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the whole song

[Intro]
Am G  C C  x2

[Verse 1]
Am                    G          C       Am                    G              C
I was scared of dentists and the dark,   I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations,
Am           G                C          Am                    G                 C
Oh all my friends are turning green,     You're the magicians assistant in their dreams.

[Bridge]
Am    G   C   Am    G       C  
Ooh, ooh ooh  Ooh, and they come unstuck

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

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

[Bridge]
Am     G    C  Am G           C  
Ooh, ooh ooh   Ooh, and they come unstuck

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


[Interlude]
Am                           G       C                                 Fmaj7
I just wanna, I just wanna know,     If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay,
Am                           G       C                                  Fmaj7  
I just gotta, I just gotta know,     I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
Am                  G              C     Am                     G                      C
I swear she's destined for the screen,   Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh




[Chorus]

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


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


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