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Under the Bridge Guitar Tablature
          -----------This isnt my tab, but was in the requests---------------
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                  Under The Bridge
                Red Hot Chili Peppers


Transcripted by Flop.

I didn't bother myself with timing, so hear the song !!!

Intro(capo 2nd fret) :
(chords indicated with capo)
(let ring throughout the intro)
  D                      F#                    D
e|---------------------!---------------------!--------------___----------|
b|(1)------1-----------!(0)------------------!-------------1-3-1---------|
g|-----0-----0---------!---------1-----------!---------0---------0-------|
d|---2---2-------------!-----2-----2-2-0-----!-----2---------------2/4-4-|
a|-3-----------2-0-----!---2---2---------3-0-!-2/3---3---3---------3/5-5-|
E|-----------------3-2-!-0-------------------!---------------------------|

   F#                    D                         F#
e|---------------------!-------------------------!---------------------|
b|-0-------------------!-------------1-----------!---------------------|
g|---------1-----------!---------0-----0---------!---------1-----------|
d|-----2-----2-2-0-----!-----2-----2-------------!-----2-----2-2-0-----|
a|---2---2---------3-0-!-2/3---3---------2-0-----!---2---2---------3-0-|
E|-0-------------------!---------------------3-2-!-0-------------------|

  D                            F#
e|--------------___----------!-----------------------|
b|-------------1-3-1---------!-----------------------|
g|---------0---------0-------!---------1-----1-------|
d|-----2-----2---------2/4-4-!-----2-----2-----2-----|
a|-2/3---3-------------3/5-5-!---2---2-----2-----2/5-|
E|---------------------------!-0---------------------|


Part A :(chords only)

(barre chords)
(It' s a really simplified version)
NB : Emaj7 :779897

E          B(VII)          C#m(IX)       B(7) A(V)
Some-times I feel__ like I don't have a part-ner.

E          B(VII)           C#m(9)  A(V)
Some-times I feel__ like my only friend__

N.C.     E        B           C#m       B   A
is the cit-y I live__ in, the Cit-y of An-gels.

   E       B           C#m          A    Emaj7(let ring)
Lone-ly as I___ am, to-geth-er we cry__.


Part B :

  E                 B            C#m         B    A
I drive on the streets__, 'cause she's my com-pan-ion.

     E                B               C#m         A
I walk through the hills__ 'cause she knows who I am___.

     E             B             C#m        B   A
She sees my good deeds__ and she kiss-es me win-dy.

E       B             C#m        A      Emaj7(let ring)
I nev-er wor-ried now that is a lie__.


Part C :(repeat three times)

F#m(IX)             E            B(XIV)     F#m(XIV)
I don't ev-er want to feel____________ like I did that day.

F#m(IX)              E               B(XIV)  F#m(XIV)
Take me to the place I love____________ take me all the way.

third time :
       E    B         C#m      B    A      E     B     C#m      A
way_____    yea         Yea    yea        
Repeat Part B with the following words :

It's hard to believe that there's nobody out there.
It's hard to believe that I'm all alone.
At least I have her love, the city she loves me.
Lonely as I am, together we cry.

Then part C, with that end (let's call it part D):

         A     C             G6     Fmaj7
   way____     yea!___       yea.   yea____.
e|-------0-0___--------------0--0-0-0--------0---|
b|-------5-5 8 5-------------3--3-3-1------1-1-1-|
g|-------6-----5-------------4--4-4-2------2-2---|
d|-------7-----5-------------5--5-5-3------3-3---|
a|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

   A   C/G            G6   Fmaj7      A     C/G           G6  Fmaj7
Oh,    no__ no no__   yea  yea!__    Love__ me__ I say__  yea yea!__
(with  part D's rythm figure)

Then part E :
Chords:
#1(name?) :  X  X 10 10 10 12
#2        :  X  X  9  9  9 10
#3        :  X 10 12 12 12  X

#1                          #2           #3
     (spoken) : One time.

Part F(or so...) :
  Guitar 1 plays part D while accoustic guitar plays :

(acc guitar)     A                   C            G6       Fmaj7
(lead vocal)                                      is where I drew some blood
(back vocals)   (un-der the bridge__ down-town__  is where I drew some blood

(with same chords):

lvoc:                            I could not get enough
bvoc: under the bridge downtown  I could not get enough

l:                               forgot about my love
b:Under the bridge downtown      forgot about my love

l:                               I gave my life away
b:Under the bridge downtown      I gave my life away_____

l:               Yea!________    Yea     Yea____
b:______________________________                   a-

l:No        no___ no no    no    yea    yea____
b:way___________________________                   a-

l:Down   town          I said oh  yea yea_______
b:way________________________________              a-

l:          (spoken):will I stay
b:way___________________________

And now the outro (or part G):

   A        C             G6    ?                A       C
                              let ring---------         let ring--------
e:-0-0-0--0-------------:-0-0---0------_---0---|-0--0-0------------_----|
b:-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-:-3-3---0-----0 1----1-|-5--5-5--5--5-5-5-8 5-5-|
g:-6-6-6--6-5--5-5--5-5-:-4-4---2--------------|-6--6-6--5--5-5-5-5-----|
d:-7-7-7--7-5--5-5--5-5-:-5-5---3--------------|-7--7-7--5--5-5-5-------|
a:----------------------:----------------------|------------------------|
E:----------------------:----------------------|------------------------|

   G6          Fmaj7       A      C              G6         Fmaj7 
           let ring------          let ring----
e:-0--0-0--0---0--___----:-0--0-0---------_----:-0--0-0--0---0--0-0--|
b:-3--3-3--0---1-0 1 0---:-5--5-5-5--5-5-8 5---:-3--3-3--0---1--1-1/-|
g:-4--4-4--2---2-------2-:-6--6-6-5--5-5-----5-:-4--4-4--2---2--2-2/-|
d:-5--5-5--3---3---------:-7--7-7-5--7-7-------:-5--5-5--3---3--3-3/-|
a:-----------------------:---------------------:---------------------|
E:-----------------------:---------------------:---------------------|

   A        C                 G6          Fmaj7  A
            let ring-------        let ring-
e|-0--0-0-------------------|-0-------0---0-|----0------|
b|-5--5-5---5--5-5--5-------|-3--3----0---1-|----2------|
g|-6--6-6---5--5-5--5 7 5---|-4----0--2---2-|----2------|
d|-7--7-7---5--5-5---___--7-|-5-------3---3-|----2------|
a|--------------------------|---------------|----0------|
E|--------------------------|---------------|-----------|
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