The Riddle

Alfons

OtherAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G#mDiagram coming soon

F#7Diagram coming soon

BDiagram coming soon

C#6Diagram coming soon

C#Diagram coming soon

C#mDiagram coming soon

F#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              E     G#m 
I got two strong arms 
F#7 
Blessings of Babylon 
B 
Time to carry on 
    C#6 
And try 
             G#m 
For sins and false alarms 
 
So to America the brave 
E 
Wise men save 
       G#m 
Near a tree by a river 
 
There's a hole in the ground 
         C# 
Where an old man of aran 
     C#m 
Goes around and around 
        G#m 
And his mind is a beacon 
       F# 
In the veil of the night 
         B 
For a strange kind of fashion 
          C#6 
There's a wrong and a right 
 
But he'll never ever fight over you 
 
G#m              F#  
Near a tree by a river 
          B          C#6 
There's a hole in the ground 
         G#m        F#7 
Where an old man of aran 
       E        E7M 
Goes around and around 
        G#m       F#7 
And his mind is a beacon 
       B7M     C#6 
In the veil of the night 
       G#m            F# 
For a strange kind of fashion 
          E7M         B 
There's a wrong and a right 
 
( G#m  F#7  B  C#6 ) 
( G#m  F#7  E  E7M ) 
( G#m  F#7  B  C#6 ) 
 
      G#m 
I got plans for us 
F#7M 
Nights in the scullery 
    B 
And days instead of me 
  C#6                  G#m 
I only know what to discuss 
F#              B 
Oh for anything but light 
E                  G#m 
Wise men fighting over you 
 
Near a tree by a river 
          F# 
There's a hole in the ground 
         B 
Where an old man of aran 
     E 
Goes around and around 
        G#m 
And his mind is a beacon 
       F# 
In the veil of the night 
       B 
For a strange kind of fashion 
          E 
There's a wrong and a right 
          C#m               F# 
But he'll never ever fight over you 
 
       G#m       F# 
Near a tree by a river 
          B       C#6 
There's a hole in the ground 
         G#m        F#7         
Where an old man of aran 
       E 
Goes around and around 
        G#m       F# 
And his mind is a beacon 
       B       C#6 
In the veil of the night 
       G#m            F# 
For a strange kind of fashion 
          E 
There's a wrong and a right 
      G#m 
But he'll never ever fight over you

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Chord set

E · G#m · F#7 · B · C#6 · C# · C#m · F#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.