San Francisco Bay Blues - Richie Havens Chords
Chords: BAY, BLUES, Album, BAG), Am/D, Abm/D, Gm/D, F#m/D, Dmaj7, Em7
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Genre: blues, folk, psychedelic
SAN FRANCISCO BAY BLUES
As recorded by Richie Havens
(From the 1966 Album MIXED BAG)
Richie played this in Open D tuning.
Here it is arranged for Standard tuning.
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 Em7 Dmaj7
I got the blues from my baby down by the San Francisco Bay
Em7 Dmaj7
An ocean liner took her so far away
Em7 Dmaj7
Well, I didn't mean to treat her so bad, she was the best girl I ever have
B7
had
Em7 D
Well, she said goodbye, and made me cry, I want to lay right down and die
[Verse 2]
Dmaj7 Em7 Dmaj7
Ain't got a nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime
Em7 F#7
And if she don't come back, I think I'm going to lose my mind
Gmaj7 D F# B7
If she ever gets back to stay, gonna be another brand new day
Em7 A7 D
When I go walking with my baby down by the San Francisco Bay
[Interlude]
Dmaj7 Em7 Gmaj7 Em7 Gmaj7
F#m Em7 Dm7
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