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On A Little Bamboo Bridge

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This is the song "On A Little Bamboo Bridge" performed in the key of F#
by Louis Armstrong with Andy Iona And His Islanders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZXyggvjtLc
Music and Lyrics were written by Al Sherman and Archie Fletcher
Song tabbed by Johnny Cosmic
http://johnnycosmic.bandcamp.com/
          F#Bb7b5                          Eb7  Ab7  
On a little bamboo bridge  By the waters of Kalua,
Beneath HaC#7waiian skies  I fell in love with F#you.
          F#Bb7b5                           Eb7  Ab7  
On a little bamboo bridge   By the waters of Kalua,
We found a C#7paradise,   A paradise for F#two.
While we were Bgazing Bmin    the F#water,
The Bsilvery Bmripples kissed the F#shore,
And your reAb7flection in the water
Seemed to say you'd be mine for everC#7more.
          F#Bb7b5                           Eb7  Ab7  
On a little bamboo bridge   By the waters of Kalua,   
You made my C#7dreams come true,  Sweetheart, when I found F#you!
CHORDS
      F#Bb7b5       Eb7     Ab7       C#7      B    Bm  
e|-2---------------------------------------2------|
B|-2-----3------8------7------6------4-----3------|
G|-3-----1------6------5------4------4-----4------|
D|-4-----2------8------4------6------4-----4------|
A|-4-----1------6------6------4------2-----2------|
E|-2-------------------4--------------------------|

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On A Little Bamboo Bridge

by Louis Armstrong

Lyrics & chords · Original key

This is the song "On A Little Bamboo Bridge" performed in the key of F#

by Louis Armstrong with Andy Iona And His Islanders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZXyggvjtLc

Music and Lyrics were written by Al Sherman and Archie Fletcher

Song tabbed by Johnny Cosmic

http://johnnycosmic.bandcamp.com/

F# Eb7 Ab7

Bb7b5

On a little bamboo bridge By the waters of Kalua,

C#7 F#

Beneath Hawaiian skies I fell in love with you.

F# Eb7 Ab7

Bb7b5

On a little bamboo bridge By the waters of Kalua,

C#7 F#

We found a paradise, A paradise for two.

B Bm F#

While we were gazing in the water,

B Bm F#

The silvery ripples kissed the shore,

Ab7

And your reflection in the water

C#7

Seemed to say you'd be mine for evermore.

F# Eb7 Ab7

Bb7b5

On a little bamboo bridge By the waters of Kalua,

C#7 F#

You made my dreams come true, Sweetheart, when I found you!

CHORDS

F# Eb7 Ab7 C#7 B Bm

Bb7b5

e|-2---------------------------------------2------|

B|-2-----3------8------7------6------4-----3------|

G|-3-----1------6------5------4------4-----4------|

D|-4-----2------8------4------6------4-----4------|

A|-4-----1------6------6------4------2-----2------|

E|-2-------------------4--------------------------|

About On A Little Bamboo Bridge Chords by Louis Armstrong

Learn how to play On A Little Bamboo Bridge by Louis Armstrong with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “On A Little Bamboo Bridge chords”, “On A Little Bamboo Bridge guitar chords”, or “Louis Armstrong On A Little Bamboo Bridge chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy On A Little Bamboo Bridge chords and for experienced players who want accurate On A Little Bamboo Bridge lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, F, F#, Eb7, Ab7, C#7.

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What key is "On A Little Bamboo Bridge" in?

The chords for "On A Little Bamboo Bridge" show the original chord names (including A, F, F#, Eb7, Ab7, C#7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.