Bridge over Troubled Water Chords by Aretha Franklin

Tempo:
77.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Cm

Gm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bridge over Troubled Water chords
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[Bb] Don't trouble the [Eb]
water
I won't give it [Bb] up
Why don't you, why don't you
Let [Eb] it be
[Bb] Still water runs [Ebm] deep
[Cm] Yes [Bb] it does I know
[Cm] Oh yeah
If [Eb] you're only gonna [Bb] leave me
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb] [Dm] [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Dm] [Gm]
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
Don't trouble [Cm] the water
I won't give [Bb] it up
Why don't you, why don't you
[Eb] Let it be
[Bb]
Still [Gm] water runs deep
[Cm] Yes it does
Yes [Bb] it does
Oh [Eb] yeah
When [Bb]
you're down
[Eb] When [Bb] you're on the stream
[Eb] When [Bb] evening falls
[Eb] [Bb] [F] I will comfort [Cm] you
[Bbm] I'll [Ab] [Dm] [C] [F] take you by the hand
Oh [Bb] when dark
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[C] [F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Dm] [Cm] [Bb] [Gm] water
[Cm] Is
[D] [Gm] [Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Cm] called [Gm] by the water
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Sail on, [Eb] sail on
Sail [Bb] on down
[Eb] Time
[Bb] has come [Eb] to shine
All [Bb] of your dreams are [Dm] on their [Bb] way
[C] Sail on, [F]
[Bb] [F] sail [Gm] on
Sail [Bb] [Eb] [C] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
on down
Water, [Eb] [D] [Gm] let me down
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Don't
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] trouble the water
I won't give it [Bb] up
Why don't you, why don't you
Let it [Fm] be
[Bb] Still [G] water [Eb] runs deep
I know [Ab] that
[Eb] Yes [Bb] it does Oh [Gm] yeah [Eb] Still [Bb] water
Don't trouble [Eb] the water
I [Bb] won't give it up
Why don't you, why don't you
Let [Eb] it be
Still [Bb] [Eb] water runs deep
Still water runs deep
Yes it [Bb] does Oh [Eb] yeah
[Bbm] [Gm] [Eb]
Give [Bb] it up Yes
[Eb] Let it be
[Bb] [Eb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
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To learn Aretha Franklin - Bridge Over Troubled Water chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bb, Eb and Bb of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 38 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 77 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Eb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ Don't trouble the [Eb]
water
I won't give it [Bb] up
Why don't you, why don't you
Let [Eb] it be
_ [Bb] _ _ Still water runs [Ebm] deep
[Cm] Yes [Bb] it does I know
_ [Cm] Oh yeah
If [Eb] you're only gonna [Bb] leave me
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[D] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
Don't trouble [Cm] the water
I won't give [Bb] it up
Why don't you, why don't you
[Eb] Let it be
_ [Bb] _
Still [Gm] water runs deep
[Cm] Yes it does
Yes [Bb] it does
Oh [Eb] yeah
_ When [Bb] _
you're down
[Eb] When _ _ [Bb] you're on the stream
_ [Eb] _ When [Bb] evening falls
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] [F] I will comfort [Cm] you
[Bbm] I'll [Ab] _ [Dm] _ [C] [F] take you by the hand
Oh [Bb] when dark _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Dm] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] water
[Cm] Is _
[D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] [Cm] called [Gm] by the water
[Cm] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ Sail on, [Eb] sail on
Sail _ _ [Bb] _ on down
[Eb] Time _
_ _ [Bb] has come [Eb] to shine
All [Bb] of your dreams are [Dm] on their [Bb] way
[C] Sail on, [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [F] sail [Gm] on
Sail [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _
on down
Water, [Eb] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] let me down
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Don't _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] trouble the water
I won't give it [Bb] up
Why don't you, why don't you
Let it [Fm] be
[Bb] _ Still [G] water [Eb] runs deep
I know [Ab] that
[Eb] Yes [Bb] it does Oh [Gm] yeah [Eb] Still [Bb] water
Don't trouble [Eb] the water
I [Bb] won't give it up
Why don't you, why don't you
Let [Eb] it be
Still [Bb] _ [Eb] water runs deep
Still water runs deep
Yes it [Bb] does Oh [Eb] yeah
_ _ [Bbm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
Give [Bb] it up Yes
[Eb] Let it be _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _

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