San Francisco Bay Blues

by Eric Clapton/ Jesse Fuller · posted by aussie

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab


6  6   5    6     6   5  6 6   6   6 -6  -6
I got the blues when my baby left me by the 
-6   -6 -6 -6  6
San Francisco Bay
  7    7 7    7  7 7   7 7   7   -6     7  -8
She`s takin` an ocean liner and she`s gone so 
  7  -6 6
 far away
7  7-6     7  -6   7   -6   7 -8
I didn`t mean to treat her so bad
 -8   -8   8    8 -8  8-8 -6
She`s the best gal I ever had
 -6   7    7  -6    7 -6   7   7  -6
She said good-bye, gonna make me cry
 6  -6 6   -7  -7   6  -6 6
I`m gonna lay down and die
5  6  6    6  5  6  6   -6    -6 -6  -6-6   6
I haven`t got a nickel, Ain`t got a lousy dime
 7  7    7     7    7  7   7    -6  7-6    7
If she don`t come back I think I`m gonna lose
 7  -7
my mind
-7  -7  7 7   7     7   7  -8
If she ever comes back to stay
   7     -8 7  8 -8 8 -8   8    8   -6
There`s gonna be another brand new day
 8 -8     7  -6 7 7    7  -7 -7  -7   -7 -7 6
Walkin` with my baby down by the San Francisco
 7~~~~
Bay ~~~~
(Repeat song to finnish)

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