Chords for Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (cover)

_ Near a tree [Db] by a river there's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aaron goes around and around
And his mind [Dbm] is a beacon in the veil [E] of the night
[Ab] For a strange kind of fashion does it wrong and right
[B] But in love I'll [D] never lie
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[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] I [A] got two [B] songbirds, [Db] less [D] is a Babylon
[Bm] With time [G] to carry [Gbm] on and try
[E] The sins [A] and faults [B] of art
[Db] So [D] to America [Eb] they play
[Bm] A wise [D] man say
[Gbm] Near a tree [D] by a river [A] there's a hole [B] in the ground
[Gbm] Where an old [E] man of Aaron [D] goes around [A] and around
[Gbm] And his mind [D] is a beacon [A] in the veil [B] of the night
[Gbm] For a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] does it wrong [A] and right
[Bm] But in love I'll [D] never [Gb] lie
_ [E] I [A] got plans [B] for us, [Dbm] nights [D] in the scullery
[Bm] And days [G] inside of [Gbm] me I only [E] know [A] what to [B] discuss
[Db] Oh, [D] her running through [Eb] the _ blinds
[B] Her wise [D] men fighting [Gbm] in the heat
[E] It's [A] not me [B] you see
[Dbm] Peace [D] is a [Bm] valentine with just [G] a song of [Gb] mine to keep
[E] From burning [A] _
[B] history
_ [Db] Seasons [D] of gasoline [Eb] and gold
_ [Bm] A wise [D] man say
[Gbm] Near a tree [D] by a river [A] there's a hole [B] in the ground
[Gbm] Where an old [E] man of Aaron [D] goes around [A] and around
[Gbm] And his mind [D] is a beacon [A] in the veil [B] of the night
[Gbm] For a strange [E] kind of fashion [D] does it wrong [A] and right
[Bm] But in love [D] _ _ [G] I'll never [C] lie
I got [F] time [Bb] to kill
[Am] My [Gbm] lips in corridors [G] without [F] a plan
I'll [E] build a bed where I'll sing a [A] _
[C] bluebird hill
[D] Thanks [G] to Colin [Bb] O'Riel
[Eb] _ [Cm] A wise [Eb] man's [Gm] child _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ [Gm] Near a tree [Eb] by a river [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground
Where [Gm] an old man [F] of Aaron goes [Eb] around [Bb] and around
And [Gm] his mind [Eb] is a beacon in [Bb] the veil [C] of the night
For [Gm] a strange [F] kind of fashion does [Eb] it wrong [Bb] and right
But [Cm] in love I'll [Eb] never lie
Near [Gm] a tree by [Eb] a river [Bb] there's a hole in [C] the ground
Where [G] an old man [F] of Aaron goes [Eb] around [Bb] and around
And [Gm] his mind [Eb] is a beacon in [Bb] the veil of [C] the night
For [Gm] a strange [F] kind of fashion does [Eb] it wrong [Bb] and right
But [Cm] in love [Eb] I'll never lie
[Cm] But [Eb] _
[Cm] in love [Eb] I'll never lie
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