The Riddle chords by Five For Fighting (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(B flat major) (F/Bb) (E flat/Bb) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (F/Bb) (E flat/Bb) (B flat major)
Verse 1
(B flat major) There was a (F/Bb) man back in (E flat/Bb) ninety (B flat major) five
Whose (B flat major) heart ran out of (F/Bb) summers
But before (E flat/Bb) he (B flat major) died, I ask (G minor7) ed him
(F/G) Wait, what's the sense (E flat/G) in (G minor7) life?
Come (E flat minoraj7) over (F/Eb) me, come (F7sus4) over me?
(B flat major) He said, (F/Bb) son why you got to sing (E flat/Bb) that (B flat major) tune?
Catch a (B flat major) Dylan (F/Bb) song,
or some (E flat/Bb) eclipse of the moon? (B flat major)
Let an (G minor7) angel (F/G) swing and make (E flat/G) you (G minor7) swoon
Then (E flat minoraj7) you will (F/Eb) see, (F7sus4) you will see
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Chorus 1
Then he (E flat major) said, here's a (F7sus4) riddle for you
(B flat major) Find the an (G minor7) swer,
there's a rea (E flat major) son for the world (F7sus4)
Interlude 1
You and I
(B flat major) (F/Bb) (E flat/Bb) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (F/Bb) (E flat/Bb) (B flat major)
Verse 2
(B flat major) Picked up my (F/Bb) kid from school (E flat/Bb) to (B flat major) day
Did you (E flat/Bb) learn any (B flat major) thing
'Cause in the (C minor7/Bb) world to (B flat major) day
You can't (G minor) live in a (F/G) castle far (G minor7) a (G minor9) way
Now (E flat minoraj9) talk to me, come (F7sus4) talk to me
He said, dad (B flat major) I'm (F/Bb) big,
but we're (E flat/Bb) smaller than (B flat major) small
In the (E flat/Bb) scheme of (B flat major) things,
well we're (C minor7/Bb) nothing at all (B flat major)
Still every (G minor) mother's (F/G) child
sings a lone (G minor7) ly (G minor9) song
So (E flat minoraj9) play with me, come (F7sus4) play with me
Chorus 2
And hey (E flat major) dad, here's a (F7sus4) riddle for you
(B flat major) Find the an (G minor7) swer,
there's a rea (E flat major) son for the world (F7sus4)
You and I (B flat major) (A flat major) (E flat/G) I (B flat/F) said,
(E flat major) son for (F7sus4) all I've told you
(B flat major) When (F/A) you get right (G minor7) down to the
(E flat major) Reason for the world (F7sus4)
who am I?
(B flat major) (F/Bb) (E flat/Bb) (B flat major)
Bridge 1
(E flat minoraj7) There are sec (F major) rets
that we (B flat major) still have left to find (G minor7)
(E flat minoraj7) There have been mys (F major) teries,
from the be (B flat major) ginning of time (A flat major)
(E flat minoraj7) There are an (F major) swers,
we're not (B flat major) wise e (F/A) nough to see (G7)
He said, you're (E flat minoraj7) looking for a clue?
I love you (E flat/F) free (F major)
(E flat/F) (F major) (F major)
Verse 3
(B flat major) The batter swings (F/Bb) and the (E flat/Bb) summer (B flat major) flies
As I (E flat/Bb) look in (B flat major) to my an (C minor7/Bb) gel's (B flat major) eyes
A song (G minor) plays (F/G) on while the moon (G minor7) is (G minor9) hiding
(E flat minoraj9) Over me,
Something come (F7sus4) over me?
(B flat major) I guess we're (F/Bb) big and I guess (E flat/Bb) we're (B flat major) small
If you (E flat/Bb) think about it (B flat major) man
you know we (C minor7/Bb) got it all (B flat major)
'Cause we're all (G minor) we (F/G) got on this
boun (G minor7) cing (G minor9) ball
And I (E flat minoraj9) love you free, I (F7sus4) love you freely
Chorus 3
(E flat major) Here's a (F7sus4) riddle for you
(B flat major) Find the an (G minor) swer,
there's a rea (E flat major) son for the world (F7sus4)
You and I (B flat major)
(F/Bb) (E flat/Bb) (B flat major)
(B flat major) (F/Bb) (B flat major)
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