Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Bridge Over Troubled Water Artist: Simon And Garfunkel Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=100, Capo: 2 or higher, optionally. Beats on eighths are marked "+", on sixteenths "s". Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Let ring. Use thumb-fretting. Dlong = x00235
[Verse1+2] 
   G       +  C   +      +            +  G   +      +    C       +      +      +    G       +      +      +
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------1---1---------|-0------------------------|------------1------1--h3--|-0------------------------|
G|---------0-------------0--|-----2--p0------0------0--|---------0------0---------|---------0------0------0--|
D|-----0-------------2------|-----0-------------0------|-----2-------------2------|-----0-------------0------|
A|------------3-------------|------------2-------------|-3----------3-------------|------------2-------------|
E|-3------------------------|-3------------------------|--------------------------|-3------------------------|
              When you're     weary,                                feeling         small,
              When you're     down and out,                      When you're on the street,

   C      +    F   +  C   +    G       +       +      +    C       +      +      +    G       +           +
E|-----0a------1a-----0a-----|--------------------3--p0--|-------------------0------|------------------------|
B|-----1a------1a-----1a-----|-3a------------------------|--------------------------|-3--p0------------------|
G|-----0a--0---2a--2--0a--0--|-0a------0-------0---------|---------0------0------0--|---------2--p0-------0--|
D|-----2a-------------2a-----|-----0--------------0------|-----2-------------2------|-----0-----------0------|
A|-3-----------3a------------|-------------2-------------|-3-----------3------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-3a------------------------|--------------------------|-3-----------3----------|
       When    tears  are      in                 your eyes,                 I will   dry them    all 
       When    evening         falls              so hard                    I will   comfort you.

                         D             +       +                        +     G   +            +       +
E|---------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------0--------------|---------------------------|------3---p0------------|---------0--------------------|
G|-----------2----0----|-2-------------2-------2---|--------------------2---|-0--h2------------0-------0---|
D|------0---------0----|------0------------0-------|------0---------0-------|---------0------------0-------|
A|---------------------|-----------0---------------|-----------0------------|--------------2---------------|
E|-3---------3---------|-2-------------------------|-2----------------------|-3----------------------------|
        I'm  on   your   side.                            when times    get   rough
        I'll take your   part,                            when darkness       comes  

            +   s     +       +     C        + Dlong +       +
E|--------------3/7-------5-------|-3a-----------5a----------5a--|
B|------3-------------------------|-1a-----------3a----------3a--|
G|----------0---------0-------0---|-0a-------0---2a--2-------2a--|
D|------0-----------------0-------|------2---------------0-------|
A|--------------------------------|-3a-----------0a--------------|
E|-3------------3/7---------------|------------------------------|
        And       friends just      can't        be          found,
        And       pain    is        all          a-          round,

[Chorus]
            +   G   +       +     C        +       +       +     G   +       +   Em7 +       +
E|--------------7-------5-------|-3a-----------2a-----p0-------|-0a------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-1a-----------0a--------------|-0a--3-----------0a-h3-----------|
G|----------2-------0-------0---|-0a-------0-------0-------0---|-0a----------0---0a----------0---|
D|------0---------------0-------|------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------2-------|
A|-0----------------------------|-3a-----------3a--------------|-----------------2a--------------|
E|--------------7---------------|------------------------------|-3a------------------------------|
                 Like   a         bridge       over              troubled        water

   C        +       +       +     G        +   s     +       +     C        +       +       +
E|------0--h3---5-------7-------|-3------------3/7-------5-------|-3a-----------2a-----p0-------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------------|-1a-----------0a--------------|
G|------------------0-------0---|----------0---------0-------0---|-0a-------0-------0-------0---|
D|------2---------------0-------|------0-----------------0-------|------2---------------2-------|
A|-3------------0---------------|--------------------------------|-3a-----------3a--------------|
E|------------------------------|-3------------3/7---------------|------------------------------|
        I will  lay     me        down.          Like    a         bridge       over

   G   +      +    Em7 +       +     C        +       +       +     G        +       +        +
E|-0a------------------------------|------0--h3---5-------7-------|-3a---------------7--\5--p3---|
B|-0a--3-----------0a-h3-----------|------------------------------|-0a---------------------------|
G|-0a----------0---0a----------0---|------------------0-------0---|-0a-------0-------------------|
D|---------0---------------2-------|------2---------------0-------|------0---------------0-------|
A|-----------------2a--------------|-3------------0---------------|--------------0---------------|
E|-3a------------------------------|------------------------------|-3a---------------------------|
   troubled        water                  I will  lay     me        down. 

[Bridge]
   C      +     + s   s +    G      +     +     +    C      +     + s   s +    G      +     +     +
E|-0a-----------8p7-5\3p0--|--------------7-\5-p3--|-0a-----------8p7-5\3p0--|-----------------------|
B|-1a----------------------|-3a--------------------|-1a----------------------|-3a--------------------|
G|-0a-----0----------------|-0a-----0--------------|-0a-----0----------------|-0a-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-----2------------0------|-----0-----------0-----|-----2------------0------|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-3a--------0-------------|-----------0-----------|-3a--------0-------------|-----------2-----------|
E|-------------------------|-3a--------------------|-------------------------|-3a--------------------|

[Verse3] 
   G       +  C   +      +    G       +      +      +    C       +      +      +    G       +      +      +
E|------------0---0---------|--------------------------|------------0---0-h3------|--------------------------|
B|------------1---1---------|-3--p1---0----------------|------------1---1---------|-3------------------------|
G|---------0-------------0--|----------------0------0--|---------0-------------0--|-0-------0------0------0--|
D|-----0-------------2------|---------0---------0------|-----2-------------2------|-----0-------------0------|
A|------------3-------------|-------------2------------|-3----------3-------------|------------2-------------|
E|-3------------------------|-3------------------------|--------------------------|-3------------------------|
              Sail on         silvergirl,                           Sail on         by.

       C   +   F   +  C   +    G       +      +       +    C       +      +      +    G       +          +
E|-----0a------1a-----0a-----|--------------------3--p0--|-------------------0------|-----------------------|
B|-----1a------1a-----1a-----|-3a-----------------0------|-------------------1------|-3--p0-----------------|
G|-----0a--0---2a--2--0a--0--|-0a------0------0----------|---------0------0------0--|-0-------2-p0-------0--|
D|-----2a-------------2a-----|-----0--------------0------|-----2-------------2------|-----0----------0------|
A|-3-----------3a------------|------------2--------------|-3----------3-------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|-3a------------------------|--------------------------|-3----------3----------|
       Your    time   has      come               to shine.                  All your dreams are on their way.

                         D             +       +                        +     G   +            +       +
E|---------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------0--------------|---------------------------|------3---p0------------|---------0--------------------|
G|-----------2----0----|-2-------------2-------2---|--------------------2---|-0--h2------------0-------0---|
D|------0---------0----|------0------------0-------|------0---------0-------|---------0------------0-------|
A|---------------------|-----------0---------------|-----------0------------|--------------2---------------|
E|-3---------3---------|-2-------------------------|-2----------------------|-3----------------------------|
         See how they    shine.                           If you need a       friend

            +   s     +       +     C        + Dlong +       +
E|--------------3/7-------5-------|-3a-----------5a----------5a--|
B|------3-------------------------|-1a-----------3a----------3a--|
G|----------0---------0-------0---|-0a-------0---2a--2-------2a--|
D|------0-----------------0-------|------2---------------0-------|
A|--------------------------------|-3a-----------0a--------------|
E|-3------------3/7---------------|------------------------------|
        I'm     sailing             right        be-         hind.

[FinalChorus]
            +   G   +       +     C        +       +       +     G   +       +   Em7 +       +
E|--------------7-------5-------|-3a-----------2a-----p0-------|-0a------------------------------|
B|--------------0-------0-------|-1a-----------0a--------------|-0a--3-----------0a-h3-----------|
G|----------2-------0-------0---|-0a-------0-------0-------0---|-0a----------0---0a----------0---|
D|------0---------------0-------|------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------2-------|
A|-0----------------------------|-3a-----------3a--------------|-----------------2a--------------|
E|--------------7---------------|------------------------------|-3a------------------------------|
                Like    a         bridge       over              troubled        water, 

   C        +       +       +              +       +       +              +       +       +    
E|------0--h3---5-------7-------|-3a-----------2a-----p0-------|-8a-----------7-------5-------|
B|------------------------------|-1a-----------0a--------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------0-------0---|-0a-------0-------0-------0---|-0a-------0-------0-------0---|
D|------2---------------0-------|------2---------------2-------|------0---------------0-------|
A|-3------------0---------------|-3a-----------3a--------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|-8a-----------7---------------|
        I   will ease   your      mind.        Like    a         bridge       over 

   G   +       +       +       +     C        +       +       +     G        +       +       +
E|-7--/8-------7---5--\3-----------|------0--h3---5-------7-------|-3a---------------7--\5--p3---|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------|-0a---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0---|------------------0-------0---|-0a-------0-------------------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|------2---------------0-------|------0---------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|-3------------0---------------|--------------0---------------|
E|-7--/8-----------5--\3-----------|------------------------------|-3a---------------------------|
   troubled        water,                 I  will ease    your      mind.