San Franciscan Nights - The Animals

San Franciscan Nights

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Tablatura interativa
Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: C#Capotraste:
1st traste
San Franciscan Nights chords
The Animals 1967 (Burdon/ Briggs/ Weider/ Jenkins /McCulloch)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Franciscan_Nights
 
Capo I
 
(Spoken)
 
Em
 
"This following program is dedicated to the city and people of
San Francisco, who may not know it but they are beautiful and so
is their city this is a very personal song, so if the viewer
cannot understand it particularly those of you who are European
San Francisco U.S.A., then maybe you'll understand the song, it
will be worth it, if not for the sake of this song but for the
sake of your own peace of mind."
 
C Em Am G
 
C Em Am G
Strobe lights beam creates dreams
C Em Am G
walls move minds do too
D F C
on a warm San Franciscan night
C Dm F C
old child young child feel alright
D F C
on a warm San Franciscan night
 
C Em Am G
Angels sing leather wings
C Em Am G
jeans of blue Harley Davidsons too
D F C
on a warm San Franciscan night
C Dm F C
old angels young angels feel alright
D F C
on a warm San Franciscan night
 
Fm Em
I wasn't born there perhaps I'll die there
F G (G F G)
there's no place left to go, San Francisco.
 
C Em Am G 2x
 
D F C G
 
C Dm F C
 
D F C
 
C Em Am G
Cop's face is filled with hate
C Em Am G
heavens above he's on a street called love
D F C
when will they ever learn?
C Dm F C
old cop young cop feel alright
D F C
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
 
C Em Am G 2x
 
D F C G . . .
 
Set8

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