The Animals - San Franciscan Nights: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "San Franciscan Nights" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn San Franciscan Nights Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "San Franciscan Nights" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C             G/B  Am        G
Strobe lights beam creates dreams
C     G/B   Am       G
walls move minds do too
      D            F      C
on a warm San Franciscan night
C          D           F      C
old child young child feel alright
      D            F      C
on a warm San Franciscan night

Angels sing leather wings
jeans of blue Harley Davidsons too
on a warm San Franciscan night
old angels young angels feel alright
on a warm San Franciscan night

  Fm                 Em
I wasn't born there perhaps I'll die there
         F                G
there's no place left to go, San Francisco.

Cop's face is filled with hate
heavens above he's on a street called love
when will they ever learn?
old cop young cop feel alright
on a warm San Franciscan night

     Fm
the children are cool
      Em
they don't raise fools
        F
it's an American dream
         G
includes Indians too



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

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 Franciscan Nights" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "San Franciscan Nights" by The Animals.

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