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Bridge Over Troubled Water by Johnny Cash - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3 
            The other tabs were either incomplete or had errors, so I decided to submit a 
correct one. This is the version from "American IV: The Man Comes Around".

D = EADGBe    C = EADGBe      D7 = EADGBe   D7sus2 = EADGBe    Dsus2 = EADGBe     
    xx0232        332010           xx0212            xx0210            xx0230                 

G = EADGBe   G* = EADGBe       A = EADGBe       A7 = EADGBe   A7sus2 = EADGBe
    320033        32000x           x02220            x02020            x02000

E = EADGBe   E7 = EADGBe   Asus2 = EADGBe       Bm = EADGBe
    022100        020100           x02200            244322

(G* is a standard G chord with the high e string muted. It's only used a 
few times. He doesn't actually play a chord in the recording, but this mimics 
the piano accompaniment better than a full G.

C/G can be substituted with a regular C chord, but I think the full chord 
sounds better. 

Note how Johnny plays his Gs - the third finger is on the third fret of the 
B string. 

You can drop the sustain chords and just play the normal chords and it 
still sounds good.)


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Capo 3
Standard Tuning
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[Intro] 

D G D G


[Verse 1]

            D      G
When you're weary, 
        D      G
feeling small,
     C/G   G   D         G
When tears are in your eyes,
         D        G  D
I will dry them all,
     A  G*  A     A7              Asus2  D      Dsus2 D7
I'm on your side. Oohh when times get    rough,
            D7sus2  G      E   A
And friends just    can't  be  found.


[Chorus 1]

D7    D7sus2   G        A7sus2     D        Bm     G
Like  a       bridge ov-er         troubled water,
        A7      D
I will lay me down.
D7    D7sus2   G        A7sus2     D        Bm     G
Like  a       bridge ov-er         troubled water,
        A7      D
I will lay me down.

G D G


[Verse 2]
                     D     G      
When you're down and out,
D                            G
  When you're on the streets,
     C/G   G    D        G
When eve - ning falls so hard
D        G         D
  I will comfort you.
     A    G*   A       A7
I'll take your   part.
          Asus2  D        Dsus2 D7
When dark-ness     comes
         D7sus2  G   E   A
And pain is      all a-round,


[Chorus 2]

D7    D7sus2   G        A7sus2     D        Bm     G
Like  a       bridge ov-er         troubled water,
       A7       D
I will lay me down.
D7    D7sus2   G        A7sus2     D        Bm     G
Like  a       bridge ov-er         troubled water,
       A7       D
I will lay me down.

G D G


[Verse 3]

        D             G
Sail on   silvergirl,
         D   G
Sail on by.
      C/G   G  D         G
Your time  has come to shine.
           D                 G     D
All your dreams are on their way.
     A  G*   A      
See how they shine.
A7            Asus2  D       Dsus2 D7
Oh, if you ne-ed  a  friend
       D7sus2  G       E   A
I'm sailing      right be - hind.


[Chorus 3]

D7    D7sus2   G        A7sus2     D        Bm     G
Like  a       bridge ov-er         troubled water,
        A7     D
I will ease your mind.
D7    D7sus2   G        A7sus2     D        Bm     G
Like  a       bridge ov-er         troubled water,
        A7        D
I will ease your mind. 


[Outro] 

G D G D 

(strum last chord once)

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