Gregg Allman - Floating Bridge
Low Country Blues (2011)
Original in B, so when played in A: Capo 2
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[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse 1]
A A A A
Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge
D D A A
Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge
A A A A
Well, I never will forget that ol' floatin' bridge
D E A A
Tell me, five minutes underwater when I was hid
[Verse 2]
A A A A
When I was goin' down I throwed up my hands
D D A A
Yeah, when I was goin' down I throwed up my hands
A A A A
Now, when I was goin' down I throwed up my hands
D E A A
Lord, please, please take me on dry land
[Verse 3]
A A A A
Now, they carried me out the water an' they laid me on the bank
D D A A
Now, they carried me out the water an' they laid me on the bank
A A A A
They carried me out the water, they laid me on the bank
D E A A
'bout a gallon of muddy water I had drank
[Instrumental]
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A A A A D E A A
[Verse 4]
A A A A
Now, they dried me off an' they laid me on the bed
D D A A
Now, they dried me off an' they laid me on the bed
A A A A
Now, they dried me off, they laid me on the bed
D E A A
Don't like muddy water runnin' through my head
[Verse 5]
A A A A
Now, my mother often taught me, don't you be no bum
D D A A
But my mother often taught me, don't you be no bum
A A A A
But my mother often taught me, son, don't you be no bum
D E A A
Go somewhere, settle down, find you someone
[Verse 6]
A A A A
Now, the people standin' on the bridge was screamin' an' cryin'
D D A A
Well, the people on the bridge was screamin' an' cryin'
A A A A
Now, the people on the bridge was standin' screamin' an' cryin'
D E A A
Lord, I thought sure 'nuff I was dyin'
[Verse 7]
A A A A
Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge
D D A A
Well, I never will forget that floatin' bridge
A A A A
I never will forget that ol' floatin' bridge
D E A A
Tell me, five minutes underwater when I was hid
D E A A
They tell me, five minutes underwater when I was hid
[Outro]
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D E A A D E A A
