Riptide Chords by Vance Joy

[Intro]
Am G C
Am G C
 
[Verse 1]
Am              G                C
I was scared of dentists and the dark
Am              G           
I was scared of pretty girls 
    C
and starting conversations
    Am         G               C
Oh, all my friends are turning green
           Am          G       
You're the magician's assistant 
         C
in their dreams
 

[Pre-chorus]
Am   G    C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am   G             C
Ooh, ooh, and they come unstuck
 

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

taken away
       Am         G             
To the dark side, I wanna be your 
C
left hand man
  Am       G                        C
I love you when you're singing that song, 

and I got a lump
      Am             G              
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna 
                C
sing the words wrong
 
Also Read: 10 Fascinating Facts about Vance Joy

[Verse 2]
Am                 G            
There's this movie that I think 
       C
you'll like
     Am             G        
This guy decides to quit his job 
    C
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
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Am   G             C
Ooh, ooh, and they come unstuck
 

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

taken away
       Am         G             
To the dark side, I wanna be your 
C
left hand man
  Am       G                        C
I love you when you're singing that song, 

and I got a lump
      Am             G             
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna 
           C
sing the words wrong
 
 
[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                               
I can't have it, I can't have it 
Fmaj7
any other way
 
[Pre-chorus] 
  Am          G                C
I swear she's destined for the screen
Am               G             
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer 
C
that you've ever seen, oh
 

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

taken away
       Am         G         
To the dark side, I wanna be 
     C
your left hand man
  Am       G                        C
I love you when you're singing that song, 

and I got a lump
      Am             G          
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna 
           C
sing the words wrong
 
Am    G                   C
Lady, running down to the riptide, 

taken away
       Am         G            
To the dark side, I wanna be your 
C
left hand man
  Am       G                        C
I love you when you're singing that song, 

and I got a lump
      Am             G        
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna 
           C
sing the words wrong
 
Am    G                   C
Lady, running down to the riptide, 

taken away
       Am         G             
To the dark side, I wanna be your 
C
left hand man
  Am       G                        C
I love you when you're singing that song, 

and I got a lump
      Am             G            
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna 
               C
sing the words wrong yeah, 

I got a lump
      Am             G            
In my throat, 'cause you're gonna 
           C
sing the words wrong

Track Info

• Song: Riptide
• Artist: Vance Joy
• Produced by Vance Joy, John Castle & Edwin White
• Guitar: Ryan Hadlock
• Album: Dream Your Life Away
• Release Date: March 1, 2013