Vance Joy - Riptide

[intro] x2
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[verse 1]
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I was scared of dentists and the dark
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I was scared of pretty girls and
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starting conversations
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Oh, all my friends are turning green
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You're the magician's assistant in their
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dreams

[pre-chorus]
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Ooh, ooh, ooh
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Ooh, ooh, and they come unstuck

[chorus]
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Lady, running down to the riptide,
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taken away to the dark side,
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I wanna be your left hand man
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I love you when you're singing that song,
and I got a lump
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In my throat, 'cause
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you're gonna sing the words wrong

[verse 2]
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There's this movie that
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I think you'll like
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This guy decides to quit his job and
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heads to New York City
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This cowboy's running from himself
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And she's been living on the highest shelf

[pre-chorus]
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Ooh, ooh, ooh
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Ooh, ooh, and they come unstuck

[chorus]
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Lady, running down to the riptide,
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taken away to the dark side,
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I wanna be your left hand man
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I love you when you're singing that song,
and I got a lump
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In my throat, 'cause
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you're gonna sing the words wrong

[interlude]
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[bridge]
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I just wanna, I just wanna know
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If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
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I just gotta, I just gotta know
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I can't have it,
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I can't have it any other way

[pre-chorus]
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I swear she's destined for the screen
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Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that
you've ever seen, oh

[chorus]
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Lady, running down to the riptide,
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taken away to the dark side,
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I wanna be your left hand man
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I love you when you're singing that song,
and I got a lump
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In my throat, 'cause you're gonna
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sing the words wrong
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Lady, running down to the riptide,
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taken away to the dark side,
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I wanna be your left hand man
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I love you when you're singing that song,
and I got a lump
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In my throat, 'cause you're gonna
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sing the words wrong
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Lady, running down to the riptide,
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taken away to the dark side,
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I wanna be your left hand man
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I love you when you're singing that song,
and I got a lump
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In my throat, 'cause you're gonna
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sing the words wrong yeah, I got a lump
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In my throat, 'cause you're gonna
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sing the words wrong
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