Riptide Chords – Vance Joy

Intro

Am G C C
Am G C C

Verse 1

Am              G                C
I was scared of dentists and the dark
Am              G                C
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
    Am     G                   C
Oh, all my friends are turning green
           Am         G                  C
You're the magician's assistant in their dreams

Pre-chorus

Am     G    C
A-ooh, ooh, ooh
Am    G              C
A-oh, ohoh, and they come unstuck

Chorus

Am    G                   C
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
       Am         G               C
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
  Am       G                        C
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
      Am             G                     C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

Verse 2

Am           G                  C
There's this movie that I think you'll like
     Am             G                C
This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City
     Am       G            C
This cowboy's running from himself
    Am                G              C
And she's been living on the highest shelf

Pre-chorus

Am     G    C
A-ooh, ooh, ooh
Am    G              C
A-oh, ohoh, and they come unstuck

Chorus

Am    G                   C
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
       Am         G               C
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
  Am       G                        C
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
      Am             G                     C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

Interlude

C

e|-------3---------|
B|-3h5-5-------5---|
G|-----------5-----|
D|-----------------| x4
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

Bridge

Am                         G
I just wanna, I just wanna know
C                                Fmaj7
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
Am                             G
I just gotta, I just gotta know
C                                Fmaj7
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way

[Pre-chorus] (strum once and hold)
  Am          G                C
I swear she's destined for the screen
Am               G                 C
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh

Chorus

Am    G                   C
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
       Am         G               C
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
  Am       G                        C
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
      Am             G                     C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

Am    G                   C
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
       Am         G               C
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
  Am       G                        C
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
      Am             G                     C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong

Am    G                   C
Lady, running down to the riptide, taken away
       Am         G               C
To the dark side, I wanna be your left hand man
  Am       G                        C
I love you when you're singing that song, and I got a lump
      Am             G                           C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong yeah, I got a lump
      Am             G                     C
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong