San Francisco Bay Blues
Jesse Fuller
Intro:
[C] [F] [C] [C7]
[F] [F] [C-G-C]
[F] [F] [C] [A7]
[D7] [D7] [G7] [G7]
Verse 1:
I got the [C] blues from my baby livin’ [F] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [C7]
The [F] ocean liners... not so far a[C]way [G-C]
[F] Didn’t mean to treat her so bad... she was the [C] best girl I ever have [A7] had
[D7] Said goodbye, I can take a cry [G7] wanna lay down and die
Verse 2:
Well I [C] ain’t got a nickel and I [F] ain’t got a louse dime [C] [C7]
She [F] don’t come back, think I’m gonna lose my [E7] mind
If I [F] ever get back to stay... it’s gonna [C] be another brand new [A7] day
[D7] Walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay
Instrumental:
[C] [F] [C] [C7]
[F] [F] [C-G-C]
[F] [F] [C] [A7]
[D7] [D7] [G7] [G7]
Verse 3:
[C] Sittin’ down [F] looking from my [C] back door... [C] wonderin’ which [F] way to [C] go
[F] Woman I’m so crazy ‘bout... [C] she don’t love me no more
[F] Think I’ll catch me a freight train... [C] cos I’m feeling [A7] blue
[D7] Ride all the way to the end of the line... [G7] thinkin’ only of you
Verse 4:
[C] Meanwhile [F] livin’ in the [C] city... [C] just about to [F] go in[C]sane
[F] Thought I heard my baby’s voice, the [E7] way she used to call my name
And if I [F] ever get back to stay... it’s gonna [C] be another brand new [A7] day
[D7] Walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay hey [A7] hey
[D7] Walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay [A7]
Yeahhh [D7] walkin’ with my baby down [G7] by the San Francisco [C] Bay
Outro – single strums:
[C-G-C]
San Francisco Bay Blues [C]Jesse Fuller
Intro CFCC7 FFC-G-C FFCA7 D7D7G7G7
Verse 1 I got the C blues from my baby livin’ F by the San Francisco C Bay C7 The F ocean liners... not so far aCway G-C F Didn’t mean to treat her so bad... she was the C best girl I ever have A7 had D7 Said goodbye, I can take a cry G7 wanna lay down and die
Verse 2 Well I C ain’t got a nickel and I F ain’t got a louse dime CC7 She F don’t come back, think I’m gonna lose my E7 mind If I F ever get back to stay... it’s gonna C be another brand new A7 day D7 Walkin’ with my baby down G7 by the San Francisco C Bay
Instrumental CFCC7 FFC-G-C FFCA7 D7D7G7G7
Verse 3 C Sittin’ down F looking from my C back door... C wonderin’ which F way to C go F Woman I’m so crazy ‘bout... C she don’t love me no more F Think I’ll catch me a freight train... C cos I’m feeling A7 blue D7 Ride all the way to the end of the line... G7 thinkin’ only of you
Verse 4 C Meanwhile F livin’ in the C city... C just about to F go inCsane F Thought I heard my baby’s voice, the E7 way she used to call my name And if I F ever get back to stay... it’s gonna C be another brand new A7 day D7 Walkin’ with my baby down G7 by the San Francisco C Bay hey A7 hey D7 Walkin’ with my baby down G7 by the San Francisco C Bay A7 Yeahhh D7 walkin’ with my baby down G7 by the San Francisco C Bay