Bridge Over Troubled Water Chords

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Difficulty:	advanced
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

Author kekkelura [a] 41.

2 contributors total, last edit on May 30, 2021

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Chords

Bb9

Ebmaj7

Eb7

Adim7

Abm

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[Verse]
            Eb        Ab
When you're weary
          Eb       Ab
Feeling small
     Db    Ab  Eb         Ab      Eb        Ab
When tears are in your eyes, I'll dry them all
Eb  Ab Eb
Oooh
    Bb Cm   Bb
I'm on your side
Bb9                Eb  Ebmaj7   Eb7
Oh, when times get rough
 
 
[Chorus]
                 Ab    F   Bb
And friends just can't be found
Eb7    Ab      Adim7  Eb        C7
Like a bridge over troubled water
Ab     G        Cm
I will lay me down
Eb7    Ab      Adim7  Eb        C7
Like a bridge over troubled water
Ab    Bb        Eb
I will lay me down
 
 
[Verse]
            Eb                    Ab
When you're down and out
                    Eb        Ab
When you're on the street
     Db   Ab  Eb         Ab          Eb          Ab
When evening falls, so hard, I will comfort you
Eb  Ab Eb
Oooh
     Bb   Cm   Bb
I'll take your part
         Bb9       Eb  Ebmaj7  Eb7
Oh, when darkness comes
 
 
[Chorus]
            Ab  F   Bb
And pain is all around
Eb7    Ab    Adim7 Eb       C7
Like a bridge over troubled water
Ab     G        Cm
I will lay me down
Eb7    Ab      Adim7  Eb        Cm
Like a bridge over troubled water
Ab    Cm G   Cm  F
I will lay me down
 
 
[Instrumental]
Eb   Ab   Cm   Ab  Am
Eb   Ab   Eb    Ab   Eb   Ab
 
 
[Verse]
            Eb           Ab
Sail on silver girl
           Eb     Ab
Sail on by
        Db    Ab  Eb           Ab
Your time has come to shine
              Eb                          Ab       Eb Ab Eb
All your dreams are on their way
       Bb   Cm   Bb
See how they shine
                Eb        Ebmaj7          Eb7
Oh, if you need a friend
 
 
[Chorus]
                 Ab    F    Bb
I'm sailing right behind
Eb7     Ab     Adim7 Eb         Cm
Like a bridge over troubled water
Ab    Cm   Bb    Cm
I will ease your mind
Eb7    Ab       F7    Eb          Cm
Like a bridge over troubled water
Ab         G             Cm F9
     I will ease your mind
 
 
[Outro]
Eb   Ab   Abm  Eb
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8 comments

it is a piano song first... so the key is quite clever... don't down a legend because you lack the ability to work chromatically on your instrument... use it as a que to improve a new skill... alas if you are lazy... a capo on the first fret will put you in the key of D... I hope that is easy enough.... thank you for posting this correctly... awesome job

I was actually after a chord progression in the originol key. Thank you so much for posting this, it's great

"Eb" is the key in which the song was written. Good job dude, Kudos, Kudos. Just little minor corrections. The Song and Chords structure. e.g. below. Chorus correction. Once again dude, Kudos. [Chorus] Eb Bb Ab Bb Eb C7 Like a bridge over troubled water Ab Bb Eb I will lay me down Eb Bb Ab Bb Eb C7 Like a bridge over troubled water Ab Bb Eb I will lay me down Eb 668886 Ab 466544 C7 335353 C# 446664 Eb7 668686 Cm7 898888 Fm7 779787 Bb 688766 Bb7 686766 Ebmaj7 668786 F 779997 Cmadd4 8.8.10.8.8.8