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[Verse 1]
*Strum once
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Am              F                E7
I was scared of dentists and the dark
Am              F                E7
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
    Am            F              E7
Oh, all my friends are turning green
           Am          F                E7 
You're the magician's assistant in their dreams



[Pre-Chorus]
   Am      F    E7 Am     F          E7*
ah-ooooooh-o-oh,   oh-o-oh, and they come unstuck


[Chorus]
Am     F                  E7
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Am    
Taken away to the dark side
F               E7
I wanna be your left hand man
  Am       F                        E7
I love you when you're singing that song and
                   Am       
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
F                     E7
You're gonna sing the words wrong


[Verse 2]
Am                F            E7
Here's this movie that I think you'll like
     Am             F                E7
This guy decides to quit his job and head to New York City
     Am       F                   E7
This cowboy's running from himself
    Am                F              E7
And she's been living on the highest shelf


[Pre-Chorus]
   Am      F    E7 Am     F          E7*
ah-ooooooh-o-oh,   oh-o-oh, and they come unstuck


[Chorus]
Am     F                  E7
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Am    
Taken away to the dark side
F               E7
I wanna be your left hand man
  Am       F                        E7
I love you when you're singing that song and
                   Am       
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
F                     E7
You're gonna sing the words wrong


[Bridge]
Dm                         Am
I just wanna, I just wanna know
C                                C7
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
F                          E7
I just gotta, I just gotta know
C                                Am
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
  F                            E7
I swear she's destined for the screen
F                                  E7
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh


[Chorus]
Am     F                  E7
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Am    
Taken away to the dark side
F               E7
I wanna be your left hand man
  Am       F                        E7
I love you when you're singing that song and
                   Am       
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
F                     E7
You're gonna sing the words wrong
Am     F                  E7
Lady, running down to the riptide
                  Am    
Taken away to the dark side
F               E7
I wanna be your left hand man
  Am       F                        E7
I love you when you're singing that song and
                   Am       
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
F                           E7
You're gonna sing the words wrong
                   Am      
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
F                         E7    Dm7
You're gonna sing the words wrong


[Outro]

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