Riptide

Taylor Swift Cover

Intro: Am, G, C (x2)

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

[Am] Ooh [G] ooh [C] ooh
[Am] [G] and they come [C] unstuck

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

[Am] There's this movie [G] that I think you'll [C] like
[Am] This guy decides to [G] quit his job and [C] heads to New York City
[Am] this cowboy's [G] running from him [C] self
[Am] And she's been living [G] on the highest [C] shelf

[Am] Ooh [G] ooh [C] ooh
[Am] [G] and they come [C] unstuck

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


[Am] I just wanna I just wanna [G] know
[C] If you're gonna if you're gonna [F] stay
[Am] I just gotta I just gotta [G] know
[C] I can't have it I can't have it [F] any other way


[F] Walk up

[Am] I swear she's [G] destined for the [C] screen
[Am] Closest thing to [G] Michelle Pfeiffer [C] that you've ever seen oh

Final Chorus (3x)

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

Final Verse

[C] I got a lump in my [Am] throat 'cause
[G] you're gonna sing [C] the words wrong

Tip: To play with the original song, put a CAPO on the first fret.