Artist: Vance Joy Song: Riptide Instrument: Ukulele Tuning: E A C# F# (Tuned down three half-steps to play with original) Strumming: Starts DDUDU (Varies through song) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeTVyL8swZg Chords used: Dm 2210 C 0003 F 2010 Dm/C 2213 (* Hammer E string at beginning, only play F# string at third fret at the end) F/C 2013 (* Hammer E string at beginning, only play F# string at third fret at the end) Csus4 0013 Bb/C 3213 Tab: Dm C F F x2 Dm C F F I was scared of dentists and the dark Dm C F F I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations, oh Dm C F F All my friends are turnin' green, you're the Dm C F F magician's assistant in their dreams ah Dm C F F Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh ah Dm C F (hold) Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, and they come unstuck (insert muted strum into strumming pattern for chorus to increase pace and add percussion) Dm C F F Lady, runnin' down to the riptide, taken away to the Dm C F F dark side, I wanna be your left-hand man. I Dm C F F love you when you're singin' that song and I got a lump in my Dm C F F throat cause, you're gonna sing the words wrong Dm C F F There's this movie that I think you'll like, this Dm C F F guy decides to quit his job and head to New York City this Dm C F F cowboy's runnin' from himself and Dm C F F she's been livin' on the highest shelf ah Dm C F F Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh ah Dm C F (hold) Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, and they come unstuck Dm C F F Lady, runnin' down to the riptide, taken away to the Dm C F F dark side, I wanna be your left-hand man. I Dm C F F love you when you're singin' that song and I got a lump in my Dm C F F throat cause, you're gonna sing the words wrong F# -------3-------------3-------------3-------------3------| C# ---------1-------------1-------------1-------------1----| A --------------------------------------------------------| E -0h2-2-----2---0h2-2-----2---0h2-2-----2---0h2-2-----2--| Dm/C Dm/C Csus4 C I just wanna, I just wanna know F/C F/C Bb/C Bb/C If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay Dm/C Dm/C Csus4 C I just gotta, I just gotta know F/C F/C Bbmaj7 (hold) I can't have it, I can't have it any other way. I Dm (hold) C (hold) F (hold) swear she's destined for the screen Dm (hold) C (hold) F (hold) Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh Dm C F F Lady, runnin' down to the riptide, taken away to the Dm C F F dark side, I wanna be your left-hand man. I Dm C F F love you when you're singin' that song and I got a lump in my Dm C F F throat cause, you're gonna sing the words wrong, oh Dm C F F Lady, runnin' down to the riptide, taken away to the Dm C F F dark side, I wanna be your left-hand man. I Dm C F F love you when you're singin' that song and I got a lump in my Dm C F F throat cause, you're gonna sing the words wrong, oh Dm C F F Lady, runnin' down to the riptide, taken away to the Dm C F F dark side, I wanna be your left-hand man. I Dm C F F love you when you're singin' that song and I got a lump in my Dm C F F throat cause, you're gonna sing the words wrong, and, I got a lump in my Dm C F (hold) throat cause, you're gonna sing the words wrong