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San Francisco (Fingerstyle) - Helmut Bickel       mp3
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  Artist: Scott McKenzie
 Tutorial & Tab: Helmut Bickel
  Audio Clip from the Tutorial
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Capo 2nd Fret - 4/4 Time
Intro: G, G


Verse 1 & 2:
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  Em           C             G           D
        _         _   _         _         _     _     
   | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-----------|-0-------0---|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-1-----------|-3-----3---|-0-----------|
G|---0---0---|-----0-------|-0---0-0---|---2-----2---|
D|---2-----2-|---2-------2-|---0-----0-|-----0-----0-|
A|-----------|-3-----3-----|-----------|-------------|
E|-0---0-----|-------------|-3-----3---|-2-----2-----|
1. If   you're going to    San Fran       cisco
2. For those who come to   San Fran       cisco

   Em            C             G             D
      _   _         _   _         _   _         _   _ 
   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-------------|-0-------0---|-----0-------|-------------|
B|-------------|-1-----------|-3-----3-0---|---------0---|
G|---0-0---2-0-|-----0-------|-0-----0-----|-2---2-----2-|
D|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
A|-------------|-3-----3-----|-------------|-------------|
E|-0-----0-----|-------------|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|
1. Be sure to   wear some     flowers in     your hair
2. Summer       time will     be a           love-in there

  Em           G             C         G
          _     _     _                 _   _   _
   | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-----------|-------------|---------|---------------|
B|-----------|-3-0---------|---------|-----------0---|
G|---0---2-0-|---------2---|-0---0---|-------0-------|
D|---2-----2-|-----0-----0-|---2---2-|-2-0-0-------0-|
A|-----------|-------------|-3---3---|---------------|
E|-0---0-----|-3-----3-----|---------|-3-------3-----|
1. If you're going to       San Fran   cisco
2. In the     streets of    San Fran   cisco

   G           Bm            Em7           D
        _         _   _         _   _         _   _
   | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-----------|---------0---|-----0-------|-------------|
B|-----------|-------------|-3-----3-0---|---------0---|
G|---0-0-2---|-4---4-------|-------------|-2---2-------|
D|---0-----0-|---4-------4-|---2-------2-|---0-------0-|
A|-----------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-------------|
E|-3---3-----|-------------|-0-----0-----|-2-----2-----|
1. You're gonna meet         some gentle people there
2. Gentle people with        flowers in their hair

   D
      _   _
   | | | | | |
e|-------------|
B|---------0---|
G|-2---2-------|
D|---0-------0-|
A|-------------|
E|-2-----2-----|
1.               (to 2nd Verse)
2.               (to Bridge)


Bridge:
------

   F             G               F             G
      _   _       _   _   _         _   _       _   _   _
   | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|---1-1-1-0---|-0-------------|---1-1-1-0---|-0-------------|
B|---1---1-----|---3-------3---|---1---1-----|---3-------1---|
G|-------------|-------0-------|-------------|-------0-------|
D|---3-------3-|-----0-------0-|---3-------3-|-----0-------0-|
A|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-1-----1-----|-3-------3-----|-1-----1-----|-3-------3-----|
  All across the nation,        such a strange vibration,
                                  
   G
        _   _     _   _   _         _   _
   | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-------------|---------------|-------------|
B|-0---0-1-0-1-|---0-------0---|---------0---|
G|-------------|-------0-------|-----0-------|
D|---0-----0---|-----0-------0-|---0-------0-|
A|-------------|---------------|-------------|
E|-3---3-------|-3-------3-----|-3-----3-----|
  People in motion.

   F             G               F             G
      _   _       _   _   _         _   _       _   _   _
   | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|---1-1-1-0---|-0-------------|---1-1-1-0---|-0-------------|
B|---1---1-----|---3-------3---|---1---1-----|---3-------1---|
G|-------------|-------0-------|-------------|-------0-------|
D|---3-------3-|-----0-------0-|---3-------3-|-----0-------0-|
A|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-1-----1-----|-3-------3-----|-1-----1-----|-3-------3-----|
  There's a whole generation,   with a new explanation

   G                             D
        _   _     _   _   _           _   _     _   _   _
   | | | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-------------|---------------|-------0---0-|---------------|
B|-0---0-1-0-1-|---0-------0---|-3---3---3---|---3-------3---|
G|-------------|-------0-------|-2-----------|-------2-------|
D|---0-----0---|-----0-------0-|---0-----0---|-----0-------0-|
A|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
E|-3---3-------|-3-------3-----|-2---2-------|-2------2------|
  People in motion,             people in motion.


Verse 2:
-------

  Em           C             G           D
        _         _   _         _         _     _     
   | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-----------|-0-------0---|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-1-----------|-3-----3---|-0-----------|
G|---0---0---|-----0-------|-0---0-0---|---2-----2---|
D|---2-----2-|---2-------2-|---0-----0-|-----0-----0-|
A|-----------|-3-----3-----|-----------|-------------|
E|-0---0-----|-------------|-3-----3---|-2-----2-----|
  For those who come to   San Fran       cisco

   Em            C             G             D
      _   _         _   _         _   _         _   _ 
   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-------------|-0-------0---|-----0-------|-------------|
B|-------------|-1-----------|-3-----3-0---|---------0---|
G|---0-0---2-0-|-----0-------|-0-----0-----|-2---2-----2-|
D|---2-------2-|---2-------2-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
A|-------------|-3-----3-----|-------------|-------------|
E|-0-----0-----|-------------|-3-----3-----|-2-----2-----|
  Be sure to   wear some     flowers in     your hair

  Em           G             C         G
          _     _     _                 _   _   _
   | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-----------|-------------|---------|---------------|
B|-----------|-3-0---------|---------|-----------0---|
G|---0---2-0-|---------2---|-0---0---|-------0-------|
D|---2-----2-|-----0-----0-|---2---2-|-2-0-0-------0-|
A|-----------|-------------|-3---3---|---------------|
E|-0---0-----|-3-----3-----|---------|-3-------3-----|
  If you     come to       San Fran   cisco

   G           Bm            Em7           G
        _         _   _         _   _         _   _
   | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |   | | | | | |
e|-----------|---------0---|-----0-------|-------------|
B|-----------|-------------|-3-----3-0---|---------0---|
G|---0-0-2---|-4---4-------|-------------|-0---0-------|
D|---0-----0-|---4-------4-|---2-------2-|---0-------0-|
A|-----------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-------------|
E|-3---3-----|-------------|-0-----0-----|-3-----3-----|
  Summertime      will be a            love-in there

   G
      _   _
   | | | | | |
e|-------------|
B|---------0---|
G|-0---0-------|
D|---0-------0-|
A|-------------|
E|-3-----3-----|


Outro:
-----

Em  F#m     A       D       A
    If you come to San Francisco
A     C#m  F#m               A   F#m  A  F#m  A  F#m
Summertime will be a love-in there
 

-----------


Lyrics and Chords
-----------------


Intro: G, G


Verse 1:
-------

Em          C        G       D
  If you're going to San Francisco
Em           C         G               D
  Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
Em          G        C       G
  If you're going to San Francisco
G              Bm   Em                 D    '
  You're gonna meet some gentle people there

Em              C       G       D
  For those who come to San Francisco
Em       C         G            D
  Summer time will be a love-in there
Em       G          C       G
  In the streets of San Francisco
G        Bm          Em               D   '
  Gentle people with flowers in their hair
 

Bridge:
------

F              G      F              G
All across the nation such a strange vibration
G                '  '
People in motion
F               G          F            G
There's a whole generation with a new explanation
G         '      D                 '
People in motion, people in motion


Verse 2:
-------

Em               C    G       D
For those who come to San Francisco
Em         C         G               D
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
Em     G       C       G
If you come to San Francisco
G      Bm   Em                G     '
Summer time will be a love-in there
 

Outro:
-----

Em  F#m     A       D       A
    If you come to San Francisco
A     C#m  F#m               A  F#m  A  F#m  A   F#m
Summertime will be a love-in there
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