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......................... Bridge Over Troubled Water .....................
Copyright © 1969 Paul Simon
From the Paul Simon 1964/1993 Collection.
Transcribed by John McGann.
Paul sings this wonderful demo version solo and plays solo acoustic guitar.
His guitar is tuned a full step flat, an unusual tuning for him. This
older version has slightly different lyrics from the album version and also
does not include the last verse of the song ("Sail on silver girl ...")
which was added on at a later time.
% indicates a repeat of the previous measure.
No capo, all strings tuned down one whole step
Am7 G Am7 G
e:|-------0---------|----------3------|----------0------|------------0----|
B:|-------1---------|-----------------|--------1--------|----------0------|
G:|-------0---------|--0--------------|------0----------|--------0--------|
D:|-------2---------|-----0-----------|----2------------|------0----------|
A:|-------0---------|-----------------|--0--------------|----2------------|
E:|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
Am7 G Am7 G
e:|----------0------|------------0----|----------0------|----------3------|
B:|--------1--------|----------0------|--------1--------|--------0--------|
G:|------0----------|--------0--------|------0----------|------0----------|
D:|----2------------|------0----------|----2------------|----0------------|
A:|--0--------------|----2------------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
When .. weary feelin' sad
C F/C C G Am G
e:|---0----1----0---|-----(3)---------|----0---------0--|-----------------|
B:|---1----1----1---|--0--------0-----|----------1------|-0---1---0---1---|
G:|---0----2----0---|-------------0---|------2-----2----|---0---0---0---0-|
D:|-----------------|----0---0------0-|--------2--------|-----2-------2---|
A:|---3----3----3---|-----------------|--0-----------0--|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|--3--------3-----|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
When peace is all you seek I will be there
G G D7 D7
e:|-----------------|----0------------|------2-------2--|-s8-------8---8--|
B:|-----------------|-----------1-(0)-|--1-------1------|------8-------7--|
G:|-------%---------|--------7s-------|----2---2---0--s7|----7---7---7---x|
D:|-----------------|----0---5s-0--0--|--0-------0------|--7-------7------|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|------0-------0--|------0-------0--|
E:|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
wooo ... to . you sleep when times
G Gmaj7 G7 C A D G D
e:|--7-7---7---7----|-7---7----8--(7)-|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|--8-8---7---7----|-6----6----------|--5---5---5--5---|--7-------8---7--|
G:|--0-------0------|--------0---0---0|----5---5-6--6-0-|----7---7---7----|
D:|-----------------|---0----------0--|------5---7--7---|--7---7---9---7--|
A:|-----(0)------0--|----------0------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
hard and pain is all a - round like a
* C G Em C Eb7 Em G D
e:|-----------------|-------------0---|-0-------2-------|-0---------3--2--|
B:|-5-------4---2---|-0-------0-------|-------------1---|-----0-----0--3--|
G:|---5---0---------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---2---0-|---0---0---------|
D:|-5---5---4s2-2-0-|-------------2---|-----2---1---1---|-----2--------0--|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-3---2---0-------|-----------------|-0---------3-----|
bridge o - ver troubled waters I would lay me down like a
I will ease your mind like a
C G Em C Eb7 $ G
e:|------0----------|-------------0---|-0-------2-------|---------3-------|
B:|----------4s--2--|-0-------0-------|-------------1---|---0---------0---|
G:|--0--------------|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---2---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
D:|----2-----4s--2--|-------------2---|-----2---1-------|-------0-----0---|
A:|--3--------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-3---2---0-------|-----------------|-3---------------|
bridge o - ver troubled waters I would lay me down
I will ease your
Am7 G Am7 G
e:|---0---------0---|---------3-------|---0---------0---|---------3-------|
B:|---------1-------|---0---------0---|---------1-------|---0---------0---|
G:|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
D:|-------2---------|-------0-----0---|-------2---------|-------0-----0---|
A:|-0-----------0---|-----------------|-0-----------0---|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
Am7 G Am7 G
e:|---0---------0---|---------3-------|---0---------0---|---------3-------|
B:|---------1-------|---0---------0---|---------1-------|---0---------0---|
G:|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
D:|-------2---------|-------0-----0---|-------2---------|-------0-----0---|
A:|-0-----------0---|-----------------|-0-----------0---|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
When . weary feelin' blue
G C F C G Am G
e:|-------0--1------|------3-------3--|------------0----|-----------------|
B:|-------1--1------|--0-------0------|--------1--------|-0---1---0---1---|
G:|-------0--2----0-|----0---0---0----|----2-----2------|---0---0---0---0-|
D:|----0-----3------|------0-------0--|------2--------2-|-----2-------2---|
A:|-------3-----3---|-----------------|--0---------0----|-----------------|
E:|--3--------------|--3-------3------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
When . are in your eyes I will dry them all
G G D7 D7
e:|-----------------|----0------------|-----2-------2---|-s8-------8------|
B:|-----------------|---------1---0---|-1-------1-------|------7-------7--|
G:|-------%---------|-------7s--2---0-|---2---2---2---s7|----7---7---7---0|
D:|-----------------|----0--5s0---0---|-0-------0-------|--7---7-------7--|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------0---|----------0------|
E:|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
wooo ... and ... when darkness
G Gmaj7 G7 C A D
e:|--7-7---7---7----|-7---7----8---7--|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|--8-8---7---7----|-6----6----------|-5-------5-------|-7-------8---7---|
G:|--0-----------0--|--------0---0---0|-----5---6-6---0-|---7---7---7---7-|
D:|------0---0------|---0------0---0--|-5-5---0-7---7---|-7---7---9---7---|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
falls and evening turns you blind like a
Return to * and repeat up to $. At $, jump to:
C G/B Am G
e:|--0----0---------|-----------------|
B:|--1--------3---1-|--0--------------|
G:|--0--------------|-----------------|
D:|-----------------|-----------------|
A:|--3----3---2---0-|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|--3--------------|
mind woo ...
Lyrics:
When you're weary, feelin' sad,
When peace is all you seek,
I will be there, wooo, to bring you sleep.
When times are hard, and pain is all around,
Like a bridge over troubled waters, I would lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled waters, I would lay me down.
When you're weary, feelin' blue,
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all, wooo,
And mmm mmm ...
When darkness falls, and evening turns you blind,
Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will ease your mind.
Like a bridge over troubled waters, I will ease your mind.