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Bridge Over Troubled Water

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                Bridge Over Troubled Water – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Paul Simon
From: “That’s The Way It Is” (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS (alphabetically)
          E-A-D-G-B-e
A/C#      x-4-2-2-x-x
C/Bb      x-1-2-0-1-0
C/E       x-x-2-0-1-0
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
C9        x-3-2-3-3-x
D7/F#     2-x-0-2-1-2
Em/B      x-2-2-0-0-0
F/C       x-3-x-2-1-1
Fadd#11   1-3-3-2-0-x
Fm6       1-3-3-1-3-1
F#dim7    2-x-1-2-1-x
G6        3-x-0-0-0-0
G#aug     4-x-2-1-1-x
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[Intro]
  C/GG6G  F  Fadd#11F#dim7C/GAm FFm6
|      |      |   |   | 
  C  F/CC  F/C
|  |  |  |  |
[Verse]
            C
When you're weary
F/C        C
   Feeling small
F     Bb    F   C  Cmaj7   Dm
 When tears are in    your eyes
       C             F/C  C
I will dry them all
[Bridge]
C   G/B Am   G
I'm on  your side
G7                 C     Em/B  C/Bb
Oh, when times get rough
    Dm      C/E  F     D7/F# G
And friends just can't be    found
[Chorus]
C     C9     F      Fadd#11 F#dim7 C/G      Am
Yeah, like a bridge o   -   ver    troubled water
F       E7     Am
 I will lay me down
C   C9     F      Fadd#11 F#dim7 C/G      Am
Oh, like a bridge o   -   ver    troubled water
F      Fm6   C
           [  ]
 I will lay me down
[Interlude]
  C  F/CC  F/C
|  |  |  |  |
  C  F/C
|  |  | 
[Verse]
            C
When you're down and out
F/C                   C
   When you're on the streets
F     Bb F    C   Cmaj7 Dm
 When evening falls  so hard
       C           F/C  C
I will comfort you
[Bridge]
C    G/B  Am   G
I'll take your part 
G7                C     Em/B  C/Bb
Oh, when darkness falls 
    Dm   C/E F   D7/F# G
And pain is  all a  -  round
[Chorus]
C     C9     F      Fadd#11 F#dim7 C/G      Am
Yeah, like a bridge o   -   ver    troubled water
F       E7     Am
 I will lay me down
C   C9     F      Fadd#11 F#dim7 C/G      Am
Oh, like a bridge o   -   ver    troubled water
F       E7     Am  G#aug  C/G   D  A/C#  F/C
 I will lay me down
[Interlude]
  C/GG6G  FAm FFm6
|      |   |   | 
  C  F/CC  F/C
|  |  |  |  |
[Verse]
         C
Sail on, silver girl
F/C        C
   Sail on by
F     Bb   F   C   Cmaj7 Dm
 Your time has come   to shine
         C                   F/C  C
All your dreams are on their way
[Bridge]
C   G/B Am   G
See how they shine
G7         C      Em/B   C/Bb
Oh, if you need a friend
    Dm C/E  F     D7/F# G
I'm sailing right be  - hind
[Chorus]
C     C9     F      Fadd#11 F#dim7 C/G      Am
Yeah, like a bridge o   -   ver    troubled water
  F       E7        Am
I, I will ease your mind
C   C9     F      Fadd#11 F#dim7 C/G      Am
Oh, like a bridge o   -   ver    troubled water
F       E7        Am   G#aug  C/G   D  A/C#  F/C
 I will ease your mind
[Coda]
  C/GG6G  FAm FFm6C
|      |   |   | 

Bridge Over Troubled Water chords and lyrics

Free chords for Bridge Over Troubled Water by Elvis Presley. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Bridge Over Troubled Water – Elvis Presley
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Paul Simon
From: “That’s The Way It Is” (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| C/G   G6 G | F   Fadd#11 F#dim7 | C/G Am | F Fm6 | 
| C | F/C | C | F/C |
[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
| C | F/C | C | F/C |
| C | F/C | 
[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
| C/G   G6 G | F Am | F Fm6 | 
| C | F/C | C | F/C |
[Verse]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Coda]
| C/G   G6 G | F Am | F Fm6 | C

Bridge Over Troubled Water Chords by Elvis Presley

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