Riptide ukulele

Riptide

• Am

Intro: Am         G       C  (2x) 

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 magicians assistant in their dreams. 

Am     G    C 
Ooh, ooh ooh 
Am    G           C (hold) 
Ooh, and they come unstuck 

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

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 

Am     G    C 
Ooh, ooh ooh 
Am G           C (hold) 
Ooh, and they come unstuck 

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

Fingerpicking 

Am                                   G 
I just wanna, I just wanna know, 

C                                                 F 
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay, 
Am                                   G 
I just gotta, I just gotta know, 
C                                                F (strum and hold) 
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way 

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 


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

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

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

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by Anonimous | Steven Shaw

4/22/2014

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