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San Mateo Fog Line

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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- Intro: 
E|----------------|         
B|-----------3-2--|
G|---------2------| 
D|--0----2--------| 
A|----0-----------|  x2    
E|----------------|
E|--------------------| 
B|-----------3-2------|
G|---------2----------| 
D|--0----2-------0----| 
A|----0------------0--|  
E|--------------------|
- Verse 1:
AHere we go again to the point
Where Dit becomes a theme
Like “we Ehate each other, can’t live without you”
But Din a rhyming Ascheme
AI have this poison pen as an outlet
But Dyou don’t have a way 
To Elay all the cards on the table
So Dfold this hand and Asay 
- Chorus:
“There are Dmany others wEho can treat me Abetter than you F#mcould”
And I’m Dsure that given Ethe chance that they AwouldD  A  
I am Dlying when I Etell you that my Ahead is doing F#mfine
And I’m as Bmsure as, sure as the ESan Mateo fog Aline
- Verse 2:
As I Apass a sign that says no exit
I Dthink of what you said
We’re Estuck on this road looking for an answer
That Disn’t up Aahead
AWe both know we are like division
SuDbtraction of ourselves
EThis could be our purgatory and Dlife could be our Ahell
- Chorus:
I Dnever thought that Eyou would tell me Athat I had to F#mgo
And I Dtook all this for Egranted that I AknowD  A  
I can Dnever hurt you Eagain if I Aknow you are not F#mmine
And I’m as Bmsure as, sure as the ESan Mateo fog AlineA  

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San Mateo Fog Line

by Tony Sly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

- Intro:

E|----------------|

B|-----------3-2--|

G|---------2------|

D|--0----2--------|

A|----0-----------| x2

E|----------------|

E|--------------------|

B|-----------3-2------|

G|---------2----------|

D|--0----2-------0----|

A|----0------------0--|

E|--------------------|

- Verse 1:

Here we go again to the point

Where it becomes a theme

Like “we hate each other, can’t live without you”

D A

But in a rhyming scheme

I have this poison pen as an outlet

But you don’t have a way

To lay all the cards on the table

D A

So fold this hand and say

- Chorus:

D E A F#m

“There are many others who can treat me better than you could”

D E A D A

And I’m sure that given the chance that they would

D E A F#m

I am lying when I tell you that my head is doing fine

Bm E A

And I’m as sure as, sure as the San Mateo fog line

- Verse 2:

As I pass a sign that says no exit

I think of what you said

We’re stuck on this road looking for an answer

D A

That isn’t up ahead

We both know we are like division

Subtraction of ourselves

E D A

This could be our purgatory and life could be our hell

- Chorus:

D E A F#m

I never thought that you would tell me that I had to go

D E A D A

And I took all this for granted that I know

D E A F#m

I can never hurt you again if I know you are not mine

Bm E A A

And I’m as sure as, sure as the San Mateo fog line

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