San Luis Obispo Chords

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San Luis Obispo by Scissor Sisters is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, Am, D, C, B7, C7M and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro G Em Am D C D 


verse 1 

G                            B7 
Well she left me here halfway 
            Am 
Between the bright lights of Los Angeles 
         C                D 
And the tawdry nights of San Jose 
G                          B7 
With Ecstacy and Ivory Wave 
       Am 
And a backpack full of Captain Jack 
    C                   D 
To take me to an early grave 
Am 
And I’ve never been to paradise 
Am 
Standing on this corner by myself 
D 
You don’t have to tell me twice 

G 
And the world’s not gonna end 
Em 
If I could just pretend 
C 
That here’s a place to go 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
G 
And the streets may look the same 
Em 
Of any town by any name 
C 
Gonna find my afterglow 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
     G            Em 
The difference between delight 
     C               Am            D 
And loneliness could be a one way flight 
D                         G 
In these San Luis Obispo nights 


verse 2 

G                         B7 
Where no one seems to mind 
        Am 
If you string your words together with 
      C                        D 
Kool cigarettes and sparkling wine 
G                          B7 
Keep the conversation light 
       Am 
Wait until the girls get under-dressed 
     C                  D 
And then the talk gets less polite 
Am 
And I could stay here all my days 
Am 
But will I spend my life deciding if 
D 
Happiness is just a phase 

G 
And I hope that I’m not wrong 
Em 
Maybe here’s where I belong 
C 
Every winter free of snow 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
G 
But if she’s coming back again 
Em 
I would flee but until then 
C 
Every day my love it grows 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
     G            Em 
The difference between delight 
     C            Am              D 
And loneliness is never black or white 
D                          G 
In these San Luis Obispo nights 


Interlude 

G Em C D x2 

Bridge 

C7M           Bm 
Sorry you misunderstood 
     Am              D 
This kid with his intentions good 
      G             B7               Em 
When all I had was two feet left to stand 
    C7M               Bm 
And if you’re coming back through town 
Am                D 
Put your ear down to the ground 
       C                                   D 
Cause this boy’s voice has changed into a man’s 

G 
And I hope that I’m not wrong 
Em 
Baby here’s where I belong 
C 
Every winter free of snow 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
G 
But if she’s coming back again 
Em 
I would flee but until then 
C 
Every day my love it grows 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
     G            Em    
The difference between delight 
     C               Am            D 
And loneliness could be a one way flight 
D                          G 
In these San Luis Obispo nights 


Outro 

G Em Am C D G 
    	

Chord diagrams

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