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Riptide Chords

Music by: Ruth Etting, Riptide · 1934
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[Intro 1]
[A][A]
[D][E][A]

[Verse 1]
[D]Riptide [C]caught in a [D]riptide,
torn between [A]two loves
The old and the [D]new
[Bb][A]

[Verse 2]
[D]Riptide [C]lost in a [D]riptide
Where will it [A]take me
what shall I [D]do?[A][D]

[Bridge 1]
[Em]My heart is to[A]ssed on a sea of emo[D]tion
One love offers ro[Em]mance[A]
The other de[F#]votion[A]

[Verse 3]
A new love is [D]calling
The [C]old love is [D]pleading
I'm caught in a [A]riptide
what shall I [D]do?[A]

[Bridge 2]
[D]Live was as [Bb]calm as a [D]summer sea
[Dm]When silver [A]moonlight [D]beams[A]
[D]And then a [Bb]new love [D]beckoned me
[Dm]Wrecking my [A]ship of [D]dreams
[Bb][A]

[Verse 4]
[D]Riptide cau[C]ght in a rip[D]tide,
torn [A]between two loves
The old and the [D]new[A]

[Verse 5]
[D]Riptide [C]lost in a [D]riptide
Where will it [A]take me
what shall I [D]do?[A][D]

[Bridge 3]
[Em]My heart is to[A]ssed on a sea of emo[D]tion
One love [C#]offers ro[A]mance
The other de[F#]votion[A]

[Verse 6]
A new love is [D]calling
The [C]old love is [D]pleading
I'm caught in a [A]riptide
what shall I [D]do
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