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Song: Riptide
Artist: Willy Mason
Album: If the ocean gets rough
Capo: 3rd
Standard Tuning
Di need a new song, shift it all aAround, like thCsus2e ocean
when the riGptide gets you down
Dtake some, from the ones you lAove, in the Csus2old town
when the ripGtide gets you down
Dsing i can still breathe i can still walk
Ai can still see children walking up the dock
D7i remember when i carved my name into Gthis cedar tree
Dsing while i'm walking sammys on the rocks
Awith a new reel flashing casting as he talks
D7he came home from the city
when they chokGed out all of his dreams
Gmand i guess yDou could say that this is me
Gmand i guess that these foDlks are the only ones i believe
Emeverywhere i go i'm goinGg to thAe ocean
Emevery river flows intGo the oceaAn
Emthe water in my soul is goinGg to thAe ocean
Emi sing the great unknown i'm singinGg to the Aocean
Dsing i can still breathe i can still walk
Ai can still see children walking up the dock
D7i remember when i carved my name into Gthis cedar tree
Dsing while i'm walking sammys on the rocks
Awith a new reel flashing casting as he talks
D7he came home from the city
when they chokGed out all of his dreams
Di need a new song, shift it all arAound, like the Csus2ocean
when the riGptide gets you down
Dtake some, from the ones you lAove, in the Csus2old town
when the ripGtide gets you down
END

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Riptide

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Song: Riptide

Artist: Willy Mason

Album: If the ocean gets rough

Capo: 3rd

Standard Tuning

D A Csus2

i need a new song, shift it all around, like the ocean

when the riptide gets you down

D A Csus2

take some, from the ones you love, in the old town

when the riptide gets you down

sing i can still breathe i can still walk

i can still see children walking up the dock

D7 G

i remember when i carved my name into this cedar tree

sing while i'm walking sammys on the rocks

with a new reel flashing casting as he talks

he came home from the city

when they choked out all of his dreams

Gm D

and i guess you could say that this is me

Gm D

and i guess that these folks are the only ones i believe

Em G A

everywhere i go i'm going to the ocean

Em G A

every river flows into the ocean

Em G A

the water in my soul is going to the ocean

Em G A

i sing the great unknown i'm singing to the ocean

sing i can still breathe i can still walk

i can still see children walking up the dock

D7 G

i remember when i carved my name into this cedar tree

sing while i'm walking sammys on the rocks

with a new reel flashing casting as he talks

he came home from the city

when they choked out all of his dreams

D A Csus2

i need a new song, shift it all around, like the ocean

when the riptide gets you down

D A Csus2

take some, from the ones you love, in the old town

when the riptide gets you down

END

About Riptide Chords by Willy Mason

Learn how to play Riptide by Willy Mason with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Riptide chords”, “Riptide guitar chords”, or “Willy Mason Riptide chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Riptide chords and for experienced players who want accurate Riptide lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A, Csus2, G, D7, Gm.

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What key is "Riptide" in?

The chords for "Riptide" show the original chord names (including D, A, Csus2, G, D7, Gm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.