Bridge Over Troubled Water Chords by Perry Como

Tempo:
80.725 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Gm

F

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bridge Over Troubled Water - Perry Como chords
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[Bb] [Eb] [Gm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [D]
[Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Gm] [Cm] [Eb]
[Dm] [F] [Bb] [Eb]
When [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] you're weary,
[Eb] [Bb] feeling small,
[Eb] when [Bb] tears are in your [Eb] eyes, [Bb] [Eb] I'll dry them [Bb] all.
[Eb] [Bb] [F] [Gm] I'm [F] at your side when [G] [F]
[Bb] times get rough, and [Eb] friends just [C] can't be [F] found.
[Bb]
[Eb] Like a [Cm] [Dbm] bridge [Bb] over [Cm] troubled [G] water, [Eb] [D] I will lay [Gm] me [Bb] down.
[Ab]
[Eb] Like a [C] [Dbm] bridge [Bb] over troubled [F] water, [Eb] [Ebm] I will [Bb] lay me down.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] When you're down and out, [Eb] [Bb] when you're on the street,
[Eb] [Bb] when evening falls [Eb] so hard [Bb] to [Eb] comfort you,
[Bb] I'll [Eb] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] take your part [Bb] when darkness comes.
And [Eb] pain is [C] all [F] around.
[Bb] Like [Eb] a bridge [Gm] over troubled [G] water, [Eb] [D] I will lay [Gm] me [Bb] down.
Like [Eb] a [C] bridge [Db] over [Gm] troubled water, [Eb] [D] I will [Gm] lay me down.
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb] [D] [Gm]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Sail on silver girl, [Eb] [Bb] sail on by.
[Eb] [Bb] Your time has come [Eb] to shine.
[Bb] All your [Eb] dreams [Bb] are on their [Eb] way.
[Bb] [F] [Gm] [F] See how they shine, oh, [Bb] when you need a friend.
[Eb] I'm sailing [C] right [F] [Bb] behind.
[Eb] Like a bridge [Gm] over troubled [F] [G] water, [Eb]
[D] I will [Gm] ease your [Bb] mind.
[Eb] Like a bridge over [Bb] troubled [Gm] water, [Eb] I will ease your mind.
[F] [Dm] [Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
D
1321
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
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To jam and learn Perry Como - Bridge Over Troubled Water chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bb, Eb and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 40 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 81. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
When _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] you're weary, _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] feeling small, _
[Eb] _ _ when [Bb] tears are in your [Eb] eyes, _ _ [Bb] [Eb] I'll dry them [Bb] all.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] [Gm] I'm [F] at your _ side when [G] _ [F] _
[Bb] times get rough, _ _ and [Eb] friends just [C] can't be [F] found.
[Bb] _
[Eb] Like a _ [Cm] [Dbm] bridge [Bb] over [Cm] troubled [G] water, [Eb] _ [D] I will lay [Gm] me [Bb] down.
[Ab]
[Eb] Like a _ [C] [Dbm] bridge [Bb] over troubled [F] water, [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] I will [Bb] lay me down. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] When you're down and out, _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] when you're on the street, _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] when evening falls [Eb] so hard _ [Bb] to [Eb] comfort you,
[Bb] I'll [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Gm]
[F] take your part _ _ _ [Bb] when darkness _ comes.
_ And [Eb] pain is [C] all [F] around.
[Bb] Like [Eb] a bridge [Gm] over troubled [G] water, [Eb] _ [D] I will lay [Gm] me [Bb] down.
Like [Eb] a [C] bridge [Db] over [Gm] troubled _ water, [Eb] _ [D] I will [Gm] lay me down. _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _
_ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Sail on silver girl, [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] sail on by. _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] Your time has come [Eb] to shine.
_ _ [Bb] All your [Eb] dreams [Bb] are on their [Eb] way.
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] [F] See how they shine, oh, _ _ [Bb] when you need a friend.
_ _ [Eb] I'm sailing [C] right [F] _ [Bb] behind.
[Eb] Like a bridge [Gm] over troubled [F] [G] water, [Eb] _
[D] I will [Gm] ease your [Bb] mind.
[Eb] Like a bridge over [Bb] troubled [Gm] _ water, _ _ [Eb] _ _ I will ease your mind.
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Paul Simon who authored this song.

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