna, I [G] just wanna know
[C] If you're gonna, if you're gonna [F] stay
[Am] I just gotta, I just [G] gotta know
I [C] can't have it, I can't have [F] it any other [Am] way
I swear [G] she's destined [C] for the screen
[Am] Closest [G] thing to Michelle [C] Pfeiffer that you've ever seen
[Am] Oh, lady, [G] running [C] down to the riptide
Take it away to the dark [G] side
I wanna [C] be your left hand man
[Am] I love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a [Am] lump in my throat
[G] Cause you're gonna [C] say the words wrong
[Am] Oh, lady, [G] running down [C] to the riptide
Take it away [Am] to the dark [G] side
I wanna be [C] your left hand man
I [Am] love [G] you when [C] you're singing that song and I got a [Am] lump in my throat
[G] Cause you're gonna say [C] the words wrong
[Am] Oh, lady, [G] running down [C] to the riptide
Take it away [Am] to the [G] dark side
I wanna [C] be your left hand man
[Am] I love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a lump in [Am] my throat
[G] Cause you're gonna say the [C] words wrong
I got a [Am] lump in my throat [G] cause you're gonna [C] say the words wrong
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Vance Joy - Riptide chords, Practice these chords sequence - G, C, Am, G, C and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 50 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 101 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Major.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] I was [G] scared of dentists and [C] the dark _
[Am] I was [G] scared of pretty [C] girls and starting conversations
[Am] Are all [G] my friends are [C] turning green _
[Am] You're the [G] magicians that's just starting [C] their dreams _
Oh-o [G]-o-o-o [C] _ _ _
[Am]-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-oh
[G] And [C] they come _ [Am] unstuck
Lady, [G] run and go to [C] the riptide
Take it away to [Am] the [G] dark side, I wanna be [C] your left hand man
[Am] I [G] love you when you're singing [C] that song and I got a lump in [Am] my [G] throat
Cause you're gonna say the [C] words wrong
_ [Am] Use this [G] movie that I think [C] you'll like _
_ [Am] This guy [G] decides to quit his job [C] and head to New York City
[Am] This [G] cowboy's running from [C] himself
_ [Am] She's been [G] living on the [C] highest shelf
_ Oh, [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] oh, oh, [C] oh
And you come _ [Am] unstuck, lady
[G] Running [C] down to the riptide, take it [Am] away to the dark [G] side
I wanna [C] be your left hand man
[Am] I love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a [Am] lump in my throat
[G] Cause you're gonna [C] say the words wrong
I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] just wanna, I [G] just wanna know
_ _ [C] If you're gonna, if you're gonna [F] stay
_ [Am] I just gotta, I just [G] gotta know
I [C] can't have it, I can't have [F] it any other [Am] way
I swear [G] she's destined [C] for the screen
_ _ [Am] Closest [G] thing to Michelle [C] Pfeiffer that you've ever seen
[Am] Oh, lady, [G] running [C] down to the riptide
Take it away to the dark [G] side
I wanna [C] be your left hand man
[Am] I love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a [Am] lump in my throat
[G] Cause you're gonna [C] say the words wrong
[Am] Oh, lady, [G] running down [C] to the riptide
Take it away [Am] to the dark [G] side
I wanna be [C] your left hand man
I [Am] love [G] you when [C] you're singing that song and I got a [Am] lump in my throat
[G] Cause you're gonna say [C] the words wrong
[Am] Oh, lady, [G] running down [C] to the riptide
Take it away [Am] to the [G] dark side
I wanna [C] be your left hand man
[Am] I love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a lump in [Am] my throat
[G] Cause you're gonna say the [C] words wrong
I got a [Am] lump in my throat [G] cause you're gonna [C] say the words wrong _ _
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It's James Keogh who authored this song.

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