Chords for Vance Joy - 'Riptide' (live for Like A Version)
Tempo:
102.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Em] I played a show last night in Sydney touring around the place.
You also on tour with Bernard Fanning recently in Big Scare as well.
How did that go?
That was awesome.
Yeah.
Um, Bernard Fanning is like nicest guy ever.
And, um, yeah, he like, um, you know, he, uh, yeah, he gave me some, uh, some tips just
watching him and he's amazing.
Actually, I don't even know if he did give me tips.
I don't know why I said that.
You picked up tips from watching him.
I picked up tips from watching him.
He didn't like go, Hey, I've got a few tips for ya.
Front man of band tips sort of thing.
What did you pick up?
Um, just this, like the swagger and just like the holding the mic and like, yeah, just the whole pose.
Like I'm always kind of hiding behind, even this is, this is pretty tiny, but I'm always
hiding behind a guitar or a uke.
So the uke is a hard instrument to hide behind.
Yeah.
You can't hide.
It's a hard instrument to have swagger with.
Let's get some live music on your radio.
We do have Vance Joy in the studio.
This is a one man version of Riptide.
He's a, he's fantastic song.
Uh, when you're ready, James, take it away.
[Am] I [G] [C]
[Am] [G] [C]
[Am] was [G] scared of dentists in the [C] dark.
[Am] I [G] was scared of pretty girls [C] and starting conversations.
[Am] All my [G] friends are [C] turning green.
[Am] The other magicians [G] are sister in [C] their dreams.
[Am] Oh, [G] [C]
[Am] [G] [C] and they come [Am] unstuck.
[G] Lady running down to [C] the riptide, taking a way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a lump in my throat [G] cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong.
[Am] Is this [G] movie that I [C] think you'll like?
[Am] This guy [G] decides to quit his [C] job and head to New York City.
[Am] This cowboy [G] is running [C] from himself.
[Am] She's been [G] living on the [C] highest shelf.
[Am] Oh, [G] [C]
[Am] [G] [C] and they come [Am] unstuck.
[G] Lady running down to [C] the riptide, taking a [Am] way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I [Am] love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a lump in my throat [G] cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong.
I just wanna, I just [G] wanna know if [C] you're gonna, if you're [F] gonna stay.
[C] [Am] I just gotta, I [G] just gotta know.
[C] I can't have it, I can't have [F] it any other [Am] way.
I swear [G] she is destined for [C] the screen.
[Am] Closest thing [Em] to Michelle [C] Pfeiffer that you've ever seen.
Oh, lady [G] running down [C] to the riptide, taking a way to the [G] dark side.
I want to be [C] your left hand man.
I love [G] you when [C] you're singing that song and I got a lump in my [G] throat cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong.
[Am] Oh, lady [G] running [C] down to the riptide, taking a way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I love you [G] when you're singing [C] that song and I got a lump in [Am] my [G] throat cause you're gonna
sing the [C] words wrong.
I got a lump in my [G] throat cause you're gonna sing [C] the words wrong.
[A]
You also on tour with Bernard Fanning recently in Big Scare as well.
How did that go?
That was awesome.
Yeah.
Um, Bernard Fanning is like nicest guy ever.
And, um, yeah, he like, um, you know, he, uh, yeah, he gave me some, uh, some tips just
watching him and he's amazing.
Actually, I don't even know if he did give me tips.
I don't know why I said that.
You picked up tips from watching him.
I picked up tips from watching him.
He didn't like go, Hey, I've got a few tips for ya.
Front man of band tips sort of thing.
What did you pick up?
Um, just this, like the swagger and just like the holding the mic and like, yeah, just the whole pose.
Like I'm always kind of hiding behind, even this is, this is pretty tiny, but I'm always
hiding behind a guitar or a uke.
So the uke is a hard instrument to hide behind.
Yeah.
You can't hide.
It's a hard instrument to have swagger with.
Let's get some live music on your radio.
We do have Vance Joy in the studio.
This is a one man version of Riptide.
He's a, he's fantastic song.
Uh, when you're ready, James, take it away.
[Am] I [G] [C]
[Am] [G] [C]
[Am] was [G] scared of dentists in the [C] dark.
[Am] I [G] was scared of pretty girls [C] and starting conversations.
[Am] All my [G] friends are [C] turning green.
[Am] The other magicians [G] are sister in [C] their dreams.
[Am] Oh, [G] [C]
[Am] [G] [C] and they come [Am] unstuck.
[G] Lady running down to [C] the riptide, taking a way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a lump in my throat [G] cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong.
[Am] Is this [G] movie that I [C] think you'll like?
[Am] This guy [G] decides to quit his [C] job and head to New York City.
[Am] This cowboy [G] is running [C] from himself.
[Am] She's been [G] living on the [C] highest shelf.
[Am] Oh, [G] [C]
[Am] [G] [C] and they come [Am] unstuck.
[G] Lady running down to [C] the riptide, taking a [Am] way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I [Am] love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a lump in my throat [G] cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong.
I just wanna, I just [G] wanna know if [C] you're gonna, if you're [F] gonna stay.
[C] [Am] I just gotta, I [G] just gotta know.
[C] I can't have it, I can't have [F] it any other [Am] way.
I swear [G] she is destined for [C] the screen.
[Am] Closest thing [Em] to Michelle [C] Pfeiffer that you've ever seen.
Oh, lady [G] running down [C] to the riptide, taking a way to the [G] dark side.
I want to be [C] your left hand man.
I love [G] you when [C] you're singing that song and I got a lump in my [G] throat cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong.
[Am] Oh, lady [G] running [C] down to the riptide, taking a way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I love you [G] when you're singing [C] that song and I got a lump in [Am] my [G] throat cause you're gonna
sing the [C] words wrong.
I got a lump in my [G] throat cause you're gonna sing [C] the words wrong.
[A]
Key:
C
G
Am
A
Em
C
G
Am
[A] _ _ _ [Em] I played a show last night in Sydney touring around the place.
You also on tour with Bernard Fanning recently in Big Scare as well.
How did that go?
That was awesome.
Yeah.
Um, Bernard Fanning is like nicest guy ever.
And, um, yeah, he like, um, you know, he, uh, yeah, he gave me some, uh, some tips just
watching him and he's amazing.
Actually, I don't even know if he did give me tips.
I don't know why I said that.
You picked up tips from watching him.
I picked up tips from watching him.
He didn't like go, Hey, I've got a few tips for ya.
Front man of band tips sort of thing.
What did you pick up?
Um, just this, like the swagger and just like the holding the mic and like, yeah, just the whole pose.
Like I'm always kind of hiding behind, even this is, this is pretty tiny, but I'm always
hiding behind a guitar or a uke.
So the uke is a hard instrument to hide behind.
Yeah.
You can't hide.
It's a hard instrument to have swagger with.
_ _ _ Let's get some live music on your radio.
We do have Vance Joy in the studio.
This is a one man version of Riptide.
He's a, he's fantastic song.
Uh, when you're ready, James, take it away.
[Am] I _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] was [G] scared of dentists in the [C] dark.
_ [Am] I [G] was scared of pretty girls [C] and starting conversations.
[Am] All my [G] friends are [C] turning green.
_ [Am] The other magicians [G] are sister in [C] their dreams.
[Am] Oh, _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] and they come _ [Am] unstuck.
_ [G] Lady running down to [C] the riptide, taking a way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a lump in my throat [G] cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong.
[Am] Is this [G] movie that I [C] think you'll like?
_ [Am] This guy [G] decides to quit his [C] job and head to New York City.
[Am] This cowboy [G] is running [C] from himself.
_ _ [Am] She's been [G] living on the [C] highest _ shelf.
[Am] Oh, _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] and they come _ [Am] unstuck.
[G] Lady running down to [C] the riptide, taking a [Am] way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I [Am] love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a lump in my throat [G] cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I just wanna, I just [G] wanna know if [C] you're gonna, if you're [F] gonna stay.
_ [C] [Am] I just gotta, I [G] just gotta know.
_ [C] I can't have it, I can't have [F] it any other [Am] way.
I swear [G] she is destined for [C] the screen.
_ _ [Am] Closest thing [Em] to Michelle [C] Pfeiffer that you've ever seen.
Oh, lady [G] running down [C] to the riptide, taking a way to the [G] dark side.
I want to be [C] your left hand man.
I love [G] you when [C] you're singing that song and I got a lump in my [G] throat cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong.
[Am] Oh, lady [G] running [C] down to the riptide, taking a way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I love you [G] when you're singing [C] that song and I got a lump in [Am] my [G] throat cause you're gonna
sing the [C] words wrong.
I got a lump in my [G] throat cause you're gonna sing [C] the words wrong.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
You also on tour with Bernard Fanning recently in Big Scare as well.
How did that go?
That was awesome.
Yeah.
Um, Bernard Fanning is like nicest guy ever.
And, um, yeah, he like, um, you know, he, uh, yeah, he gave me some, uh, some tips just
watching him and he's amazing.
Actually, I don't even know if he did give me tips.
I don't know why I said that.
You picked up tips from watching him.
I picked up tips from watching him.
He didn't like go, Hey, I've got a few tips for ya.
Front man of band tips sort of thing.
What did you pick up?
Um, just this, like the swagger and just like the holding the mic and like, yeah, just the whole pose.
Like I'm always kind of hiding behind, even this is, this is pretty tiny, but I'm always
hiding behind a guitar or a uke.
So the uke is a hard instrument to hide behind.
Yeah.
You can't hide.
It's a hard instrument to have swagger with.
_ _ _ Let's get some live music on your radio.
We do have Vance Joy in the studio.
This is a one man version of Riptide.
He's a, he's fantastic song.
Uh, when you're ready, James, take it away.
[Am] I _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] was [G] scared of dentists in the [C] dark.
_ [Am] I [G] was scared of pretty girls [C] and starting conversations.
[Am] All my [G] friends are [C] turning green.
_ [Am] The other magicians [G] are sister in [C] their dreams.
[Am] Oh, _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] and they come _ [Am] unstuck.
_ [G] Lady running down to [C] the riptide, taking a way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a lump in my throat [G] cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong.
[Am] Is this [G] movie that I [C] think you'll like?
_ [Am] This guy [G] decides to quit his [C] job and head to New York City.
[Am] This cowboy [G] is running [C] from himself.
_ _ [Am] She's been [G] living on the [C] highest _ shelf.
[Am] Oh, _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] and they come _ [Am] unstuck.
[G] Lady running down to [C] the riptide, taking a [Am] way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I [Am] love [G] you when you're [C] singing that song and I got a lump in my throat [G] cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I just wanna, I just [G] wanna know if [C] you're gonna, if you're [F] gonna stay.
_ [C] [Am] I just gotta, I [G] just gotta know.
_ [C] I can't have it, I can't have [F] it any other [Am] way.
I swear [G] she is destined for [C] the screen.
_ _ [Am] Closest thing [Em] to Michelle [C] Pfeiffer that you've ever seen.
Oh, lady [G] running down [C] to the riptide, taking a way to the [G] dark side.
I want to be [C] your left hand man.
I love [G] you when [C] you're singing that song and I got a lump in my [G] throat cause you're gonna
[C] sing the words wrong.
[Am] Oh, lady [G] running [C] down to the riptide, taking a way to the dark [G] side.
I want to [C] be your left hand man.
I love you [G] when you're singing [C] that song and I got a lump in [Am] my [G] throat cause you're gonna
sing the [C] words wrong.
I got a lump in my [G] throat cause you're gonna sing [C] the words wrong.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _