The guitar tab (a chord melody) and the sheet music for “London Bridge is Falling Down” are available for download as PDFs.
The tablature is a fingerstyle solo arrangement in the style of Travis Picking. The sheet music is a lead sheet containing the lyrics, chords, and melody.
London Bridge Is Falling Down
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Tab
The tablature below is a solo guitar arrangement of “London Bridge Is Falling Down.” The style of arranging used in this song is called Travis Picking. This link will take you to a couple of Travis Picking exercises.
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History & Lyrics
“London Bridge is Falling Down” has roots in the middle ages or before. The melody we recognize today was first published in 1879 by A.H. Rosewig for his Illustrated National Songs and Games. There are many variations of the lyrics. This is the most popular first verse:
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
May fair lady.
These are the complete lyrics to “London Bridge is Falling Down.”
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair Lady.
Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair Lady.
Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair Lady.
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair Lady.
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair Lady.
Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair Lady.
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
My fair Lady.
Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair Lady.
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair Lady.
Set a man to watch all nigh,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair Lady.
Suppose the man should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep,
Suppose the man should fall asleep?
My fair Lady.
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
Smoke all night, smoke all night,
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
My fair Lady.
For more about the history and lyrics for “London Bridge is Falling Down” see this article from Wikipedia.
“London Bridge” Sheet Music
This is the first page of the sheet music for “London Bridge is Falling Down.”
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