{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":671120,"song":"Bixby Canyon Bridge","artist":"Death Cab for Cutie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/671120-bixby-canyon-bridge-chords-by-death-cab-for-cutie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/671120?type=chord","rating":4.87091,"votes":79,"content":"Bixby Canyon Bridge\r\nDeath Cab For Cutie\r\nNarrow Stairs\r\n\r\nThis is meant to be an acoustic rendition of the song.  The Bass line obviously does a \r\namount of \"walking,\" but the root chords are good enough for playing on acoustic.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse A]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI descended a dusty gravel ridge[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBeneath the Bixby Canyon Bridge[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUntil I eventually arrived[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAt the place where your soul had died[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse B]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBarefoot in the shallow creek[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI grab some stones from underneath[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch] (hold an extra measure)\r\nWaiting for you to speak to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse A]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the silence it became so very clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat you had long ago disappeared[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I curse myself for being surprised[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat this didn't play out like it did in my mind[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse B]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAll the way from San Francisco[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAs I chase the end of your rope[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\n'Cause I've still got miles to go[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse C]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI want to know my fate[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf I keep up this way[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIts hard to want to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAw  -  a  -  y[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F[/ch]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThen everyone you meet[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWill all seem to be asleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd you wonder if you're missing your dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can't see your dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou can't see your dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust can't see your dream[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  Your dr   -  e    -    am.........[/tab]\r\n[tab]E|----------------------------------|\r\nB|----------------------------------|\r\nG|----------------------------------| (Repeat x12, last 4 w/o lyrics)\r\nD|-----4-------5-(slide)-10-(hold)--|\r\nA|----------------------------------|\r\nE|----------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nFor the next 7 progressions, alternate between these two Riffs, A B A B A B A\r\n\r\n\r\n[Riff A]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|--------------------------------------5b6b5-5b6b6--|\r\nG|-----------------------------------5---------------|\r\nD|-----4-------5------10------5----------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Riff B]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|--------------------------------------5b6b5-5b6-3--|\r\nG|-----------------------------------5---------------|\r\nD|-----4-------5------10------5----------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch] (with \r\nbend)[/tab]\r\n[tab]E|-------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|--------------------------------------5b6b5-(Repeat bend x7)-|\r\nG|-----------------------------------5-------------------------|\r\nD|-----4-------5------10------5--------------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen is started getting dark[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I trudged back to where the car was parked[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo closer to any kind of truth[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]                    (rest)\r\nAs I must assume was the case with you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n************************************\r\n\r\n| b  Bend\r\n| ~  Vibrato\r\n\r\n************************************","plain_text":"Bixby Canyon Bridge\nDeath Cab For Cutie\nNarrow Stairs\n\nThis is meant to be an acoustic rendition of the song.  The Bass line obviously does a \namount of \"walking,\" but the root chords are good enough for playing on acoustic.\n\n\n[Verse A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse A]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse C]\n\nF\n\n\n\n\n\nF\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the next 7 progressions, alternate between these two Riffs, A B A B A B A\n\n\n[Riff A]\n\n\n\n\n[Riff B]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n************************************\n\n| b  Bend\n| ~  Vibrato\n\n************************************","chords":["A","C","Am","B","F","G","E","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}