Tuning: Open G6 (D G B E) / Open G#6 (D# G# B# E#)

Intro:  |  |   x2

            
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

             
ician's assist

             
ant in their d

ream
          
      Oh,     

            
   and they co

me unstuck


Chorus:
           
Lady, running 

            
down to the ri

ptide
              
Taken 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
              
And I got a lu

         
mp in my throa

t
             
'Cause you're 

              
gonna sing the

       
 words wrong


            
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
          
      Oh,     

            
   and they co

me unstuck


Chorus:
           
Lady, running 

            
down to the ri

ptide
              
Taken 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
              
And I got a lu

         
mp in my throa

t
             
'Cause you're 

              
gonna sing the

       
 words wrong


            
I just wanna, 

           
I just wanna k

now
             
If you're gonn

             
a, if you're g

     
onna stay
            
I just gotta, 

           
I just gotta k

now
             
I can't have i

             
t, I can't hav

             
e 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



           
Lady, running 

            
down to the ri

ptide
              
Taken 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
              
And I got a lu

         
mp in my throa

t
             
'Cause you're 

              
gonna sing the

       
 words wrong


           
Oh, lady, runn

              
ing down to th

  
e riptide
              
Taken 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
              
And I got a lu

         
mp in my throa

t
             
'Cause you're 

              
gonna sing the

       
 words wrong


           
Oh, lady, runn

              
ing down to th

  
e riptide
              
Taken 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
              
And I got a lu

         
mp in my throa

t
             
'Cause you're 

              
gonna sing the

       
 words wrong
              
And I got a lu

         
mp in my throa

t
             
'Cause you're 

              
gonna sing the

       
 words wrong



Tab written by Erika Melek