San Francisco Bay Blues Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays441

San Francisco Bay Blues by Paul McCartney is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, A, A7, D7, G and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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  			 C                         F                     C 
Well, I'm walking with my baby down by the San Francisco bay, 
             F                             C 
you know the ocean liner is going so far away. 
   F 
I didn't mean to treat her so bad, 
             A                 A7 
she was the best pal I've ever had. 
D7 
 She made me cry, she made me sight, 
G 
 I wanna lay down and die. 

        C                      F                 C 
Well, I ain't got a dollar, I don't get a lousy dime 
            F                                         E 
But if she ever come back you know I'm gonna lose my mind. 
           F 
And if she ever come back to stay 
           A               A7 
it's gonna be a brand new day. 
           D7 
Well, I'm walking with my baby 
 G                         C 
down by the San Francisco bay. 

Well, I'm walking with my baby... 

Well, I ain't got a dollar,... 
          D7 
Yeah, I'm walking with my baby 
 G                         C   A 
down by the San Francisco bay. 
    D7 
I'm walking with my baby 
 G                         C  G C  
down by the San Francisco bay. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante