Do you know the way to San Jose Chords

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Do you know the way to San Jose by Dionne Warwick is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F6, Gsus4, G, Em7, Am7, C#m7/5-, Dm7/C, G/B, Dm7, Db, Dbmaj7, Dbmaj9, Gb6, Fm7, Bbm7, Dm7/5-, Ebm7/Db, Ab/C, Ebm7 and Ab. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Verse 1: 
 
	C               F6 
	Do you know the way to San Jose? 
	C                 Gsus4            G 
	I've been away so long, I may go wrong and lose my way 
	C               F6 
	Do you know the way to San Jose? 
	C                 Gsus4               G 
	I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose 
 
Chorus 1: 
 
	Em7        Am7 
	L.A. is a great big freeway 
	Em7           Am7            Em7 
	Put a hundred down and buy a car 
	C#m7/5-          Dm7/C                    G/B 
	In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star 
	Dm7              G                         {N.C.; organ fills and 
	Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass        bass continue} 
	And all the stars that never were 
	Are parking cars and pumping gas 
 
	bass (w/bass drum): 
 
	 v   v   v   v 
	----------------- 
	----------------- 
	----------------- 
	-----3---3---3--- 
 
Verse 2: 
 
	You can really breathe in San Jose 
	They've got a lot of space, there'll be a place where I can stay 
	I was born and raised in San Jose 
	I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose 
 
Chorus 2: 
 
	Fame and fortune is a magnet 
	It can pull you far away from home 
	With a dream in your heart you're never alone 
	Dreams turn into dust and blow away 
	And there you are without a friend 
	You pack your car and ride away 
 
Break: 
 
	 C                F6                  C 
	I've got lots of friends in San Jose (wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo) 
	 C              F6                C 
	Do you know the way to San Jose? (wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo) 
 
	{instrumental; key changes to Db 
 
	Dbmaj7 Dbmaj9  Gb6           {2X} 
	   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  / 
 
	bass: 
 
	Ab6 {N.C.} 
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v 
	-----------------|----------------- 
	-----------------|----------------- 
	-----------------|----------------- 
	-4-------4-------|-4-------4-4-3-2- 
 
{repeat Chorus 1 in Db 
 
	Fm7       Bbm7 
	L.A. is a great big freeway 
	Fm7           Bbm7           Fm7 
	Put a hundred down and buy a car 
	Dm7/5-          Ebm7/Db                   Ab/C 
	In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star 
	Ebm7             Ab                        {N.C.; organ fills and 
	Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass        bass continue} 
	And all the stars that never were 
	Are parking cars and pumping gas 
 
	bass (w/bass drum): 
 
	 v   v   v   v 
	----------------- 
	----------------- 
	----------------- 
	-----4---4---4--- 
 
Coda: 
 
	 Db               Gb6                 Db 
	I've got lots of friends in San Jose (wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo) 
	Db              Gb6              Db 
	Do you know the way to San Jose (wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo) 
	 Db               Gb6               Db 
	Can't wait to get back to San Jose (wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo) 
 
{repeat intro in Db to fade} 
 
	bass: 
 
	 v   v   v   v 
	----------------- 
	----------------- 
	-4---4---4---4--- 
	----------------- 
	(wo) 
	 
	(backing vocals arr. for guitar): 
 
	(Db) 
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v 
	13--11---9-8---6-|---4---2---------|--- 
	-----------------|---------6---4---|-6- 
	13--11--10-8---6-|---5---3---------|--- 
	-----------------|---------6---4---|-6- 
	-----------------|-----------------|---  
	-----------------|-----------------|---  
	(Wo wo  wo-wo wo    wo  wo-wo  wo    wo) 
 
 
 

    	

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