Singer songwriter australien versé dans le folk alternatif, James Keogh est né le 1er décembre 1987 à Melbourne. En janvier 2013, il sort son premier single avec « Fom Afar » suivi trois mois plus tard par l'EP God Loves You When You're Dancing. La chanson « Riptide » commence son tour du monde par une sixième place en Australie. La France est atteinte durant l'été 2014 par cette belle mélodie folk. Vance Joy sort l'album Dream Your Life Away en septembre 2014 et entame aussitôt sa première tournée internationale.
vance joy RIPTIDE
Am G C (x2)
Am G C
I was scared of dentists and the dark,
Am G C
I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations,
Am G C
Oh all my friends are turning green,
Am G C
You're the magicians assistant in their dreams.
Am G C
Ooh, ooh ooh
Am G C (hold)
Ooh, and they come unstuck
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G C
you're gonna sing the words wrong
Am G C
There's this movie that I think you'll like,
Am G C
this guy decides to quit his job and heads to New York City,
Am G C
this cowboy's running from himself.
Am G C
And she's been living on the highest shelf
Am G C
Ooh, ooh ooh
Am G C (hold)
Ooh, and they come unstuck
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G C
you're gonna sing the words wrong
Fingerpicking
Am G
I just wanna, I just wanna know,
C F
If you're gonna, if you're gonna stay,
Am G
I just gotta, I just gotta know,
C F (strum and hold)
I can't have it, I can't have it any other way
Strum once and hold:
Am G C
I swear she's destined for the screen,
Am G C
Closest thing to Michelle Pfeiffer that you've ever seen, oh
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G C
you're gonna sing the words wrong
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G C
you're gonna sing the words wrong
Am G C
Lady, running down to the riptide,
C Am
taken away to the dark side,
G C
I wanna be your left hand man.
Am G C
I love you when you're singing that song and,
C Am
I got a lump in my throat 'cause
G C
you're gonna sing the words wrong
C Am G C
I got a lump in my throat 'cause you're gonna sing the words wrong.
