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BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER LEAD SHEET C/G Sa G c Foc L.When youre wea - feel - in’ small, ‘when tears are down and out ‘when you're on the street, — ‘when eve - ning Gmaj? Am G CG GCG G D/Ft Em in your eyes — TU dry them. all; Tm on your side— falls so bard Twill comfort you. TH take your part— — Oh when times get rough. and friends just — Oh—— when dark - ness comes, ad pains cA D G GF c pe co ap Em cat te found) ge re 0 = ern Beda tr all a+ round Am B7 Em c De c& GD Em = — hy me down. Like bri ver tou bled = wa 2nd time: T will ky me down, 2.When youre 3. Sail on silver gir, sail on by. Your time has come to shine. All your dreams are on their way. See how they shine. (Oh, if you need a friend, Im sailing right behind, Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ase your mind. Like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind, 68 67 G Bm G/F G7 G% oy ACE Db? q@ as ¢ D/C ce G/D Em Am B? 66 GD Em Am B? ToCoda® Em G/D 65 THE BOXER LEAD SHEET LI am just’ a poor boy Though my = sto ys sel - dom told, ©The squandered my re+ sis + tance = fora pocket fal of mumbles, such ae c cB Am G prom-is - es Al lies and jest, sill «= as mam_-ears what be li, le - l-lie b le-b - tie lie - le - le G FE G ToCoda® C le -h-le b hh hie - bbb kb ie, D.C al Coda CODA og 3.ak - lie 61 ‘When I eft my home and my family, I was no more than a bos inthe company of strangers in the quit ofa railway station, running scared, laying low, secking out the poorer quarters where the ragzed people go. Jooking forthe places on they would know. Asking only workman's wages I come looking fora job, but get no ofers, just a come-on from the whores on Seventh Avenue. 1 do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome took some comior there. ‘Then I'm laying out my winter clothes and wishing I was gone _going home, where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me, Jeading me, going home. Inthe clearing stands a boxer, and a fighter by his trade, and he carries the reminders of every zlove that lad him down ‘or cut him, ill be cred out in his anger and his shame, “Lam leaving, Iam leaving.” but the fighter sill remains. 62 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER G C/G G Am G cG G ce Am Br Em G/F ic pic ce 64 DS. al Coda > 3 ° a 60 59 To Coda ® ° 7 ° 58 cB Am G cB Am = 9 P cHonus 7 lic la ii, 57 20 21 Folsom Prison Blues E Thear the train a-comin’, it's rollin’ ‘round the bend, E E7 And | ain’t seen the sunshine since | don't know when. E7 A E I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin’ on. E B7 E But that train keeps rollin’, down to San Antone. E When I was just a baby, my mama told me, “Son, E E7 Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.” Ba x. E But I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. E B7 E Now when | hear that whistle blowin, | hang my head and cry. E bet there's rich folks eatin’ in a fancy dinin’ car. E E7 They're prob'ly drinkin’ coffee and smokin’ big cigars. E7 A Ee But I know I had it comin’, | know I can't be free. E B7 E But those people keep a-movin’ and that’s what tortures me. E Well, if they freed me from this prison, if that railroad train was mine, E E7 Id prob'ly beat it on a little farther down the line, Ey OA E Far from Folsom Prison, that’s where I'd want to stay, E B7 E And let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away. 22 Each verse of The Boxers slightly diferent in length and form. The same type of background picking can be used on al of them. 56 Folsom Prison Blues fancy dinin’ en. Theyre —prob- ‘ty drink - in’ coffee and EF ay 1 know 1 cant be free. I Walk The Line E B7 E I keep a close watch on this heart of mine. Eg B7 E Tkeep my eyes wide open all the time. E A 4 I keep the ends out for the ties that bind. E B7 E Because you're mine, | walk the line. A E A find it very, very easy to be true. A E A find myself alone when each day's through. A D A Yes, Ill admit that I'm a fool for you. A E A Because you're mine, | walk the line. D A D As sure as night is dark and day is light, D A D Tkeep you on my mind both day and night. D G D ‘And happiness I've known proves that it's right. D A D Because you're mine, | walk the line. A E A You've got a way to keep me on your side. A E A You give me cause for love that | can’t hide. A D A For you I'd even try to tum the tide. A E A Because you're mine, | walk the line. 13 atk and 7 TF zp % iam ie ae <

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