Tuning: G C E A

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] F#m / E / A / B / F#m / E / D / A F#m / E / A / B / F#m / E / D / A / Bm / A / D / E / F#m / E [Verse 1]

^EI got ^Atwo strong ^Barms ^C#mBlessings of ^DBabylon ^BmTime to ^Gcarry on and ^F#mtry For ^Esins and ^Afalse a^Blarms ^C#mSo to A^Dmerica the ^D#brave ^BmWise ^Amen ^Dsave

[Chorus]

^ENear a ^F#mtree by a ^Eriver There's a ^Ahole in the ^Bground Where an ^F#mold man of ^EAran Goes a^Dround and a^Around And his ^F#mmind is a ^Ebeacon In the ^Aveil of the ^Bnight For a ^F#mstrange kind of ^Efashion There's a ^Dwrong and a ^Aright But he'll ^Bmnever, ^Anever ^Dfight ^Eover ^F#myou

[Verse 2]

^EI got ^Aplans for ^Bus ^C#mNights in the ^Dscullery And ^Bmdays in^Gstead of me I ^F#monly ^Eknow what ^Ato dis^Bcuss ^C#mOh, for ^Danything but ^D#light ^BmWise ^Amen ^Dfighting ^Eover ^F#myou

[Verse 3]

^EIt's not ^Ame you ^Bsee ^C#mPieces of ^Dvalentine And ^Bmjust a ^Gsong of ^F#mmine To ^Ekeep from burning ^Ahisto^Bry ^C#mSeasons of ^Dgasoline and ^D#gold ^BmWise ^Amen ^Dfold

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

^CI got ^Ftime to ^Bbkill ^ASly looks in ^Dcorridors With^Gout a ^Fplan of yours ^AA ^Esusblackbird ^Esings on ^Amblue^Gbird ^Chill ^DThanks to the calling of the ^Ebwild ^CmWise ^Bbmen's ^Ebchild

[Chorus]

^FNear a ^Gmtree by a ^Friver There's a ^Bbhole in the ^Cground Where an ^Gmold man of ^FAran Goes a^Ebround and a^Bbround And his ^Gmmind is a ^Fbeacon In the ^Bbveil of the ^Cnight For a ^Gmstrange kind of ^Ffashion There's a ^Ebwrong and a ^Bbright But he'll ^Cmnever, ^Bbnever ^Ebfight

[Chorus]

Nik Kershaw - The riddle