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San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) chords by Scott McKenzie (Official Version)

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G
Em
C
D
Bm
D7
F
Am
F#m
A
C#m

Verse 1
G 
G 
Em 
C 
G 
D 
If you're going to San Francisco
Em 
C 
Be sure to wear
G 
D 
some flowers in your hair
Em 
G 
C 
G 
If you're going to San Francisco
G 
Bm 
You're gonna meet
Em 
D7 
D7 
some gentle people there

Verse 2
Em 
C 
For those who come
G 
D 
to San Francisco
Em 
C 
G 
D 
Summertime will be a love-in there
Em 
G 
C 
G 
In the streets of San Francisco
G 
Bm 
Em 
Gentle people with flowers
D7 
D7 
in their hair

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Bridge 1

F

All across the nation

Such a strange vibration

G

G

People in motion

F

There's a whole generation

With a new explanation

G

People in motion

D7

People in motion

Verse 3
Em 
Am 
For those who come
C 
G 
Bm 
D7 
to San Francisco
Em 
C 
G 
Be sure to wear some flowers
D 
in your hair
Em 
G 
C 
G 
If you come to San Francisco
G 
Bm 
Em 
G 
G 
Summertime will be a love-in there

Outro 1
Em 
F#m 
A 
D 
A 
If you come to San Francisco
A 
C#m 
F#m 
A 
A 
Summertime  will be a love-in there
F#m 
A 
D 
A 
[Fade out]

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G
Em
C
D
Bm
D7
F
Am
F#m
A
C#m

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 112

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x

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This is the definitive original version of San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) by Scott McKenzie, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Scott McKenzie's performance.

San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)

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