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Scott Mckenzie - San Francisco Bass

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San Francisco Bass

(ver. 2)
Scott Mckenzie
Song written and produced By John Phillips (Mamas & Papas fame)
This version by Scott McKenzie recorded in 1967
Reached number 1 in UK and sold 7 Million copies globally.
The great flower power anthem hope you enjoy playing along to it.

Intro:
G----------------------|
D-----GUITAR ONLY------|
A-------NO BASS--------|
E----------------------|

Verse 1:
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------5-55-5-------4-------------------5-55-5-------4---|
A-7-77--5--3-33-3--------5-55-7--5--7-77--5--3-33-3-------5-55-7--5-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------5-55-5--------5-55--55--5-2-0------4-2-22-----------4-7---7--|
A-7-77--------3-33-3----------------2-22---------5-55---5-7-----5-5-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------5-55-5-------4--------------------5-55-5------4---|
A-7-77--5--3-33-3--------5-55-7--5--7-77--5--3-33-3-------5-55-7--5-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------5-55-5--------5-55--55--5-2-0------4-2-22-----------4-7---7--|
A-7-77--------3-33-3----------------2-22---------5-55---5-7-----5-5-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge: (Play quavers)
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------55555555-55555555-55555555-|
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------|
E--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------|

G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------55555555-55555555------------------|
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------55555555-55555555-|
E--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------|

Verse 3:
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------5-7-7-------5-55-------4----------------5-55-------4---|
A-7-7-7-7-------3-3--------5-55-7--5--7-77-5-3-33------5-55-7--5-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D------5-55-5--------5-55--55--5-2-0------4-2-22---5-55-55-55-5-|
A-7-77--------3-33-3----------------2-22------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge 2: (4 bars of quavers)
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------77777777----------77777-------7-7-7------------|
A-77777777--99999999----------55555555------9-7-9-------9-7-9-------|
E------------------------------------------------------------9-99-9-|
                                               SONG FADES OUT
G------------------------------------------------|
D--------7-77-77-77-7-------7-77-7--------7-77-7-|
A-9-99-9-------------9-99-9-------5-55-5---------|
E------------------------------------------------|
            
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