Bridge Over Troubled Water Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays668

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Elvis Presley is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, Bb, Dm, G7, C7, D7, Am, E7 and Fm6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro:  C F C F

             C    F         C
When you're weary, feeling small
F      Bb    F    C       Dm
  When tears are in your eyes,
        C          F
I will dry them all
C              G7
 I'm on your side
                    C    C7
Oh, when times get rough
                  F    D7    G7
And friends just can't be found
  C7     F     Ebº   C       Am
Like a bridge over troubled water
F        E7     Am
 I will lay me down
  C7     F     Ebº   C       Am
Like a bridge over troubled water 
F         Fm6   C   F C F
 I will lay me down
             C          F
When you're down and out
                      C
When you're on the street
F         Bb  F    C       Dm
 When the evening falls so hard
        C          F C
I will confort you
                   G7
I will take your part
                   C    C7
On, when darkness comes
             F   D7  G7
And pain is all around
 C7      F     Ebº    C      Am
Like a bridge over troubled water
F        E7     Am
 I will lay me down
      C7     F     Ebº  C        Am 
Oh, Like a bridge over troubled water
F        Fm6     C  F  C   
 I will lay me down
F         C          F
 Sail on silver girl
(Sail on silver girl)
         C F
Sail on by
(Sail on by)
      Bb  F    C      Dm
Your time has come to shine
(Your time has come to shine)
           C                  F  C
All your dreams are on their way
(All your derams are on their way)
               G7
See how they shine
(See how they shine)
                    C    C7
Oh, if you need a friend    (Oh)
            F    D7    G7
I?m sailing right behind    (Oh)  
 C7    F       Ebº C         Am 
Like a bridge over troubled water
(Like a bridge over troubled water)
F       E7         Am
 I will ease your mind
 C7     F     Ebº  C         Am 
Like a bridge over troubled water
(Like a bridge over troubled water)
F        E7    Am 
 I will ease your 
            D7 C G7 F C
(Oh) ...mind
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante