Chords for BEST American Idol Performance ever!

Tempo:
136.15 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Cm

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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BEST American Idol Performance ever! chords
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Here's Clay [Gb] Aiken, his final performance.
Now, he's chosen the most popular record of 1970
with Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water.
Here he is, one more time, Clay Aiken.
[N]
[Eb] [G]
[Ab] I'll be your bridge on troubled [Eb] water
I will [Bb] let me [Eb] out
[Ab] When [Eb] you're weary
[Ab]
[Eb] Feeling small
[Ab] When tears [Eb] are in your [Ab]
eyes
I [Eb] will dry them [Ab] [Eb] [Fm] [Eb] all
[Gm] I'm [Cm] on your [Bb] side
Oh, when times [Eb] get [Bb] rough
[Cm]
[Eb] And [Bbm] prayers [Ab] just can't [F]
be [Bb] bound
[Eb] Like [Ab] a [Gm] bridge [Fm] over [Ab]
[Eb] troubled [Cm] water
[Fm] I [Abm] will lay [Eb] me [Bb] down
[Ab]
[Eb] Sail on, silver girl
[Ab]
Sail [Eb] on by
[Ab] Your time [Eb] has come To [Ab] shine
All [Eb] your [Ab] dreams have long been [Eb] made
[Fm] [Eb] See [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] how they shine
If you need [Eb] a [Gm] friend
[Cm]
[Eb] Look around on [Ab] sail and [F] ride [Bb] behind
[Eb]
Like [Ab] a bridge [A] over [Eb] troubled [Cm] water
[Ab]
I [B] will [G] ease your [Cm] mind
[Eb] Like [Ab] a bridge [F] over [Eb] troubled [Cm]
[Ab] water
I [G] will ease your [Cm]
mind
[B] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Abm] Ease your mind
[Eb]
[N]
Damn, dog, what are you doing?
You gave us chills.
You are a true artist because you took a classic song
and you made us feel like we've heard it for the first time,
made it your own.
This is your personal best, Clay.
Thank you very much.
Okay, Clay, if I'm being honest,
I think you've been a little off this evening.
However
Oh, come on, come on.
Hang on.
[C] I'm saving the best till last.
Oh, yeah, right.
[E] Because I think that performance could win you the competition.
[N]
Clay Aitken.
[Gb] What a fight tonight.
Unbelievable.
The numbers for Clay.
1-866-IDLE-02.
That's 1-866-436-5702.
We'll send the word vote to 436 -5702.
An unbelievable evening.
We haven't opened the phone lines just yet.
Hang on.
We're almost there.
Back in a few moments live on American Idol.
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Ab
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Bb
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Cm
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Fm
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Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Clay Aiken - Bridge Over Troubled Water chords, practice playing Eb, Ab and Eb in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 68 BPM and then match the original tempo of 136 BPM. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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Here's Clay [Gb] Aiken, his final performance.
Now, he's chosen the most popular record of 1970
with Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water.
Here he is, one more time, Clay Aiken.
[N] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ I'll be your bridge on troubled [Eb] water _
_ I will [Bb] let _ _ me [Eb] out _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ When [Eb] you're weary
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Feeling _ _ small
_ _ [Ab] _ _ When tears [Eb] are _ _ in your [Ab] _
_ eyes
I [Eb] will dry them [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] [Eb] all
_ _ [Gm] I'm [Cm] on your [Bb] _ _ _ side
Oh, _ when _ times [Eb] get _ [Bb] rough
_ _ [Cm] _ _
[Eb] And [Bbm] prayers [Ab] just _ can't [F] _
be [Bb] _ bound
[Eb] _ Like [Ab] a _ [Gm] bridge _ [Fm] over [Ab]
[Eb] troubled _ [Cm] water
_ [Fm] _ I [Abm] will lay [Eb] me _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] down
_ _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] Sail on, silver girl
_ [Ab] _
_ _ _ Sail [Eb] on by
_ _ [Ab] _ _ Your time [Eb] has _ come To [Ab] _ _ shine
All [Eb] your [Ab] dreams have long been [Eb] made
[Fm] _ [Eb] _ See [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ how they shine
_ _ _ _ If you need [Eb] a _ [Gm] friend
_ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] Look around on [Ab] sail and _ [F] ride _ _ [Bb] behind
_ _ [Eb]
Like [Ab] a bridge _ [A] over [Eb] _ troubled _ [Cm] water
_ [Ab] _
I [B] will [G] ease your [Cm] _ mind
[Eb] _ Like [Ab] a _ bridge [F] over [Eb] _ troubled [Cm] _ _
[Ab] water
I [G] will ease your [Cm]
mind
[B] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] Ease your mind
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Damn, dog, what are you doing? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You gave us chills.
You are a true artist because you took a classic song
and you made us feel like we've heard it for the first time,
made it your own.
This is your personal best, Clay.
Thank you very much. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, Clay, if I'm being honest,
I think you've been a little off this evening.
_ _ However_
Oh, come on, come on.
Hang on.
[C] I'm saving the best till last.
Oh, yeah, right.
[E] Because I think that performance could win you the competition.
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Clay Aitken.
[Gb] What a fight tonight.
Unbelievable.
The numbers for Clay.
1-866-IDLE-02.
That's 1-866-436-5702.
We'll send the word vote to 436 _ -5702.
An unbelievable evening.
We haven't opened the phone lines just yet.
Hang on.
We're almost there.
Back in a few moments live on American Idol. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _

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This song was authored by Paul Simon.

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