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