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San Francisco Bay Blues

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(C* MEANS PLAY C AS A BAR CHORD!)
[Intro]
C F C C7F C F C BBbA7D7G7
              *     
[Verse]
C                              F                 C    C7
I got the blues from my baby down by san fransico bay
F                                        C
where the ocean liners are not so far away
F                                                  C          BBb A7
                                                   *               
if i didnt mean to treat her so bad, she was the best friend i ever have had
D7                         G7
said goodbye, had a cry, wanna lay down and dieeeeee
C                              F                 C    C7
i aint got a nickel and i aint got a lousey dime
F                                           E        E7
if she dont come back i think im gonna lose my miiiiiiiiinnnnd 
F                                  C          BBb A7
                                   *               
if i ever go back and stay, its gonna be another brand new day
D7                         G7                   C
walking with my baby down by the san fransico baaaayyy
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~for the harmonica solo and the legendary kazoo solo just play the verse~ 
~chords!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C              F                    C      C               F
sitting down looking from the back door, wondering which way to go
F                                                   C
the women im so crazy about   she dont love me no more
F                                  C          BBb A7
                                   *               
if i ever get freight a train(?)   its coz im feeling blue
D7                                         G7
ride all the way to the end of the line thinking only youuuuu
C            F            C                 F   C
meanwhile living in the city just about to go insane
F                                                         E    E7
think i heard my babys voice the way she used to call my naaaaammmmmme
F                                  C          BBb A   A7
                                   *                   
if i ever get back to stay its gonna be another brand new day
D7                        G7               C BBbA7
                                           *    
walking with my baby down by the san fransico bay 
D7                         G7               C BBbA7
                                            *    
walking with my baby down by the san fransico bay 
      D7                        G7                 C F C  G C
ohh walking with my baby down by the san fransico bay

San Francisco Bay Blues chords and lyrics

Free chords for San Francisco Bay Blues by Eric Clapton. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

(C* MEANS PLAY C AS A BAR CHORD!)
[Intro]
C  F  C  C7  F  C  F  C* B Bb A7 D7 G7
[Verse]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~for the harmonica solo and the legendary kazoo solo just play the verse~ 
~chords!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Francisco Bay Blues Chords by Eric Clapton

Learn how to play San Francisco Bay Blues by Eric Clapton with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “San Francisco Bay Blues chords”, “San Francisco Bay Blues guitar chords”, or “Eric Clapton San Francisco Bay Blues 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 Francisco Bay Blues chords and for experienced players who want accurate San Francisco Bay Blues lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, A, F, C7, B, Bb.

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Yes. Use the transpose buttons on the song page to shift "San Francisco Bay Blues" up or down by half-steps so it matches your vocal range or capo position.

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Is "San Francisco Bay Blues" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "San Francisco Bay Blues" by Eric Clapton with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Eric Clapton below.

What key is "San Francisco Bay Blues" in?

The chords for "San Francisco Bay Blues" show the original chord names (including C, A, F, C7, B, Bb). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.