Ladys Bridge Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays407

Ladys Bridge by Richard Hawley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G and Am. 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
  			I suggest capo at the 2nd fret, if your voice isn't as deep as Richard's.  

Intro 
C F G C F G 

verse 1 
C                          F  G               C C F G 
Take me with you when you go, down to the river 
C                            F      G             C C F G 
It's the only place I know, where I can forgive her 
F                           G 
Take me with you when you go 
C                            Am 
I'm tired of living life on hold 
F                          G 
Take me with you when you go 

              C                 Am 
Down to the river, Down to the river, 
             F           G 
Down to the river, oh I know 

C F G C F G 

verse 2 
C                     F      G                    C C F G 
Take a walk with me a while, it's quiet by the river 
C                     F     G                    C C F G 
Oh, I know that she's gone, but I can's forget her 
F                         G 
Take me with you when you go, 
C                      Am 
it's the only place I know 
F                                G 
We lost the dreams that we once had 
C                              Am 
How did our lives turn out so bad? 
F                          G 
Take me with you when you go 

Chorus 
              C                 Am 
Down to the river, down to the river, 
             F           G 
Down to the river, oh I know 
              C                   Am 
Down to the river, I can't forget her 
      F                         G 
I'll stay forever and watch it flow 

Lead Instrumental 

C F G C F G C F G C F G 

Bridge 
F                          G   C                         Am 
Take me with you when you go, Lady's bridge is where we know 
F                                 G        C                     Am 
Now that our lives turned out so bad, we lost the dreams we once had 
F                       G     C                        Am 
We can watch the river flow, and maybe make this city slow 
F                         G 
Take me with you when you go 

Chorus 
             C                   Am 
Down to the river, down to the river, 
             F           G 
down to the river, oh I know 
             C                   Am 
Down to the river I can't forget her 
           F                    G 
I'll stay forever and watch it flow 

Closing Instrumental 

C F G C F G C F G C F G C 

Another great Richard Hawley song. He should be more popular! 
    	

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