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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/G G6 G | F Fadd#11 F#dim7 | C/G Am | F Fm6 |
| C | F/C | C | 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/C | C | 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/G G6 G | F Am | F Fm6 |
| C | F/C | C | 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/G G6 G | F Am | F Fm6 | C