Riptide

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

-2  -3      4     -4    5   -6    6    5     5
 I was scared of dentists and the dark
-2  -3      4     -4   5  -6    6     5     5   -4    5   -4   5   6
 I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations
 5,  5 -4 5 -4     5      5     5  -4       5
Oh, all   my friends are turning green
    5      -4    5 -4   5    -4 5  -4   5    -4   5 -4 4
You're the magician's assistant in their dream

4 -6 6 5
Oh
4 -6 6 5,  6     6    -6  6  6 -6 6 5
    Oh,   and they come unstuck

(Chorus)
 5 5,     5   5       6    5   -4  -4 4 4
Lady, running down to the riptide
  5  5    5  6  5   -4  -4 5    5
Taken away to the dark side
5  5   5   6   5 -4 -4 4  4 -2    4
I wanna be your left hand man
4   5     5      5       5       6   5    -4   -4 4
I love you when you're singing that song
  4   5  5  5    6    5   -4      5
And I got a lump in my throat
    '5        5      5  5   6 5  5 -4  -4  4      4
'Cause you're gonna sing the  words wrong

There's this movie that I think you'll like
This guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City
This cowboy's running from himself
And she's been living on the highest shelf

Oh, and they come unstuck

(Chorus)

-2  4    5  -4, -2   4     5  -4   4 -4
 I just wanna, I just wanna know
-2     4      5 -4,  -2    4       5 -4  4 -2
 If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay
-2  4    5 -4, -2  4    5  -4  4 -4
 I just gotta, I just gotta know
-2   4      5   -4, -2   4      5   -4 -4 4  -2 4     4 
 I can't have it,  I can't have it  any other way
4  5 -4   5 -4    5    -4   5    -4      5
I swear she's destined for the screen
   5  -4     5   -4    5   -4      5   -4    5       -4    5 -4    5,    4
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh

(Chorus) x3

  4  5   5  5    6    5   -4     5
And I got a lump in my throat
    '5        5      5  5     6    5    -4  4     4
'Cause you're gonna sing the words wrong