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[Verse 1]
GI've been waiting in CSan FranGcisco
To know Cyou still Gcare
Don't let that Dwhite bird Emfly
Then I Gknow you Cwon't be Gthere
I'll be sittinCg by my Gphone
WaitinCg for you to Gcall
But I feel those Dwinds have sGtopped now
Round our words we Cbuilt a wall
I Ghope one day Cthat wind will Gblow
Warm Con my Gface
And you ride Ddown uGpon it
With steel wings and Copen GlaceG  D  
I just Emhope one day you will Gland
Back on that Cdoldrums shore in love I GstandD  
We can Embreak down that yellow stonGewall
And let our Cwords sail on the Gwind aDgain
[Verse 2]
I've been Emwaiting in San FrancGisco
To know Cyou still Gcare
Don't let that Dwhite bird Emfly
Then I Gknow you Cwon't be Gthere
[Instrumental]
G
[Verse 3]
I Gwon't ask Cfor your forGgiveness
As it floats Cin the wGind
I'll let the Dlight Gbring it
As it shines Cdown on GmeG  D  
But bEmefore I feel that sunlight
CWarm upon my GfaceD  
I'll be Emcold inside
And my Cwords will lose pride
As the suGn  Dsets its Emplace
My Amwords will be frozen
As they Cfloat across the sea
Only Amyour warmth will melt them
For Gyou  Dto hear Emme
[Outro]
I've been waiting in San FranGcisco
To know Cyou still Gcare
Don't let that Dwhite bird Emfly
Then I Gknow you Cwon't be Gthere
I wish that I Ccould hold Gyou
And you wouldn't Cfreeze inGside
My touch Dis too Emcold now
In Cdark regreAmt I still Ghide

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San Francisco

by The Teskey Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

G C G

I've been waiting in San Francisco

C G

To know you still care

D Em

Don't let that white bird fly

G C G

Then I know you won't be there

C G

I'll be sitting by my phone

C G

Waiting for you to call

D G

But I feel those winds have stopped now

Round our words we built a wall

G C G

I hope one day that wind will blow

C G

Warm on my face

D G

And you ride down upon it

C G G D

With steel wings and open lace

Em G

I just hope one day you will land

C G D

Back on that doldrums shore in love I stand

Em G

We can break down that yellow stonewall

C G D

And let our words sail on the wind again

[Verse 2]

Em G

I've been waiting in San Francisco

C G

To know you still care

D Em

Don't let that white bird fly

G C G

Then I know you won't be there

[Instrumental]

[Verse 3]

G C G

I won't ask for your forgiveness

C G

As it floats in the wind

D G

I'll let the light bring it

C G G D

As it shines down on me

But before I feel that sunlight

C G D

Warm upon my face

I'll be cold inside

And my words will lose pride

G D Em

As the sun sets its place

My words will be frozen

As they float across the sea

Only your warmth will melt them

G D Em

For you to hear me

[Outro]

I've been waiting in San Francisco

C G

To know you still care

D Em

Don't let that white bird fly

G C G

Then I know you won't be there

C G

I wish that I could hold you

C G

And you wouldn't freeze inside

D Em

My touch is too cold now

C Am G

In dark regret I still hide

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