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Riptide (C♯ Major)
Artist: Vance Joy    Genre: Indie Folk    Strum Pattern: D D UDU    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7RXFadHu6M&t=46s
Entered by: Amy777   
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Capo 1st fret
C
shape name only
(C♯,E♯,G♯)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- C♯ E♯ G♯ C♯ E♯
F
shape name only
(F♯,A♯,C♯)
F♯ B E A C♯ F♯
G
shape name only
(G♯,B♯,D♯)
G♯ B♯ D♯ G♯ B♯ G♯
Am
shape name only
(A♯,C♯,E♯)
- A♯ E♯ A♯ C♯ E♯


Intro
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I was scared of		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dentists and the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dark
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I was scared of		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] pretty girls and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] starting conversations
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Oh,		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] all my		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] friends are turning		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] green
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] You're the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] magician's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] assistant in their		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] dreams

Pre-Chorus
Uh [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] oooh		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] oh oooh		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] oooh
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Oh oooh oh		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] oooh and they		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] come unstuck

Chorus
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Lady,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] running down to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] riptide, taken away
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] To the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dark side
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I wanna be your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] left hand man
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] love you		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] when you're singing that		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] song and
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I gotta lump in my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] throat 'cause
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] You're gonna sing the words		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wrong

Verse 2
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] There's this movie		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] that I think you'll		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] like
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] This		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] guy decides to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] quit his job and		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] heads to New York City
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] This		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] cowboy's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] running from		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] himself
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] She's been living		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] on the highest		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] shelf

Pre-chorus
Uh [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] oooh		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] oh oooh		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] oooh
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Oh oooh oh		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] oooh and they		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] come unstuck

Chorus
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Lady,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] running down to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] riptide
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Taken away to the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dark side
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I wanna be your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] left hand man
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] love you		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] when you're singing that		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] song and
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I gotta lump in my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] throat 'cause
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] You're gonna sing the words		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wrong

Bridge
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I just wanna, I just wanna		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] know
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] If you're gonna, if you're gonna		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stay
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] I just gotta, I just gotta		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] know
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I can't have it, I can't have it		 [FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] any other way

Pre-chorus (strum once and hold)
I [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] swear she's		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] destined for the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] screen
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Closest thing to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Michelle Pfeiffer		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] that you've ever seen

Chorus
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Lady,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] running down to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] riptide
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Taken away to the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dark side
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I wanna be your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] left hand man
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] love you		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] when you're singing that		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] song and
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I gotta lump in my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] throat 'cause
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] You're gonna sing the words		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wrong
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] Lady,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] running down to the		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] riptide
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Taken away to the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dark side
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I wanna be your		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] left hand man
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And I		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] love you		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] when you're singing that		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] song and
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I gotta lump in my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] throat 'cause
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] You're gonna sing the words		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wrong
[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I gotta lump in my		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] throat 'cause
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] You're gonna sing the words		 [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wrong
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