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GUITAR CHORDS

Under the Bridge

Red Hot Chili Peppers
All-time classics Rock & alternative 90s & 2000s
KeyE
Capo—
LevelHard
Transpose E 0
Text
Chord sheet
Chords are positioned above the lyric change point

Intro

DF# x4
 

Verse 1

E
Sometimes I feel like
C#mG#mA
I don't have a partner
E
Sometimes I feel like
C#mA
My only friend
E
Is the city I live in
C#mG#mA
The city of angels?
E
Lonely as I am
C#mAEmaj7
Together we cry
 

Verse 2

E
I drive on her streets 'cause
C#mG#mA
She's my companion
E
I walk through her hills 'cause
C#mA
She knows who I am
E
She sees my good deeds and
C#mG#mA
She kisses me windy
E
I never worry
C#mAEmaj7
Now that is a lie
 

Chorus

F#mE
I don't ever want to feel
B/F#F#m
Like I did that day
E
Take me to the place I love
B/F#F#m
Take me all the way
 
F#mE
I don't ever want to feel
B/F#F#m
Like I did that day
E
Take me to the place I love
B/F#F#m
Take me all the way
 

Interlude

E
C#mG#mA
E
C#mA
 

Verse 3

E
It's hard to believe that
C#mG#mA
There's nobody out there
E
It's hard to believe that
C#mA
I'm all alone
E
At least I have her love
C#mG#mA
The city, she loves me
E
Lonely as I am
C#mAEmaj7
Together we cry
 

Chorus

F#mE
I don't ever want to feel
B/F#F#m
Like I did that day
E
Take me to the place I love
B/F#F#m
Take me all the way
 
F#mE
I don't ever want to feel
B/F#F#m
Like I did that day
E
Take me to the place I love
B/F#F#m
Take me all the way
 

Interlude

AAm7G6Fmaj7
-ay, yeah Yeah, yeah
AAm7G6Fmaj7
Oh no, no, no Yeah, yeah
AAm7G6Fmaj7
Love me, I say Yeah, yeah
Fmaj7E7Gmaj7
One time
 

Coda

AAm
Under the bridge downtown
G6Fmaj7
Is where I drew some blood
AAm
Under the bridge downtown
G6Fmaj7
I could not get enough
AAm
Under the bridge downtown
G6Fmaj7
Forgot about my love
AAm
Under the bridge downtown
G6Fmaj7
I gave my life away
End

How to play Under the Bridge chords

This Chordsurf arrangement of Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers is presented in the key of E. Use the transpose controls above the sheet to move every chord together while keeping the lyric-change positions aligned.

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