Riptide by Vance Joy (Simplified Version)

Intro Am G C [x3]

Verse 1

[Am]I was scared of [G]dentists and the [C]dark

[Am]I was scared of [G]pretty girls and [C]starting conversations

Oh [Am]all my [G]friends are turning [C]green

You're the [Am]magicians assis-[G]tant in their [C]dreams

Uh [Am]oooh [G]ooh [C]ooh

[Am]Oh oooh [G]oh and they [C]come unstuck

Chorus

[Am]Lady, [G]running down to the [C]riptide

[C]Taken away to the [Am]dark side

[G]I wanna be your [C]left hand man

And I [Am]love you [G]when you're singing that [C]song and

I gotta lump in my [Am]throat 'cause

[G]You're gonna sing the words [C]wrong

Verse 2

[Am]There's this movie [G]that I think you'll [C]like

This [Am]guy decides to [G]quit his job and [C]head to New York City

This [Am]cowboy's [G]running from [C]himself

[Am]She's been living [G]on the highest [C]shelf

Uh [Am]oooh [G]ooh [C]ooh

[Am]Oh oooh [G]oh and they [C]come unstuck

Chorus

[Am]Lady, [G]running down to the [C]riptide

[C]Taken away to the [Am]dark side

[G]I wanna be your [C]left hand man

And I [Am]love you [G]when you're singing that [C]song and

I gotta lump in my [Am]throat 'cause

[G]You're gonna sing the words [C]wrong

Chorus

[Am]Lady, [G]running down to the [C]riptide

[C]Taken away to the [Am]dark side

[G]I wanna be your [C]left hand man

And I [Am]love you [G]when you're singing that [C]song and

I gotta lump in my [Am]throat 'cause

[G]You're gonna sing the words [C]wrong

I gotta lump in my [Am]throat 'cause

[G]You're gonna sing the words [C]wrong

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