Elton John | The Bridge

[Richard Peikoff]

Elton John | The Bridge

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Notes:
Capo: 1st Fret
'--': 1 bar of 4/4
bpm: 56
RT:3:28

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E...A...D...G...B...E
6...5...4...3...2...1: Chords

X...3...2...0...1...0: C
X...3...3...2...1...1: F/C
3...2...0...0...1...3: Gsus4
3...2...0...0...0...3: G
X...0...2...2...1...0: Am
1...3...3...2...1...1: F or
X...X...3...2...1...1: F
X...5...5...4...3...3: G/D or G
X...X...0...2...3...1: Dm or
X...X...0...2...1...1: Dm7
1...3...3...1...1...1: Fm or
X...X...3...1...1...1: Fm

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Intro: [0:00]
C-- F/C-- Gsus4-- G-- Am-- F-- Gsus4-- G--
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Verse: [0:18] C-- F/C-- G/D-- F/C-- Am-- Dm-- Gsus4-- G--
I've seen the bridge and the bridge is long,
And they built it high and they built it strong,
Strong enough to hold the weight of time,
Long enough to leave some of us behind.
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Chorus: [0:37] Am-- Dm-- G-- Em-- F-- Fm-- C-- G-- C-- C F--
And every one of us has to face that day,
Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away?
Has to cross the bridge or fade away.
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Verse: [0:58] C-- F/C-- G/D-- F/C-- Am-- Dm-- Gsus4-- G--
Standing on the bridge looking at the waves,
Seen so many jump, never seen one saved,
On a distant beach your song can die,
On a bitter wind, on a cruel tide.
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Chorus: [1:17] Am-- Dm-- G-- Em-- F-- Fm-- C-- G-- C F-- C --
And every one of us has to face that day,
Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away?
And every one of us that ever came to play,
Has to cross the bridge or fade away.
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Bridge: [1:39] F-- Am-- F-- Am-- Dm-- Dm-- Gsus4-- G--
And the bridge it shines
Oh cold hard iron,
Saying come and risk it all
Or die trying.
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Vocalized Interlude: [1:57]
C-- F/C-- G/D-- F/C-- Am-- Dm-- Gsus4-- G--
Am-- Dm-- G-- Em-- F-- Fm-- C-- G-- C F-- C--
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Chorus: [2:35] Am-- Dm-- G-- Em-- F-- Fm-- C-- G-- Am-- Am-- C-- G--
And every one of us has to face that day,
Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away?
And every one of us that ever came to play,
Has to cross the bridge or fade a...
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Tag: [3:02] C-- C-- F/C-- G/D-- F/C-- F/C-- Dm-- G-- C________
...way.
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End: [3:28]

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