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Acoustic Version of San Francisco


"San Francisco" acoustic by Alkaline Trio
Tabbed by NrLsKy or Matt


Intro 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0---------------------------------------|

Pre-Verse 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-13-13-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--11-11-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chords Used 
 

      B      B*      E        Abm         F#        Eb      A       C#     
e|----2------7-------0---------4----------2--------------------------4-----|
B|----2------7-------0---------4----------2---------0----------------4-----|
G|----4------7-------1---------4----------2---------1-------2--------6-----|
D|----4------9-------2---------6----------4---------1-------2--------6-----|
A|----2------9-------2---------6----------4---------2-------0--------4-----|
E|-----------7-------0---------4----------2---------0-------0--------------|




Intro x2


Pre-Verse x4 


B           E     Ab      F#
Choking On The Thought Of Leave
B            E     Ab      F#
Drinking To Keep From Sobbing 

B       E           Ab      F#           E
4 PM 4 Dollar Pints At SFO The Time And Price



E   A   C#  B    E  A  C#  B



B       E     Ab      F#     
With All My Happiness Aborted
B       E     Ab      F#      
The PA Painfully Starts Boarding
B       E     Ab      F#              E
I Sink Deep 30,000 Feet Into My Window Seat..Electric Chair



E                  Eb        
And I Was Drinking You Goodbye
Ab                     B*
My Heart Floats In The Bay
E                Eb        Ab      B*
From Sour Home Chicago And Your Being Far Away
E                              B                     A
There's No Telling What I'll Do If I Don't Return To You..



Pre-Verse x 2



B       E            Ab      F#
Hopeful Thoughts Of Soon Returning
B            E       Ab      F#
Cant Put Out My Stomachs Burning
B         E          Ab      F#
Plastic Wings And Plastic Smiles
E            
And Salted Peanuts To Stretch My Mile



E   Eb    E  Eb


B           E      Ab      F#
Choking On The Thought Of Leaving
B         E     Ab      F#
Drinking To Keep From Heaving
 
 B       E            Ab      F#        E
5Pm 5 Dollar Pints, Hellbound Airlines, Time And Price


E                      Eb              
And I Was Drinking You Goodbye
      Ab                B*
My Heart Floats In The Bay
E      Eb               Ab         B*
From Sour Home Chicago And Your Being Far Away
E                            B*              A
There's No Telling What I'll Do If I Don't Return To You..


E                      Eb              
And I Was Drinking You Goodbye
      Ab                B*
My Heart Floats In The Bay
E      Eb               Ab         B*
From Sour Home Chicago And Your Being Far Away
E                            B*              A
There's No Telling What I'll Do If I Don't Return To You..

End on E