Neil Young - The Bridge: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Bridge" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn The Bridge Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Neil Young

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Bridge" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      C            Cmaj7
The bridge, we'll build it now
    F                 G6
It may take a lot of time
       A#
And it may be lonely but
Fmaj7     D7sus2
Ooh baby, ooh baby
      C         Cmaj7
The bridge was falling down
      F                 G6
And that took a lot of lies
        A#
And it made me lonely
Fmaj7     D7sus2
Ooh baby, ooh baby

Chorus:
      C         G    Fmaj7 D7sus2
The bridge was falling
      C         G    Fmaj7 D7sus2
The bridge was falling
      C         G    Fmaj7 D7sus2
The bridge was falling

One day, when you talked to me
I saw myself again
And it made me love you
Ooh baby, ooh baby
And love came running down
Like a river on your skin
And you let me in
Ooh baby, ooh baby

Chorus:
You let me in
You let me in
You let me in

The bridge, we'll build it now
It may take a lot of time


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

Cmaj

Guitar chord Cmaj

D7

Guitar chord D7

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fmaj7

Guitar chord Fmaj7

Fmaj

Guitar chord Fmaj

G

Guitar chord G

G6

Guitar chord G6

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 "The Bridge" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Bridge" by Neil Young.

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