The Riddle Chords by Nik Kershaw
Tempo:
102.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
Gbm
A
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gbm]
[E] [A]
[B] [Gbm] [E]
[D] [Gbm]
[E] [A] [B]
[Gbm] [E] [D] [A]
[Bm] [Dbm] [D] [E]
[Gbm] [E] I've got [A] two strong [B] arms, [E] blessing [D] the Babylon [Bm] time.
[G] To carry on [Gbm] his right, [E] for sins and [A] false [B] alarms.
[E] So to [Ebm] America the [Bbm] brave, [Bm] [A] wise men [D] say.
[E] Near [Gbm] a tree by [E] a river, there's [A] a hole in [B] the ground.
Where [Gbm] an old man, [E]
[D] [A] [Gbm] who's mind is [E] a beacon.
He [A] will bail out [B] the night, for [Gbm] a strange kind [E] of passion.
There's [D] a [A] wrong and a right, [Gbm] you'll [Dbm] never [D] never [E] fight [Gbm] over you.
[E] I've got [A] plans [B] for us, [E] nights in [Gb] the scuttery.
[Bm] And [Gbm] days, [G] instead of me, [Gbm] I only [E] know, [A] to [B] discuss.
[E] Oh, [D] to carry [Ebm] on his right, [Bbm] [Bm] [A] wise men [D] [E] fighting [Gbm] over you.
[E] It's not [A] me you [B] see, [Dbm] this is [Gbm] the valentine.
[Bm] I'm just [G] a son of mine, [Gbm] to keep [E] from burning, [A] this [B] for me.
[E] Seasons [D] of gasoline, [Ebm] oh.
[Bbm] [Bm] [A] Wise men [D] [E] say.
Near [Gbm] a tree [E] by a river, [A] there's a hole in [B] the ground.
Where [Gbm] an old man, [E] who's [D] [A] mind [Gbm] is [E] a beacon.
[A] He will bail out [B] the night, for [Gbm] a strange kind [E] of passion.
[D] There's a [A] wrong and a right, [B] you'll [Dbm] never [D] never [E] fight [G] over you.
[C] I've [F] got time [Bb] to kill, [C] so I'll [D] take care of it [G] all.
Without [Dm] making plan of yours, [E] the black blood sings [A] on [G] to [C] the [G] hill.
[D] Thanks to the calling of [Bb] the wild, [Eb] [Cm] wise [Dm] [Eb] men's [F] child.
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Dm] [Eb] [F] Near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a hole in [C] the ground.
Where [Gm] an old [F] man, who's [Eb] mind [Bb] [Gm]
[F] is a beacon.
[Bb] He will bail [C] out the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of passion.
[Eb] There's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [Eb] you'll never never fight over you.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground.
Where [Gm] an old [F] man, [Eb] who's [Bb] mind [Gm]
[F] is a beacon.
He [Bb] will bail [C] out the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of passion.
[Eb] There's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [Cm] you'll [Bb] never [Eb] never fight over [Dm] you.
[Cm] No, you'll [Dm] never [Eb] never fight [Gm] over you.
[E] [A]
[B] [Gbm] [E]
[D] [Gbm]
[E] [A] [B]
[Gbm] [E] [D] [A]
[Bm] [Dbm] [D] [E]
[Gbm] [E] I've got [A] two strong [B] arms, [E] blessing [D] the Babylon [Bm] time.
[G] To carry on [Gbm] his right, [E] for sins and [A] false [B] alarms.
[E] So to [Ebm] America the [Bbm] brave, [Bm] [A] wise men [D] say.
[E] Near [Gbm] a tree by [E] a river, there's [A] a hole in [B] the ground.
Where [Gbm] an old man, [E]
[D] [A] [Gbm] who's mind is [E] a beacon.
He [A] will bail out [B] the night, for [Gbm] a strange kind [E] of passion.
There's [D] a [A] wrong and a right, [Gbm] you'll [Dbm] never [D] never [E] fight [Gbm] over you.
[E] I've got [A] plans [B] for us, [E] nights in [Gb] the scuttery.
[Bm] And [Gbm] days, [G] instead of me, [Gbm] I only [E] know, [A] to [B] discuss.
[E] Oh, [D] to carry [Ebm] on his right, [Bbm] [Bm] [A] wise men [D] [E] fighting [Gbm] over you.
[E] It's not [A] me you [B] see, [Dbm] this is [Gbm] the valentine.
[Bm] I'm just [G] a son of mine, [Gbm] to keep [E] from burning, [A] this [B] for me.
[E] Seasons [D] of gasoline, [Ebm] oh.
[Bbm] [Bm] [A] Wise men [D] [E] say.
Near [Gbm] a tree [E] by a river, [A] there's a hole in [B] the ground.
Where [Gbm] an old man, [E] who's [D] [A] mind [Gbm] is [E] a beacon.
[A] He will bail out [B] the night, for [Gbm] a strange kind [E] of passion.
[D] There's a [A] wrong and a right, [B] you'll [Dbm] never [D] never [E] fight [G] over you.
[C] I've [F] got time [Bb] to kill, [C] so I'll [D] take care of it [G] all.
Without [Dm] making plan of yours, [E] the black blood sings [A] on [G] to [C] the [G] hill.
[D] Thanks to the calling of [Bb] the wild, [Eb] [Cm] wise [Dm] [Eb] men's [F] child.
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [Gm]
[F] [Bb] [C]
[Gm] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [Dm] [Eb] [F] Near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a hole in [C] the ground.
Where [Gm] an old [F] man, who's [Eb] mind [Bb] [Gm]
[F] is a beacon.
[Bb] He will bail [C] out the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of passion.
[Eb] There's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [Eb] you'll never never fight over you.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground.
Where [Gm] an old [F] man, [Eb] who's [Bb] mind [Gm]
[F] is a beacon.
He [Bb] will bail [C] out the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of passion.
[Eb] There's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [Cm] you'll [Bb] never [Eb] never fight over [Dm] you.
[Cm] No, you'll [Dm] never [Eb] never fight [Gm] over you.
Key:
E
Gbm
A
D
F
E
Gbm
A
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [Dbm] _ [D] _ [E] _
[Gbm] _ _ [E] I've got [A] two strong [B] arms, [E] blessing [D] the Babylon [Bm] time.
[G] To carry on [Gbm] his right, [E] for sins and [A] false [B] alarms.
[E] So to [Ebm] America the [Bbm] brave, _ _ [Bm] [A] wise men [D] say.
[E] Near [Gbm] a tree by [E] a river, there's [A] a hole in [B] the ground.
Where [Gbm] an old man, [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [Gbm] who's mind is [E] a beacon.
He [A] will bail out [B] the night, for [Gbm] a strange kind [E] of passion.
There's [D] a [A] wrong and a right, [Gbm] you'll [Dbm] never [D] never [E] fight [Gbm] over you.
[E] I've got [A] plans [B] for us, [E] nights in [Gb] the scuttery.
[Bm] And [Gbm] days, [G] instead of me, [Gbm] I only [E] know, [A] to _ [B] discuss.
[E] Oh, [D] to carry [Ebm] on his right, [Bbm] _ _ [Bm] [A] wise men [D] [E] fighting [Gbm] over you.
[E] It's not [A] me you [B] see, [Dbm] this is [Gbm] the valentine.
[Bm] I'm just [G] a son of mine, [Gbm] to keep [E] from burning, [A] this [B] for me.
[E] Seasons [D] of gasoline, [Ebm] oh.
[Bbm] _ _ [Bm] [A] Wise men [D] [E] say.
Near [Gbm] a tree [E] by a river, [A] there's a hole in [B] the ground.
Where [Gbm] an old man, [E] who's [D] [A] mind _ _ [Gbm] is [E] a beacon.
[A] He will bail out [B] the night, for [Gbm] a strange kind [E] of passion.
[D] There's a [A] wrong and a right, [B] you'll [Dbm] never [D] never [E] fight [G] over you.
_ [C] I've [F] got time [Bb] to kill, [C] so I'll [D] take care of it [G] all.
Without [Dm] making plan of yours, [E] the black blood sings [A] on [G] to [C] the [G] hill.
[D] Thanks to the calling of [Bb] the wild, [Eb] _ [Cm] wise [Dm] [Eb] men's [F] child.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ [Eb] [F] Near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a hole in [C] the ground.
Where [Gm] an old [F] man, who's [Eb] mind _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
[F] is a beacon.
[Bb] He will bail [C] out the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of passion.
[Eb] There's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [Eb] you'll never never fight over you.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground.
Where [Gm] an old [F] man, [Eb] who's _ [Bb] mind [Gm] _
[F] is a beacon.
He [Bb] will bail [C] out the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of passion.
[Eb] There's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [Cm] you'll [Bb] never [Eb] never fight over [Dm] you.
[Cm] No, you'll [Dm] never [Eb] never fight [Gm] over you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [Dbm] _ [D] _ [E] _
[Gbm] _ _ [E] I've got [A] two strong [B] arms, [E] blessing [D] the Babylon [Bm] time.
[G] To carry on [Gbm] his right, [E] for sins and [A] false [B] alarms.
[E] So to [Ebm] America the [Bbm] brave, _ _ [Bm] [A] wise men [D] say.
[E] Near [Gbm] a tree by [E] a river, there's [A] a hole in [B] the ground.
Where [Gbm] an old man, [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [Gbm] who's mind is [E] a beacon.
He [A] will bail out [B] the night, for [Gbm] a strange kind [E] of passion.
There's [D] a [A] wrong and a right, [Gbm] you'll [Dbm] never [D] never [E] fight [Gbm] over you.
[E] I've got [A] plans [B] for us, [E] nights in [Gb] the scuttery.
[Bm] And [Gbm] days, [G] instead of me, [Gbm] I only [E] know, [A] to _ [B] discuss.
[E] Oh, [D] to carry [Ebm] on his right, [Bbm] _ _ [Bm] [A] wise men [D] [E] fighting [Gbm] over you.
[E] It's not [A] me you [B] see, [Dbm] this is [Gbm] the valentine.
[Bm] I'm just [G] a son of mine, [Gbm] to keep [E] from burning, [A] this [B] for me.
[E] Seasons [D] of gasoline, [Ebm] oh.
[Bbm] _ _ [Bm] [A] Wise men [D] [E] say.
Near [Gbm] a tree [E] by a river, [A] there's a hole in [B] the ground.
Where [Gbm] an old man, [E] who's [D] [A] mind _ _ [Gbm] is [E] a beacon.
[A] He will bail out [B] the night, for [Gbm] a strange kind [E] of passion.
[D] There's a [A] wrong and a right, [B] you'll [Dbm] never [D] never [E] fight [G] over you.
_ [C] I've [F] got time [Bb] to kill, [C] so I'll [D] take care of it [G] all.
Without [Dm] making plan of yours, [E] the black blood sings [A] on [G] to [C] the [G] hill.
[D] Thanks to the calling of [Bb] the wild, [Eb] _ [Cm] wise [Dm] [Eb] men's [F] child.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ [Eb] [F] Near [Gm] a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a hole in [C] the ground.
Where [Gm] an old [F] man, who's [Eb] mind _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
[F] is a beacon.
[Bb] He will bail [C] out the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of passion.
[Eb] There's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [Eb] you'll never never fight over you.
[Gm] Near a tree [F] by a river, [Bb] there's a hole [C] in the ground.
Where [Gm] an old [F] man, [Eb] who's _ [Bb] mind [Gm] _
[F] is a beacon.
He [Bb] will bail [C] out the night, [Gm] for a strange [F] kind of passion.
[Eb] There's a wrong [Bb] and a right, [Cm] you'll [Bb] never [Eb] never fight over [Dm] you.
[Cm] No, you'll [Dm] never [Eb] never fight [Gm] over you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _