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Bridge Over Troubled Water

by Simon & Garfunkel

Written by: Paul Simon

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel (F) / / / When^youre | C F C F Bb F ||: we a^ry yy yy | / / / ^feel ^ing | gg small ll / | / When tears are | ||: down and out tt | / / / when=your=on=the | street tt tt / | / when eve ning | ||: sil ver girl ll | / / / ^ sail ^on | nn by yy / | / Your time has | C F C F | in nn nn your^eyes | ss ss ss I^will | ^dry th=em all ll ll | | falls ss ss so^hard | dd dd dd I^will | ^com fo=rt you uu uu | | come ee ee to^shine | ee ee ee and^all | your^dreams will^run their^way yy | C F C G Am G G7 | ll ll ll / | / Im on your^side | ee ee ee e^oh | hh h ^when (tim es get) | | uu uu uu / | / I’ll take your^part | tt tt tt t^oh | hh h ^when (da rk ness) | | yy yy yy yy | / See how they^shine | ee ee ee e^oh | hh h ^if (you need a ) | C C7 F D G C7 | ro^u gh hh hh | / and friends just | cant tt be e^found | dd dd Like a | | co^m es ss ss | / and pain is | all ll aa a^round | dd dd Like a | | fri^end dd dd dd | / Im sail ing | right tt be e^hind | dd dd Like a | F Fº C A7sus A7 F E7 Am C7 | bridge ee ov er | ^trou bled d ^wa ter r | / I^will lay me | down nn Like a | F Fº C A7sus A7 F G7 C 1. | bridge ee ov er | ^trou bled d ^wa ter r | / I^will lay me | down nn nn / | F C F C F | //// | //// | //// | //// | /// when^youre :|| F Fº C A7sus A7 F G7 C 2. | bridge ee ov er | ^trou bled d ^wa ter r | / I^will lay me | down nn nn / | F C F C F | //// | //// | //// | //// | /// Sail^on :|| F Fº C Am F Am E Am 3. | bridge ee ov er | ^trou bled d ^wa ter r | / I^will ease your | mind dd dd / | D7 C F Am F Fm C | //// | //// | // // | // // | //// ||

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Bridge Over Troubled Water is performed by Simon & Garfunkel and written by Paul Simon. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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