• Song:

    San Francisco

  • Artist:

    Alkaline Trio

  • Album:

    Goddamnit!

Alkaline Trio
San Francisco
Goddamnit
1998 Vagrant Records
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
E (022100@1)    022100
B (x2444x@1)    x24442
C#m    x46654
A (x02220@1)    x02220
E/G#   476xxx
G#m    466444

Intro: E  A  E  A(hold), E E/G# A   x4

Verse 1:
E (022100@1)       A (x02220@1) Choking on the 
C#m (x13321@4)      Bthought (x2444x@1)of leaving
E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)     C#m (x13321@4) Drinking to keep 
     Bfrom (x2444x@1)sobbing 
E (022100@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4)  B (x2444x@1)   A(hold)
  4pm 4 dollar pints SFO
the time and price

Interlude: E A C#m B  x2

Verse 2:
E (022100@1) With all my 
A (x02220@1)  C#m (x13321@4) Bhappiness (x2444x@1)aborted
E (022100@1)    A (x02220@1)      C#m (x13321@4) The PA painfully 
       Bstarts (x2444x@1)boarding
E (022100@1)      B (x2444x@1) I sink deep
   C#m (x13321@4)    B30 (x2444x@1)thousand feet
        A(hold)
Into my window
seat electric chair

Chorus 1:
E (022100@1)                          G#m (133111@4) And I was drinking you goodbye
  BA (x2444x@1)heart floats in the bay
E (022100@1)                 G#m (133111@4) From sour home Chicago
          B (x2444x@1)          EI (022100@1)hear it beating far away
           C#m (x13321@4)             B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
There's no telling what I'll do
     AIf (x02220@1)I don't return to you

Post Chorus: E  E/G# A   x2

Verse 2:
E (022100@1)       A (x02220@1) Hopeful thoughts 
   C#m (x13321@4)  Bof (x2444x@1)soon returning
E (022100@1)     A (x02220@1) can't put out my 
 C#m (x13321@4)  Bstomach (x2444x@1)burning
E (022100@1)       A (x02220@1) Plastic wings and 
C#m (x13321@4)    Bplastic (x2444x@1)smiles
  A(hold)
Unsalted peanuts
stretch my miles

Interlude: E A C#m B  x2

Verse 4:
E (022100@1)       A (x02220@1) Choking on the
C#m (x13321@4)      Bthought (x2444x@1)of leaving
E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)     C#m (x13321@4) Drinking to keep
     Bfrom (x2444x@1)heaving
E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) C#m (x13321@4)  B (x2444x@1) 5pm 5 dollar pints
A(hold) 
Hellbound Airlines
time and price

Chorus 2:
E (022100@1)                          G#m (133111@4) And I was drinking you goodbye
  BA (x2444x@1)heart floats in the bay
E (022100@1)                 G#m (133111@4) From sour home Chicago
          B (x2444x@1)          EI (022100@1)hear it beating far away
           C#m (x13321@4)             B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
There's no telling what I'll do
     A (x02220@1)                A (x02220@1)
If I don't return to you

Chorus 3:
E (022100@1)                          G#m (133111@4) And I was drinking you goodbye
  BA (x2444x@1)heart floats in the bay
E (022100@1)                 G#m (133111@4) From sour home Chicago
          B (x2444x@1)          EI (022100@1)hear it beating far away
           C#m (x13321@4)             B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
There's no telling what I'll do
     A (x02220@1)                A (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)E(Hold)
If I don't return to you
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