Lagu ini pertama kali diluncurkan pada 1970 lewat album Simon & Garfunkel yang berjudul serupa.
Johnny Cash kemudian membawakan lagu ini pada 2002 bersama album berjudul American IV: The Man Comes Around.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Bridge Over Troubled Water" dari Johnny Cash.
Capo di fret 3
[Intro]
D G D G
[Verse 1]
D G D G
When you're weary, feeling small,
C G D G
When tears are in your eyes,
D G
I will dry them all,
A B7 A D D7
I'm on your side. Oohh when times get rough,
D9 G E A
And friends just can't be found.
[Chorus 1]
D7 D9 G A7 D Bm G
Like a bridge over troubled waters,
A7 D
I will lay me down.
D7 D9 G A7 D Bm G
Like a bridge over troubled waters,
A7 D
I will lay me down.
[Interlude]
D G D G
[Verse 2]
G D G
When you're down and out,
G D G
When you're on the street,
C G D G
When evening falls so hard
D G
I will comfort you.
A B7 A
I'll take your part.
D D7
When darkness comes
D7 G E A
And pain is all around,
[Chorus 2]
D7 D9 G A7 D Bm G
Like a bridge over troubled water
A7 D
I will lay me down.
D7 D9 G A7 D Bm G
Like a bridge over troubled water
A7 D
I will lay me down.
[Interlude]
D G D G
[Verse 3]
G D G
Sail on silvergirl,
G D G
Sail on by.
C G D G
Your time has come to shine.
D G
All your dreams are on their way.
A B7 A
See how they shine.
D D7
If you need a friend
D7 G E A
I'm sailing right behind.
[Chorus 3]
D7 D9 G A7 D Bm G
Like a bridge over troubled water
A7 D
I will ease your mind.
D7 D9 G A7 D Bm G
Like a bridge over troubled water
A7 D
I will ease your mind.
[Outro]
D G D G D ...
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