Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 02:28:31 +0100
From: Felix Oelmann
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: PRO: Nik Kershaw - `The Riddle`
CRD: Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Chords by Felix Oelmann
A great song from 1984!
[And not too difficult to play as well]
Note: In the 2nd chorus all chords are tuned one step up.
I don`t know if my version is entirely correct, but it sounds
right to me..
Intro Chords:
[x1] Fm / E / A / B / Fm / E / D / A
[x1] Fm / E / A / B / Fm / E / D / A / Bm / A / D / E / Fm / E
Verse 1:
I`ve got [A]two strong [B]arms, [Cm]blessings of [D]Babylon
with [Bm]time to [G]carry on and [Fm]try for [E]sins and [A]false al[B]arms
[Cm]So to A[D]merica the [D]brave
[Bm]wise [A]men [D]save
Chorus:
[E]Near a [Fm]tree by a [E]river is a [A]hole in the [B]ground,
where an [Fm]old man of [E]?arran? goes a[D]round and a[A]round
And his [Fm]mind is a [E]beacon in the [A]veil of the [B]night,
for a [Fm]strange kind of [E]fashion there`s a [D]wrong and a [A]right
But I`ll [Bm]never [A]ever [D]fight [E]over [Fm]you [E]
Verse 2:
I`ve got [A]plans for [B]us, [Cm]nights in the [D]scullery
and [Bm]days in[G]stead of me, I [Fm]only [E]know what [A]to dis[B]cuss,
[Cm]oh, for [D]anything but [D]light
[Bm]wise [A]men [D]fighting [E]over [Fm]you
[E]It`s not [A]me you [B]see,
[Cm]seasons of [D]gasoline and [D]gold
[Bm]wise [A]men [D]fold
Chorus:
[E]Near a [Fm]tree by a [E]river is a [A]hole in the [B]ground,
where an [Fm]old man of [E]aron[?] goes a[D]round and a[A]round
And his [Fm]mind is a [E]beacon in the [A]veil of the [B]night,
for a [Fm]strange kind of [E]fashion there`s a [D]wrong and a [A]right
But I`ll [Bm]never [A]ever [D]fight [E]over [G]you
Bridge:
[C]I`ve got [F]time to [Bb]kill, [A]sly looks in [D]corridors with[G]out a
[F]plan of yours,
a [Esus]blackbird [E]sings on [Am]Blue[G]bird[C]hill
[D]thanks for the calling of the [Bb]wild [D]
[Cm]wise [Bb]men`s [D]child [F]
[Middle Part with bagpipes etc.]
Chorus:
[F]Near a [Gm]tree by a [F]river is a [Bb]hole in the [C]ground,
where an [Gm]old man of [F]?arran? goes a[D]round and a[Bb]round
And his [Gm]mind is a [F]beacon in the [Bb]veil of the [C]night,
for a [Gm]strange kind of [F]fashion there`s a [D]wrong and a [Bb]right
But he`ll [Cm]never [Bb]ever [D]fight...
[F]Near a [Gm]tree by a [F]river is a [Bb]hole in the [C]ground,
where an [Gm]old man of [F]?arran? goes a[D]round and a[Bb]round
And his [Gm]mind is a [F]beacon in the [Bb]veil of the [C]night,
for a [Gm]strange kind of [F]fashion there`s a [D]wrong and a [Bb]right
But he`ll [Cm]never [Bb]ever [D]fight [F]over [Cm]you [Bb] [D]
[F]No he`ll [Cm]never [Bb]ever [D]fight [F]over [Gm]you.
