San Francisco Bay Blues Chords

by Peter, Paul and Mary
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Difficulty: intermediate
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Author Turgo [a] 115. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

Chords

F
D/F#
C
A
G
E

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SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES
 
sung by Peter, Paul and Mary
from Jesse Fuller - Hollis Music, Inc. BMI
 
Intro:
 
F   D/F#  C    A    F   G   C   G
 
G           C
I got those blues where my baby 
        F                  C
Left me down by the Frisco Bay, yea-yea
   F                              C
An ocean liner came and took her away, yea-yea
  F
I didn't mean to treat her bad,
             C                 A
she was the best friend I ever had,
    D/F#
She said goodbye, she made me cry,
    G
She made me wanna lay down my head and die...I 
 
Refrain:
C                        F                 C
Ain't got a nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime
F                                             E
She don't come back I think I'm gonna lose my mind
F                         D/F#          C                    A
If she ever comes back to stay, 'sgonna be another brand new day
F                    G                    C           A
Walkin' with my baby by the San Francisco Bay hey hey hey,
F                    G                    C      G
Walkin' with my baby by the San Francisco Bay. 
 
 G           C        F     C
Well I'm sittin' down on my back porch, 
C                  F      C
I don't know which way to go
F                                            E
The girl that I was so crazy about she don't love me anymore
F                       D/F#           C                 A
Think I'm gonna catch a freight train, cause I'm feelin' blue
F                                     G
Gonna ride it to the end of the line, thinkin' only of you! 
 
 
Refrain:
C                        F                 C
Ain't got a nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime
F                                             E
She don't come back I think I'm gonna lose my mind
F                         D/F#          C                    A
If she ever comes back to stay, 'sgonna be another brand new day
F                    G                    C           A
Walkin' with my baby by the San Francisco Bay hey hey hey,
F                    G                    C      G
Walkin' with my baby by the San Francisco Bay. 
 
Kazoo-Solo
G           C
(I got those blues where my baby )
        F                  C
(Left me down by the Frisco Bay, yea-yea)
   F                              C
(An ocean liner came and took her away, yea-yea)
  F
(I didn't mean to treat her bad,)
             C                 A
(she was the best friend I ever had,)
    D/F#
(She said goodbye, she made me cry,)
    G
(She made me wanna lay down my head and die...I )
C                        F                 C
(Ain't got a nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime)
F                                             E
(She don't come back I think I'm gonna lose my mind)
F                         D/F#          C                    A
(If she ever comes back to stay, 'sgonna be another brand new day)
F                    G                       C
(Walkin' with my baby by the San Francisco Bay. )
 
 
C                        F                 C
Ain't got a nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime
F                                             E
She don't come back I think I'm gonna lose my mind
F                         D/F#          C                    A
If she ever comes back to stay, 'sgonna be another brand new day
F                    G                    C           A
Walkin' with my baby by the San Francisco Bay hey hey hey,
F                    G                    C      A
Walkin' with my baby by the San Francisco Bay. 
F                     G             C
Walkin' with my baby, by the Frisco Bay!!!
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San Francisco Bay Blues – Peter, Paul and Mary
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Tim_J27
D half diminished on the fifth fret(easier to play than to say) at the "bad", and in maybe all of the D/F#s Add a sixth (d note on the b string) to the F right before the E, which should be E7. I like to play two different E7s in a row there. my thoughts anyway.
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