Under The Bridge
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B-3----------3--------------|---------------------------|
G-------2-------2-----------|------------3--------------|
D----4-----4----------------|-------4-------4---4-2-----|
A-5-----------------4-2-----|----4-----4------------5-2-|
E-----------------------5-4-|-2-------------------------|
e-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B-------------3h5p3-----------|---------------------------|
G---------2---------2---------|------------3--------------|
D-----4-----4-----------4/6-6-|-------4-------4---4-2-----|
A-4/5---5---------------5/7-7-|----4-----4------------5-2-|
E-----------------------------|-2-------------------------|
e-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B--------------3--------------|---------------------------|
G---------2-------2-----------|------------3--------------|
D-----4------4----------------|-------4-------4---4-2-----|
A-4/5---5-------------4-2-----|----4-----4------------5-2-|
E-------------------------5-4-|-2-------------------------|
e------------------------------|----------------------------|
B--------------3h5p3-----------|----------------------------|
G---------2----------2---------|------------3-------3-------|
D-----4------4-----------4/6-6-|-------4-------4------4-----|
A-4/5---5----------------5/7-7-|----4-----4------4------4/7-|
E------------------------------|-2--------------------------|
e---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
B-9----x--7--------x--|-------9----4-----5------|-9----x--7------------|
G-9----x--8--------x--|-------9----4-----6------|-9----x--8------------|
D-9----x--9--------x--|-9/11--9----6-----7------|-9----x--9------------|
A-7----x--9--------x--|-9/11-------6-----7------|-7----x--9------------|
E---------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner Sometimes I feel like my
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B-9------5-----------|-9------7-----------|-9------4----5-------|-9----x--7-=
G-9------6-----------|-9------8-----------|-9------4----6-------|-9----x--8-=
D-11-----7-----------|-9------9-----------|-11-----6----7-------|-9----x--9-=
A-11-----7-----------|-7------9-----------|-11-----6----7-------|-7----x--9-=
E--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------=
only friend is the city I live in the city of angels Lonely as I am=
toge-
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B-9------5----------|-9----------------|
G-9------6----------|-8----------------|
D-11-----7----------|-9----------------|
A-11-----7----------|-7----------------|
E-------------------|------------------|
ther we cry I
e---------------------------|----------------------5h7p5--|
B-9---9---7---7----7--------|------9----9--4----5-------5-|
G-9---9---8---8----8h9p8--8-|------9----9--4----6-------6-|
D-9---9---9-------------9---|-9/11-9-11-9--6----7---------|
A-7---7---9------9----------|-9/11---11----6----7---------|
E---------------------------|-----------------------------|
drive on her streets 'cause she's my companion I
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B-9---9---7---7----7--------|------9----9--5-------5------|
G-9---9---8---8----8h9p8--8-|------9----9--6----------6---|
D-9---9---9-------------9---|-9/11-9-11-9--7--------------|
A-7---7---9------9----------|-9/11---11----7--------------|
E---------------------------|-----------------------------|
through her hills 'cause she knows who I am She
e----------------------------|----------------------5h7p5--|
B-9---9-------7-7---7--------|------9----9--4----5-------5-|
G-9---9-------8-8---8h9p8--8-|------9----9--4----6-------6-|
D-9---9---9--------------9---|-9/11-9-11-9--6----7---------|
A-7---7---9-------9----------|-9/11---11----6----7---------|
E----------------------------|-----------------------------|
seems my good deeds and she kisses me windy
e-----------------------|----------------5----|------------------|
B-9---9-------7----7----|-------9---5-------5-|-9----------------|
G-9---9------------8--8-|-------9---6---------|-8----------------|
D-9---9---9-----------9-|-9/11--9---7---------|-9----------------|
A-7---7---9------9------|-9/11------7---------|-7----------------|
E-----------------------|---------------------|------------------|
I never worry now that is a lie
e-----------------------|-11-11-11-11---9-----9---9---x-x-|
B---10----9--9----9-----|-12-12-12-12---10----10--10--x-x-|
G---11----9--9----9-----|-11-11-11-11---11----11--11--x-x-|
D---11----9--9----9-----|---------------11----11--11--x-x-|
A---9-----7--7----7-----|---------------9-----9---9---x-x-|
E-----------------------|---------------------------------|
I don't ever want to feel like I did that day
e------------------------|-11-11-11-11---9-----9---9---x-x-|
B-x-x-10----9--9----9----|-12-12-12-12---10----10--10--x-x-|
G-x-x-11----9--9----9----|-11-11-11-11---11----11--11--x-x-|
D-x-x-11----9--9----9----|---------------11----11--11--x-x-|
A-x-x-9-----7--7----7----|---------------9-----9---9---x-x-|
E------------------------|---------------------------------|
Take me to the place I love take me all the way
e------------------------|-11-11-11-11---9-----9---9---x-x-|
B-x-x-10----9--9----9----|-12-12-12-12---10----10--10--x-x-|
G-x-x-11----9--9----9----|-11-11-11-11---11----11--11--x-x-|
D-x-x-11----9--9----9----|---------------11----11--11--x-x-|
A-x-x-9-----7--7----7----|---------------9-----9---9---x-x-|
E------------------------|---------------------------------|
I don't ever want to feel like I did that day
e------------------------|-11-11-11-11---9-----9---9---x-x-|
B-x-x-10----9--9----9----|-12-12-12-12---10----10--10--x-x-|
G-x-x-11----9--9----9----|-11-11-11-11---11----11--11--x-x-|
D-x-x-11----9--9----9----|---------------11----11--11--x-x-|
A-x-x-9-----7--7----7----|---------------9-----9---9---x-x-|
E------------------------|---------------------------------|
Take me to the place I love take me all the way
e-----------------------------|-----------------------5h7p5--|
B-9---9-x-x-7---7----7h9p7----|------9----9--4----5--------5-|
G-9---9-x-x-8---8----8------8-|------9----9--4----6--------6-|
D-9---9-x-x-9-------------9---|-9/11-9-11-9--6----7----------|
A-7---7-x-x-9------9----------|-9/11---11----6----7----------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------|
YEAH YEAH YEAH
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B-9---9-x-x-7---7----7--------|------9----9--5-------5------|
G-9---9-x-x-8---8----8h9p8--8-|------9----9--6----------6---|
D-9---9-x-x-9-------------9---|-9/11-9-11-9--7--------------|
A-7---7-x-x-9------9----------|-9/11---11----7--------------|
E-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e------------------------------|----------------------5-------|
B-----9------------------------|------9----9--4---------5-----|
G-----9----------8-----9-8-8-8-|------9----9--4-----------6---|
D-----9------------9-----------|-9/11-9-11-9--6----7----------|
A-11-----11-\9-------9---------|-9/11---11----6----7----------|
E------------------------------|------------------------------|
It's hard to believe that there's nobody out there it's
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B-9---9---7---7----------7---|-------9---5-------5-------|
G-9---9---8-----8-8----------|-------9---6---------6-----|
D-9---9---9------------------|-9/11--9---7-----------7---|
A-7---7---9------------------|-9/11------7---------------|
E----------------------------|---------------------------|
hard to believe that I'm all alone
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B-9---9---7---7----7--------|------9----9--4-------------5-|
G-9---9---8---8----8h8p8--8-|------9----9--4---------------|
D-9---9---9---9--9------9---|-9/11-9-11-9--6----7----------|
A-7---7---9---9-------------|-9/11---11----6----7----------|
E---------------------------|------------------------------|
At least I have her love the city she loves me
e---------------------------|---------------5--------|-6----------------|
B-----9---------------------|----------5-------5-----|-9----------------|
G-----9----------8----------|------9---6-------------|-8----------------|
D-----9----------9----------|------9---7-------------|-9----------------|
A-11-----11-\9----------9---|-11-------7-------------|-7----------------|
E------------7--------------|-9----------------------|------------------|
Lonely as I am Together we cry
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e-----------------------|-11-11-11-11---9-----9---9---x-x-|
B---10----9--9----9-----|-12-12-12-12---10----10--10--x-x-|
G---11----9--9----9-----|-11-11-11-11---11----11--11--x-x-|
D---11----9--9----9-----|---------------11----11--11--x-x-|
A---9-----7--7----7-----|---------------9-----9---9---x-x-|
E-----------------------|---------------------------------|
I don't ever want to feel like I did that day =20
e------------------------|-11-11-11-11---9-----9---9---x-x-|
B-x-x-10----9--9----9----|-12-12-12-12---10----10--10--x-x-|
G-x-x-11----9--9----9----|-11-11-11-11---11----11--11--x-x-|
D-x-x-11----9--9----9----|---------------11----11--11--x-x-|
A-x-x-9-----7--7----7----|---------------9-----9---9---x-x-|
E------------------------|---------------------------------|
Take me to the place I love take me all the way =20
e------------------------|-11-11-11-11---9-----9---9---x-x-|
B-x-x-10----9--9----9----|-12-12-12-12---10----10--10--x-x-|
G-x-x-11----9--9----9----|-11-11-11-11---11----11--11--x-x-|
D-x-x-11----9--9----9----|---------------11----11--11--x-x-|
A-x-x-9-----7--7----7----|---------------9-----9---9---x-x-|
E------------------------|---------------------------------|
I don't ever want to feel like I did that day =20
e------------------------|-11-11-11-11---9---------0-0-|
B-x-x-10----9--9----9----|-12-12-12-12---10--------5-5-|
G-x-x-11----9--9----9----|-11-11-11-11---11--------6-6-|
D-x-x-11----9--9----9----|---------------11--------7-7-|
A-x-x-9-----7--7----7----|---------------9-------------|
E------------------------|-----------------------------|
Take me to the place I love take me all the way =20
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e-0------0-------------|-0---0---0---0---0--0---|-0------0-------------|
B-5------5-------------|-3---3---1---1---1--1---|-5------5-------------|
G-6------5-------------|-4---4---2---2---2--2---|-6------5-------------|
D-7------7-------------|-5---5---3---3---3--3---|-7------7-------------|
A----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
E----------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
YEAH YEAH Oh no
e-0---0---0----0-------|-0------0----------|-0---0---0---0-0-0-0--x---|
B-3---3---1----1-------|-5------5----------|-3---3---1---1-1-1-1--x---|
G-4---4---2------------|-6------5----------|-4---4---2---2-2-2-2--x---|
D-5---5---3------------|-7------7----------|-5---5---3---3-3-3-3--x---|
A----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
E----------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
YEAH YEAH Love me I say YEAH YEAH
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B-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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E-------------------------------------------------|
One time
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B-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
G-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
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e-0---0---0----0-------|-0---0---0-----------------|-0------0----------|
B-5---5---5----5-------|-3---3---1-----------------|-5------5----------|
G-6---6---5----5-------|-4---4---2-------5b--------|-6------5----------|
D-7---7---7----7-------|-5---5---3---5/7-----7-5---|-7------7----------|
A----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
E----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
Under the bridge downtown is where I drew some blood Under the bridge=
downtown
YEAH YEAH Oh no no no no
e-0---0---0------------------|-0------0----------|-0---0---0----------------=
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B-3---3---1------------------|-5------5----------|-3---3---1----------------=
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G-4---4---2-------5b---------|-6------5----------|-4---4---2-------5b-------=
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D-5---5---3---5/7----7-5-7---|-7------7----------|-5---5---3---5/7----7-5---=
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E----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------=
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I could not get enough Under the bridge downtown Forgot about my=
love
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH
e-0------0----------|-0---0---0------------------|
B-5------5----------|-3---3---1------------------|
G-6------5----------|-4---4---2-------5b---------| Repeat the last=20
D-7------7----------|-5---5---3---5/7----7-5-7---| eight bars
A-------------------|----------------------------|
E-------------------|----------------------------|
Under the bridge downtown I gave my life away
Here I stay
e-0---0-0--0----0--0--x-x-|-0---0-x-x-0--------0------|
B-5---5-1--1----1--1--x-x-|-3---3-x-x-1---0h1-----1---|
G-6---6-2--2----2--2--x-x-|-4---4-x-x-2---------------|
D-7---7-------------------|-5---5-x-x-3---------------|
A-------------------------|---------------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------------|
e-0---0-x--0---0-0-0-3p0--0---|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------|
B-5---5-x--1---1-1-1-1----1---|-3---3-3-3-0---1-1-1-1h3p1--|
G-6---6-x--2------------------|-4---4-4-4-2---2-2-2------2-|
D-7---7-x---------------------|-5---5-5-5-3----------------|
A-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E-----------------------------|----------------------------|
e-0---0---0---0--0--3p0-----|-0---0-0--0---0-0-0-0-----|
B-5---5---1---1--1--1---1---|-3---3-3--0---1-1-1-1-----|
G-6---6---2-----------------|-4---4-4--2---2-2-2-2-----|
D-7---7---------------------|-5---5-5--3---------3-----|
A---------------------------|--------------------------|
E---------------------------|--------------------------|
e-0---0---0---0------------|-0---0---0------------|-------------------||
B-5---5---1---1---1h3p1----|-3---3---0----1-------|-2-----------------||
G-6---6---2---2--------2---|-4---4---2------------|-2-----------------||
D-7---7--------------------|-5---5---3------------|-2-----------------||
A--------------------------|----------------------|-0-----------------||
E--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------||
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How to play Under The Bridge
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.