The Riddle Chords by Nik Kershaw

Tempo:
102.55 bpm
Chords used:

E

Gbm

A

D

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nik Kershaw - The Riddle Lyrics chords
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[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.
Key:  
E
2311
Gbm
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
F
134211111
E
2311
Gbm
123111112
A
1231
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To start learning Nik Kershaw - The Riddle chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: A, B, Gbm, E, Bb, C, Gm, F, B and E. For best results, commence at 51 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 103. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ [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. _ _
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This song was composed by Nik Kershaw.

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