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San Franciscan Nights

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San Franciscan Nights:The Animals.
#7 in UK and #9 in USA in 1967.
INTRO:  Am   C   Am  C  
#1.
CStrobe light's Embeam, Amcreates Cdreams,
walls Emmove, Amminds do, Ctoo, on a Dwarm San FranFciscan Cnight.
COld child, Dyoung child, Ffeel all Cright, on a Dwarm San 
FranFciscan Cnight.
#2.
CAngels Emsing, Amleather Cwings, jeans of Emblue, Harley-AmDavidsons,
Ctoo, on a Dwarm San FranFciscan Cnight.
COld angels, Dyoung angels, Ffeel all Cright, on a Dwarm San 
FranFciscan Cnight.
CHORUS:
FmI wasn't born there, Emperhaps I'll die there,
Fthere's no place left to Ggo..San Francisco.
INTERLUDE:  C   Em    Am   G(x2)  D   FC..D  FC..D  F  C  
#3.
CCop's Emface is Amfilled with Ghate..CHeavens aEmbove, he's on a 
Amstreet called Emlove..Dwhen will they Fever Clearn?
COld cop, Dyoung cop, Ffeel all Cright, on a Dwarm San 
FranFciscan Cnight.
CHORUS:
FmThe children are cool, Emthey don't raise fools,
Fit's an American dream, includes GIndians, too.
OUTRO:  C   Em   Am   G(x2)   F   C   D   FC..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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San Franciscan Nights

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San Franciscan Nights:The Animals.

#7 in UK and #9 in USA in 1967.

Am C Am C

INTRO:

#1.

C Em Am C

Strobe light's beam, creates dreams,

Em Am C D F C

walls move, minds do, too, on a warm San Franciscan night.

C D F C D

Old child, young child, feel all right, on a warm San

F C

Franciscan night.

#2.

C Em Am C Em Am

Angels sing, leather wings, jeans of blue, Harley-Davidsons,

C D F C

too, on a warm San Franciscan night.

C D F C D

Old angels, young angels, feel all right, on a warm San

F C

Franciscan night.

CHORUS:

Fm Em

I wasn't born there, perhaps I'll die there,

F G

there's no place left to go..San Francisco.

C Em Am G D F F F C

INTERLUDE: (x2) C..D C..D

#3.

C Em Am G C Em

Cop's face is filled with hate..Heavens above, he's on a

Am Em D F C

street called love..when will they ever learn?

C D F C D

Old cop, young cop, feel all right, on a warm San

F C

Franciscan night.

CHORUS:

Fm Em

The children are cool, they don't raise fools,

F G

it's an American dream, includes Indians, too.

C Em Am G F C D F

OUTRO: (x2) C..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

About San Franciscan Nights Chords by The Animals

Learn how to play San Franciscan Nights by The Animals with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “San Franciscan Nights chords”, “San Franciscan Nights guitar chords”, or “The Animals San Franciscan Nights chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy San Franciscan Nights chords and for experienced players who want accurate San Franciscan Nights lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am, C, Em, D, F, Fm.

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The chords for "San Franciscan Nights" show the original chord names (including Am, C, Em, D, F, Fm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.