San Francisco Bay Blues — Richie Havens
Chords and lyrics for San Francisco Bay Blues by Richie Havens (key of D).
Verse 1
(From the 1966 Album MIXED BAG)
You could play:
Am/D (x x 0 9 10 8)
Abm/D (x x 0 8 9 7)
Gm/D (x x 0 7 8 6)
F#m/D (x x 0 6 7 5) what is also Dmaj7
Intro
| Am/D | Abm/D | Gm/D | F#m/D |
| Am/D | Abm/D | Gm/D | F#m/D |
| Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 |
Verse 1
[Dmaj7]I got the blues from my baby [Em7]down by the San [Dmaj7]Francisco Bay
[Em7]An ocean liner took her so far [Dmaj7]away
Well, I [Em7]didn't mean to treat her so bad, she was [Dmaj7]the best girl I ever have
[B7]had
Well, [Em7]she said goodbye, and made me cry, [D]I want to lay right down and die
Verse 2
[Dmaj7]Ain't got a nickel and I [Em7]ain't got a lousy [Dmaj7]dime
And [Em7]if she don't come back, I think I'm going to lose [F#7]my mind
If she [Gmaj7]ever gets back to stay, gonna [D]be another [F#]brand new [B7]day
When I [Em7]go walking with my baby [A7]down by the San [D]Francisco Bay
Interlude
[Dmaj7] [Em7] [Gmaj7] [Em7] [Gmaj7]
[F#m] [Em7] [Dm7]
Bridge
[Am/D] Meanwhile, in another [Abm/D]city
O Lord, [Gm/D]I'm just about to go [F#m/D]insane
[Em7]I thought I heard my baby, Lord, the way she used to call [F#7]my name
If [Gmaj7]she ever comes back to stay, gonna [D]be another [C#7]brand new [B7]day
Outro
When I [Em7]go walking with my baby[Gmaj7]
[Bm7]Talking to my [Gmaj7]baby
[Am7]Playing into my [Gmaj7]baby
[Bm7]Clinging to my [E7]baby
When I go [Em7]walking with my baby down [A7]by the San [Dmaj7]Francisco Bay
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