59th Street Bridge Chords

KeyC Capo5st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays400

59th Street Bridge by Simon & Garfunkel is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords C, G and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
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C      G                  D                 G 
Slow down, you're movin' too fast. 
C         G            D            G 
got to make the morning last. 
       C          G             D          G              
just kicking down the cobble stones; 
C               G               D          G 
looking for fun, and feelin' groovy. 


C      G                  D                 G 
hello lamppost,whatcha' knowin?  
C         G            D            G 
come to watch your flowers growing. 
C         G            D            G 
Ain'tcha' got no rhymes for me?  
C         G            D            G 
Doot ta doo doo, feelin' groovy. 


scat doo doo doos 


C         G            D            G 
i got no deeds to do,  no promises to keep. 
C         G            D            G 
i'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep. 
C         G            D            G 
let the morning time drop all it's petals on me. 
C         G            D            G 
life, I love you,  all is groovy. 
    	

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