• Song:

    Riding The Crest

  • Artist:

    A-HA

a-ha
R I DI (xx0232@1)N G (320003@1) T H E (022100@1) CR (x32010@1)ES (022100@1)T
Words by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Music by magne f and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

intro   E

Everse (022100@1)  You search your mind

That's what it's there for
                        A (x02220@1)       Check all the whys'
                      E (022100@1)       And all the wherefores'

In your mind

You're tall and brave
         B (x2444x@1)       Riding the crest
              A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)       Of a high and beautiful wave

Echorus (022100@1) You make your movements known
              D (xx0232@1)              A (x02220@1)       And where you want to be
       E (022100@1)       And everybody knows
                D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)       That's how it's got to be
       E (022100@1)       D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1)       In the sheltered morning sun
                 D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1)       In the sheltered morning sun

Everse (022100@1)  Internally

You make your own rules
                       A (x02220@1)       You'll have excuses
                       E (022100@1)       The ones that you choose

In the end

You deem unsafe;
         B (x2444x@1)       Riding the crest
              A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)       Of a high and beautiful wave

chorus  You make your movements known...

Em  Am
inter   There comes a time
             D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)       You don't even know what's missing
              C (x32010@1)               D (xx0232@1)        E (022100@1)       Some sugar to make the pill go down
                    Em (022000@1)Am (x02210@1)       You need aline (x02210@1)           D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)       A push in the right direction
             C (x32010@1)                  D (xx0232@1)        E (022100@1)       The sugar that makes the pill go down

Everse (022100@1)  True

True to form
                  A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)       True to pre-existing norms

Truly wasted

At a rave
         B (x2444x@1)       Riding the crest
              A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)       Of a high and beautiful wave
         B (x2444x@1)       Riding the crest
              A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)       Of a high and beautiful wave

instr   E

chorus  You make your movements known...

D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)     Ecoda (022100@1)   In the sheltered morning sun
                 D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)     E (022100@1)       In the sheltered morning sun
        D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) E (022100@1)     [repeat and fade]
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