Under The Bridge

Red Hot Chili Peppers

D F# (x4)
       E                   B              C#m            G#m A
       Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner
       E                   B            C#m      A
       Sometimes I feel like my only friend
                 E       B               C#m    G#m A
       Is the city I live in, the city of angels
       E              B           C#m          A     Emaj7
       Lonely as I am, together we cry

       I drive on her streets 'cause she's my companion
       I walk through her hills 'cause she knows who I am
       She sees my good deeds, and she kisses me windy
       Now I never worry, now that is a lie
                     F#m                          E   B        F#m
                     I don't ever want to feel like I did that day
                     Take me to the place I love, take me all the way
                     I don't ever want to feel like I did that day
                     Take me to the place I love, take me all the way
                                                                   E B C#m G#m A     E B C#m A

       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

                     I don't ever want to feel like I did that day
                     Take me to the place I love, take me all the way
                     I don't ever want to feel like I did that day
                     Take me to the place I love, take me all the way
                                      A     C       G6/A  Fmaj7
                                      Way~~~~~Yeah, yeah
                                      Oh, Lord no, no~ yeah, yeah
                                      Love me, I said, yeah, yeah    F  E  G

                                      A                                   C  G6/A             Fmaj7
                                      Under the bridge downtown is where I drew some blood
                                      Under the bridge downtown I could not get enough
                                      Under the bridge downtown forgot about my love
                                      Under the bridge downtown I gave my life away~~~
                                                Away~~~
                                                   Away~~~
                                                      Away~~~     A C G6/A Fmaj7 (x4)   A

      
Copyright 1991 Moeblametome Music
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Besides some of the intro licks, this song isn't that difficult to play. It's got some really cool chords. There are a lot of little licks and flourishes in the song that I didn't tab out, however, I did incorporate an approximation of the closing flourishes in the chords tabbed out below.

        
  Intro:
         D                       F#
     e |-----------------------|----------------------
     B |-3-------3-------------|-2--------------------
     G |-----2-----2-----------|---------3------------
     D |-0-4---4---------------|-----4-----4--4-2-----
     A |--------------4-2------|---4---4----------5-2-
     E |------------------5-4--|-2--------------------
         D                        F#
     e |------------------------|----------------------
     B |-3---------3h5p3--------|----------------------
     G |---2--2---------2-------|---------3------------
     D |-0--4--4----------4s6-6-|-----4-----4--4-2-----
     A |------------------5s7-7-|---4---4----------5-2-
     E |------------------------|-2--------------------
         D                       F#
     e |-----------------------|----------------------
     B |-3-------3-------------|-2--------------------
     G |---2--2-----2----------|---------3------------
     D |-0--4--4---------------|-----4-----4--4-2-----
     A |--------------4-2------|---4---4----------5-2-
     E |------------------5-4--|-2--------------------
         D                        F#
     e |------------------------|---------------------
     B |-3---------3h5p3--------|---------------------
     G |---2--2---------2-------|---------3-----3-----
     D |-0--4--4----------4s6-6-|-----4-----4-----4---
     A |------------------5s7-7-|---4---4-----4-----4-
     E |------------------------|-2-------------------

  h = hammer-on
  p = pull-off
  s = slide


  Chords for the verse:
         E   B  C#m  G#  A Emaj7
     e |-12--7---9---4---5---7--
     B |-12--7---9---4---5---9--
     G |-13--8---9---4---6---8--
     D |-14--9---11--6---7---9--
     A |-14--9---11--6---7---7--
     E |-12--7---9---4---5---0--

  Chords for the bridge:
         F#m  E   B   F#m
     e |-9--------11--9---
     B |-10---9---12--10--
     G |-11---9---11--11--
     D |-11---9-----------
     A |-9----7-----------
     E |------------------

  Chords for the chorus:
         A   C          G6/A Fmaj7
     e |-0---0-0h3p0-----0-----0----------
     B |-2---1------3-1--3-----1-1h3p1----
     G |-2---0-----------4-----2-------2--
     D |-2---2-----------5-----3----------
     A |-0---3-----------0-----0----------
     E |-----0-----------0-----0----------

        
      









What a long strange trip it's been!