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Bridges - Tracy Chapman
Tabbed by: David Ribeiro
E-mail: tracydcr2hotmail.com
Fmaj7
  133210
[Intro]
C   Am  Fmaj7G F
                x2
[Verse]
 F                       C
()                       
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F
Lo-----nely
C   Am
        x2
[Verse]
      C
Baby I
                     Am
Never meant to hurt you
                         Fmaj7
Sometimes the best intentions
G             F
Still don't make things right
C   Am
        x2
[Verse]
                   C        Am
All my ghosts they find me
                         C           Am
Like my past they think they own me
                                Fmaj7
In dreams and dark corners they surround me
G              F
Till I cry, I cry
[Chorus]
                 Am      G                   C
Let me take this time to set the record straight
                 Am      G                C
Let me take this time to take it all back
                 Am      G                C
Let me take this time to tell you how I felt
                 Am      G                  C
Let me take this time to try and make it right
 C   Am
()   
 C    Am
[Verse]
                          C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F
Lo-----nely
C   Am
        x2
[Verse]
           C
But you can
          Am
Walk away
            Fmaj7
Be all alone
                   G
Spend all your time
                    F                   C
Thinking about the way things used to be
                   Am
If love feels right
               Fmaj7
You work it out
                     G
You don't give it up
F     C
Ba---by
[Verse]
 C                   Am
()                   
Anybody tell you that
                      Fmaj7
Anybody tell you that
                      G F
Anybody tell you that
[Chorus]
                     Am    G                      C
You should take some time, maybe sleep on it tonight
                     Am    G                      C
You should take some time, baby hear the words I said
                     Am   G                  C
You should take some time, think about your life
                     Am     G
You should take some time before you throw it all away
C   Am
        x2
[Verse]
                          C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F
Lo-----nely
C   Am
        x2
[Bridge]
                 Am    G
I ain't got the time
                     C
To sit here and wait around
               Am    G
But I got the time
                      C
If you say I'm what you want
 C   Am
()   
 C    Am
[Verse]
                          C
All the bridges that you burn
                      Am
Come back one day to haunt you
                            Fmaj7
One day you'll find you're walking
G    F
Lo-----nely
[Outro]
C    D/C    C    Cadd9

Bridges chords and lyrics

Free chords for Bridges by Tracy Chapman. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Fmaj7  133210
[Intro]
C    Am    Fmaj7    G  F  x2
[Verse]
C    Am    x2
[Verse]
C    Am    x2
[Verse]
[Chorus]
(C)   Am
 C    Am
[Verse]
C    Am    x2
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
C    Am    x2
[Verse]
C    Am    x2
[Bridge]
(C)   Am
 C    Am
[Verse]
[Outro]
C    D/C    C    Cadd9

Bridges Chords by Tracy Chapman

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The chords for "Bridges" show the original chord names (including E, Fmaj7, C, Am, G, F). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.