Learn to play "San Francisco" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A# C Dm I'll take you back to 1969 A# C Dm Let's hit the city of freedom, like old times A# It's getting dirty C Dm Underneath the blue sky A# C Dm Imagine you and me count the butterflies A# One, two, three C Dm Let's bring it on A# C Dm People dancing in the streets of love A# C Dm French kissing on JFK drive A# Till we crash at the beach Am Dm Where we watch the sun rise Gm Am Tell me what you waiting for A# We're crossing the golden gate C Party at the frisco bay Chorus: A# C Dm Wake me up in San Francisco A# Where you got flowers in your head, girl C Dm Party everywhere, girl A# C Dm Wake me up in San Francisco A# Where the love is in the air C Dm All the people stop and stare A# C Dm Baby take me back to the city of love A# C Dm To the place that I've been dreaming of A# C Dm Wake me up in San Francisco It's 10 PM Gettin' ready for the night Wanna be a hippie when The city's gettin' high Cruisin' down Broadway You on my side Pullin' over my pink Rover At the Hungry i One, two, three Let's bring it on DJ, play my favourite beats (All night long) Poppin' some bottles Champagne, red wine And we both giddyup on the rooftop And watch the city lights Tell me what you're waiting for (We're crossin' the Golden Gate) (Party at the 'Frisco Bay) Chorus: Wake me up in San Francisco (Where you got flowers in your hair, girl) (Party everywhere, girl) Wake me up in San Francisco (Where the love is in the air) (All the people stop and stare) Baby, take me back To the city of love (Right) to the place that I've been Dreamin' of (San Francisco) Wake me up in San Francisco (Everybody go ho-oh) (Oh-oh) (Whoa) (Yeah) (Woo) (Woo) (Are you goin') (To San Francisco?) A# F We're playing songs of life C Like it's 69 Dm We singing, dance, under the neon light A# F D# Stars shine so bright on the city tonight We're crossing the golden gate Party at the frisco bay Chorus: Wake me up in San Francisco (Where you got flowers in your hair, girl) (Party everywhere, girl) Wake me up in San Francisco (Where the love is in the air) (All the people stop and stare) Baby, take me back To the city of love (Right) to the place that I've been Dreamin' of (San Francisco) Wake me up in San Francisco (San Francisco) (Everybody go ho-oh) (Oh-oh) Come on, take me back To the city of love (To the place, the place that I've) (I've been dreaming of) (San Francisco) So, wake me up in San Francisco (Everybody go ho-oh) (Oh-oh) Oh-oh oh You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# Am C D# Dm F Gm Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "San Francisco" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "San Francisco" by Cascada.