Vance Joy - Riptide 
Tuning:  Open G#6 (D# G# B# E#) on the studioversion, Open G6 (D G B E) played live
Key: A# minor (A# B# C# D# E# F# G# A#) on the studioversion, A minor (A B C D E F G A) played live
Tempo: 100 bpm (average)
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
Link to my tutorial on YouTube (if you wanna play like Vance): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G49s8tIPVV4
Link to Steven Shaw's tutorial (if you want normal tuning): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRKNw4vY5jo

After a few low votes and people not understanding the information given, I wanna clarify this further. 
Vance uses Open G#6 tuning on the studioversion and Open G6 tuning in all the live performances I found. 
However the chords here is written in normal C6 tuning, which means you can play along with the studio-
version using the normal chord shapes for Am G C plus a capo on first fret. Then for those who wanna play 
as Vance, I've written correct shapes below along with their chord names in C6 tuning within parentheses.


[Intro]

     x2


[Verse 1 + Pre-Chorus 1]

            
I was scared o

             
f dentists and

      
 the dark
            
I was scared o

             
f pretty girls

       
 and starting 

conversations
           
Oh, all my fri

              
ends are turni

     
ng green
            
You're the mag

             
icians assista

              
nt in their dr


eams
        
Ah oooh, ah oo

            
h, and they co

me unstuck


[Chorus 1]

           
Lady, running 

             
down to the ri

              
ptide, taken a

            
way to the dar

k side
             
I wanna be you

   
r left hand ma

n
           
I love you whe

              
n you're singi

             
ng that song a

              
nd, I got a lu

            
mp in my throa

t 'cause
             
You're gonna s

         
ing the words 

wrong


[Verse 2 + Pre-Chorus 2]

            
There's this m

             
ovie that I th

            
ink you'll lik

e
            
This guy decid

             
es to quit his

          
 job and heads

 to New York C

ity
            
This cowboy's 

             
running from h

   
imself
            
And she's been

             
 living on the

           
 highest shelf
        
Ah oooh, ah oo

            
h, and they co

me unstuck


[Chorus 2]

           
Lady, running 

             
down to the ri

              
ptide, taken a

            
way to the dar

k side
             
I wanna be you

   
r left hand ma

n
           
I love you whe

              
n you're singi

             
ng that song a

              
nd, I got a lu

            
mp in my throa

t 'cause
             
You're gonna s

             
ing the words 

     
wrong


[Bridge]

            
I just wanna, 

             
I just wanna k

        
now, if you're

              
 gonna, if you

          
're gonna stay
            
I just gotta, 

             
I just gotta k

        
now, I can't h

              
ave it, I can'

        
t have it any 

other way
            
I swear she's 

             
destined for t

      
he screen
            
Closest thing 

             
to Michelle Pf

         
eiffer that yo

u've ever seen

 oh


[Chorus 3-5]

           
Lady, running 

             
down to the ri

              
ptide, taken a

            
way to the dar

k side
             
I wanna be you

   
r left hand ma

n
           
I love you whe

              
n you're singi

             
ng that song a

              
nd, I got a lu

            
mp in my throa

t 'cause
             
You're gonna s

         
ing the words 

wrong

           
Oh lady, runni

              
ng down to the

             
 riptide, take

              
n away to the 

 
dark side
             
I wanna be you

   
r left hand ma

n
           
I love you whe

              
n you're singi

             
ng that song a

              
nd, I got a lu

            
mp in my throa

t 'cause
             
You're gonna s

         
ing the words 

wrong

           
Oh lady, runni

              
ng down to the

             
 riptide, take

              
n away to the 

 
dark side
             
I wanna be you

   
r left hand ma

n
           
I love you whe

              
n you're singi

             
ng that song a

              
nd, I got a lu

            
mp in my throa

t 'cause
             
You're gonna s

              
ing the words 

             
wrong and, I g

              
ot a lump in m

     
y throat 'caus

e
             
You're gonna s

         
ing the words 

wrong



Chords:         
Am    (2 2 1 0) (Dm in Open C6 tuning)
G     (0 0 0 3) (C in Open C6 tuning)
C     (2 0 1 0) (F in Open C6 tuning)
C     (2 0 1 3) (he uses this variation of F in the Stick and on the Interlude)
Gsus4 (0 0 1 3) (Csus4 in Open C6 tuning)
Fmaj7 (3 2 1 0) (Bbmaj7 in Open C6 tuning)

Sometimes live he replaces the Fmaj7 with a:
Fadd2 (3 2 1 3) (Bbadd2 in Open C6 tuning)

Clarification:
Chordname (G C E A) which is now tuned to either (D# G# B# E#) or (D G B E)



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https://www.youtube.com/astlessons



//Robert