This is the way I play this song (It is modified from the first version posted by
I thought the E chord in the bridge of the other version sounded really weird (and I like the
of the B7 rather than the Bm a little better in the verse/chorus), so I changed them.
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
Em C G D
If you're going to San Francisco,
Em C G D
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair,
Em G C G
If you're going to San Francisco,
Em B7 C D
You're gonna meet some gentle people there.
[Chorus]
Em C G D
For those who come to San Francisco,
Em C G D
Summertime will be a love-in there,
Em G C G
In the streets of San Francisco,
Em B7 C D
Gentle people with flowers in their hair.
[Bridge]
F Dm
All across the nations,
F Dm
Such a strange vibration,
G
People in motion,
F Dm
There's a whole generation,
F Dm
With a new explanation,
G
People in motion,
D
People in motion,
End: Repeat chorus
[Chorus]
Em C G D
For those who come to San Francisco,
Em C G D
Summertime will be a love-in there,
Em G C G
In the streets of San Francisco,
Em B7 C D
Gentle people with flowers in their hair.
[Outro]
A C#m D A
If you come to San Francisco
A C#m E7 A
Summertime will be a love-in there