Riptide Chords - Vance Joy

In this article, you are going to learn Riptide Chords. This song is sung by Vance Joy. This is from the Vance Joy’s debut album Dream Your Life Away.

Coming to the chords, We have used capo on 1st fret to make the chords simpler. The chord progression is as follows..

Riptide Chords With Capo

Song : Riptide

Singer : Vance Joy

Chords : Am, G, C, Fmaj7

Capo : 1st fret

[Intro]

(Am)(G)(C)

[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 fri(G)ends are turning (C)green

You’re the (Am)magician’s (G)assistant in their (C)dreams

[Pre-chorus]

(Am)Ooh, (G)ooh, (C)ooh

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

[Chorus]

(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 (C)words 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)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]

(Am)Ooh, (G)ooh, (C)ooh

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

[Chorus]

(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 (C)words wrong

[Solo] (fingerpicking)

[Bridge]

(Am)I just wanna, I just wanna (G)know

(C)If you’re gonna, if you’re gonna (Fmaj7)stay

(Am)I just gotta, I just gotta know(G)

(C)I can’t have it, I can’t have it (Fmaj7)any other way

[Pre-chorus] (strum once and hold)

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