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Calum Scott – Bridges Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
G  D/F# F C

[Verse 1]
G                       D/F#
  I waved the white flag I,
gave all I had
     F                       C
I'd even given up on love itself,
mm-hmm
G                      D/F#
  Soaked by my tears I was,
choked by my fears
         F
Just a stubborn man too
                  C
proud to ask for help

[Pre-Chorus]
Am                              D
You don't know those words you said
         Am
Were the ones that pulled
             D
me from the edge

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[Chorus]
       C                 G
Oh, I used to walk on bridges
      D               Em
with one thing on my mind
C           G      D          Em
Do I wanna live or do I wanna die?
 C              Em
Staring at the waters
        G          D
while trying to decide
             C
Between the pain that
           G
I've been living
             D              Em
with or the pain I'd leave behind
        C                G
Or the dеmons I've been fighting
         D            G
on, the angels by my sidе
  D/F#       F        C
Oh-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey

[Verse 2]
G
  The scars on my skin,
     D/F#
they don't even begin
   F
To show the darkest places
          C
that I've been, nah, no
G                      D/F#
  The water is rising behind
                   F
  my eyes and only you can
                                C
  see the thoughts I'm drowning in

[Pre-Chorus]
         Am
I wanna thank you for
                 D
those words you said
             Am
'Cause they pulled me
                    D
right back from the edge

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[Chorus]
       C               G
Oh, I used to walk on bridges
      D               Em
with one thing on my mind
C           G       D          Em
Do I wanna live or do I wanna die?
  C             Em
Staring at the waters
        G         D
while trying to decide
             C
Between the pain that
            G
I've been living with or
     D               Em
the pain I'd leave behind
        C                 G
Or the demons I've been fighting
         D            G
on, the angels by my side
   D/F#      F        C
Hey-hey, hey-hey, hey-hey
G     D/F#      F           C
  Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh

[Outro]
        C               G
Oh, I used to walk on bridges
      D              Em
with one thing on my mind
     C              G
But now I walk on bridges
     D              G
to reach the other side

How to play Bridges: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Bridges by Calum Scott on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Bridges by Calum Scott is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 7 chords in all: G, D/F#, F, C, Am, D and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – D/F# – F – C (I – V – ♭VII – IV in G major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.