Vance Joy-Riptide
[Intro - BPM 102 - No drums to start - 2/4 emphasis on 2 when strumming](strum pattern d-D- -udu d-D- (down up, caps - emphasis)
Am G C C x 2
[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 friends [G] are turning [C] green - You're the
[Am] magician's a [G] ssistant in their [C] dreams
[Pre-chorus - At stop start to count 1 2 3 4 starting on 'come' and tap snare on 4 to come back in]
Uh [Am] Ooh, [G] ooh, [C] ooh
-- [Am] Uh, [G] oh oh oh, and they [C] (stop) come unstuck
[Chorus - Drums full drums]
[Am] Lady, [G] running down to the [C] riptide, taken away to the
[Am] dark side, [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man ...I
[Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song, and I got a lump in my
[Am] throat, 'cause [G] you're gonna sing the words [C] wrong
[Verse 2 - Slap snare]
[Am] There's this movie [G] that I think you'll [C] like - This
[Am] guy decides to [G] quit his job and [C] heads to New York City - This
[Am] cowboy's [G] running from [C] himself ... And
[Am] she's been living [G] on the highest [C] shelf
[Pre-chorus]
Uh [Am] Ooh, [G] ooh, [C] ooh
-- [Am] Uh, [G] oh oh oh, and they [C] (stop) come unstuck
[Chorus - Drums full drums]
[Am] Lady, [G] running down to the [C] riptide, taken away to the
[Am] dark side, [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man ...I
[Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song, and I got a lump in my
[Am] throat, 'cause [G] you're gonna sing the words [C] wrong
[Bridge]
[Am] I just wanna, I just wanna [G] know
[C] If you're gonna, if you're gonna st [Fmaj7] ay
[Am] I just gotta, I just gotta know [G]
[C] I can't have it, I can't have it [Fmaj7] (drums stop) any other way
[Pre-chorus] (strum once and hold - no snare)
I [Am] swear she's [G] destined for the [C] screen
--[Am] Closest thing to [G] Michelle Pfeiffer [C] that you've ever seen, oh
[Chorus - No drums quiet - then full drums for 2 repeats]
[Am] Lady, [G] running down to the [C] riptide, taken away to the
[Am] dark side, [G] I wanna be your [C] left hand man ...I
[Am] love you [G] when you're singing that [C] song, and I got a lump in my
[Am] throat, 'cause [G] you're gonna sing the words [C] wrong
[Chorus x 2]
[End on C - or go to Avicii Wake Me Up?]