{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1520088,"song":"The Riddle","artist":"Nik Kershaw","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11282023-the-riddle-chords-by-nik-kershaw/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1520088?type=chord","rating":4.97038,"votes":152,"content":"[Intro]\r\n| [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]A/C#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI got two strong arms[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch] \r\nBlessings of Babylon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTime to carry on[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd try[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E/G#[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nFor sins and false alarms[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]D#m[/ch]           [ch]A#m[/ch]\r\nSo to America the brave[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A/C#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWise men save[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nNear a tree by a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThere's a hole in the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nWhere an old man of Aran[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGoes around and around[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nAnd his mind is a beacon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIn the veil of the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nFor a strange kind of fashion[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere's a wrong and a right[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm7[/ch]    [ch]A/C#[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nBut he'll never, never fight over you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI got plans for us[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNights in the scullery[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd days instead of me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]E/G#[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI only know what to discuss[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D#m[/ch]         [ch]A#m[/ch]\r\nOh for anything but light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]  [ch]A/C#[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nWise men fighting over you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIt's not me you see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPieces of valentine[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith just a song of mine[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]E/G#[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nTo keep from burning history[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D#m[/ch]     [ch]A#m[/ch]\r\nSeasons of gasoline and gold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A/C#[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWise men fold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nNear a tree by a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThere's a hole in the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nWhere an old man of Aran[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGoes around and around[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nAnd his mind is a beacon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nIn the veil of the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]E/G#[/ch]\r\nFor a strange kind of fashion[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThere's a wrong and a right[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm7[/ch]    [ch]A/C#[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut he'll never, never fight over you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI got time to kill[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nSly looks in corridors[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWithout a plan of yours[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Esus4[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA blackbird sings on Bluebird Hill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D/C[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nThanks to the calling of the wild[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cm[/ch]   [ch]Bb/D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWise mens' child[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Middle 8]\r\n|[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]   | [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  |[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F/A[/ch] | [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |\r\n|[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]   | [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  |[ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]F/A[/ch] | [ch]Eb[/ch] [ch]Bb[/ch] |[ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]Bb/D[/ch] [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nNear a tree by a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's a hole in the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nWhere an old man of Aran[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nGoes around and around[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nAnd his mind is a beacon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the veil of the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Gm[/ch]              [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nFor a strange kind of fashion[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThere's a wrong and a right[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cm7[/ch]    [ch]Bb/D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nBut he'll never, never fight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]      [ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nNear a tree by a river[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's a hole in the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nWhere an old man of Aran[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Eb[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nGoes around and around[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nAnd his mind is a beacon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the veil of the night[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Gm[/ch]              [ch]F/A[/ch]\r\nFor a strange kind of fashion[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Eb[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThere's a wrong and a right[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cm7[/ch]    [ch]Bb/D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Cm7[/ch]   [ch]Bb/D[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nBut he'll never, never fight over you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]Cm7[/ch]    [ch]Bb/D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]Gm[/ch]\r\nNo he'll never, never fight over you[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n| F#m E/G# | A B | F#m E/G# | D A |\n| F#m E/G# | A B | F#m E/G# | D A | Bm7 A/C# D E | F#m E/G#\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Middle 8]\n|Gm F   | Bb C  |Gm F/A | Eb Bb |\n|Gm F   | Bb C  |Gm F/A | Eb Bb |Cm Bb/D Eb\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["F#m","E/G#","A","B","D","Bm7","A/C#","E","C#m","Bm","G","D#m","A#m","C","F","Bb","D/F#","Esus4","Am","G/B","D/C","Eb","Cm","Bb/D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Esus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,2,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}