Eric Clapton - Floating Bridge: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Floating Bridge" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

         G             D                  G
Well, I never will forget that floating bridge
         C                                G
Lord, I never will forget that floating bridge
         G                       C
Lord, I never will forget that floating bridge
              G            D                     G
They tell me five minutes time underwater I was hid

I was going down and I throwed up my hands
As I was going down, I throwed up my hands
As I was going down, I throwed up my hands
Saying, "Please Lord, take me on dry land!"

Well, they carried me in the house and they laid me 'cross the bed
Well, they carried me in the house, they laid me 'cross the bed
Well, they carried me in a house, they laid me 'cross the bed
I couldn't hear nothing but muddy waters running round my head

Oh my mother often told me, "Quit playing a bum."
My mother always told me, "Quit playing a bum."
Lord, my mother always told me, "Son, quit playing a bum!
Go out somewhere and make a crumb!"

All the people on the bridge were screaming and crying
Well, all the people on the bridge were screaming and crying
All the people on the bridge stood screaming and crying
Saying, "Lord have mercy, we're doing fine"

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Floating Bridge" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Floating Bridge" by Eric Clapton.

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