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San Francisco

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Capo on 1st fret to match recording
Chorus
GGo if you want to go
Go, if you want to go
But I won't Dfollow
Just so you know
GLeave, if you want to leave
But I won't Dbe here
When you come home
I'm gonna Cmove to San FranGcisco
CLook up some old Gfriends
I'm gonna Cget me a navy Gpea coat
And an Fold Mercedes CBenz
BbThis old town keeps Fshrinking
There's too Bbmany people in my Fjunk
I'm gonna Cdo a lot of drinking
Cause it don't Dhurt when I'm drunk
Repeat Chorus
I'm gonna Crent me an old VicGtorian
CDown in the Lower GHaight
I'm gonna Cget me an old acGcordion
And play for the Ftourists on the golden Cgate
I'm gonna Bbplant a little Fgarden
BbPaint my bathroom Fblue
I'm gonna Ctry real hard
To get Dover you
Bridge 1
CHere in the city, Glife it don’t move so slow
CThere's plenty of good people I Gknow
CUp in north beach they drink Gspicy Italian liqueur...
CDown on market there's a lot of Dhobos and hustlers...
Instrumental Break-Chords same as chorus
Bridge 2
CDown in Hayes Valley, there's a Glot of real good restaurants
CDeep in the tenderloin, you can Ghave anything you want
COver in the mission it's Galways a sunny day
CThere’s a real good baseball town but my Dteam is across the bay 
Repeat Chorus
GWhen you come home……

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San Francisco

by Brett Dennen

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 1st fret to match recording

Chorus

Go if you want to go

Go, if you want to go

But I won't follow

Just so you know

Leave, if you want to leave

But I won't be here

When you come home

C G

I'm gonna move to San Francisco

C G

Look up some old friends

C G

I'm gonna get me a navy pea coat

F C

And an old Mercedes Benz

Bb F

This old town keeps shrinking

Bb F

There's too many people in my junk

I'm gonna do a lot of drinking

Cause it don't hurt when I'm drunk

Repeat Chorus

C G

I'm gonna rent me an old Victorian

C G

Down in the Lower Haight

C G

I'm gonna get me an old accordion

F C

And play for the tourists on the golden gate

Bb F

I'm gonna plant a little garden

Bb F

Paint my bathroom blue

I'm gonna try real hard

To get over you

Bridge 1

C G

Here in the city, life it don’t move so slow

C G

There's plenty of good people I know

C G

Up in north beach they drink spicy Italian liqueur...

C D

Down on market there's a lot of hobos and hustlers...

Instrumental Break-Chords same as chorus

Bridge 2

C G

Down in Hayes Valley, there's a lot of real good restaurants

C G

Deep in the tenderloin, you can have anything you want

C G

Over in the mission it's always a sunny day

C D

There’s a real good baseball town but my team is across the bay

Repeat Chorus

When you come home……

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