San Francisco by Scott McKenzie | Lyrics With Guitar Chords

San Francisco by Scott McKenzie was released in 1967. It was written by John Philips of the Mamas & The Papas to help promote the Monterey Pop Festival in Monterey, CA. The song has been attributed as one of the signature anthems of the 1960s counterculture movement.

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The original key of San Francisco by Scott McKenzie is in G major.

Guitar Chords for San Francisco by Scott McKenzie

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San Francisco by Scott McKenzie – Lyrics with Chords

[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
G              Bm   Em                 D
  You're gonna meet some gentle people there
Em              C       G       D
  For those who come to San Francisco
Em       C         G            D
  Summer time will be a love-in there
Em       G          C       G
  In the streets of San Francisco
G        Bm          Em               D
  Gentle people with flowers in their hair
 
[Bridge]
F                       F
  All across the nation    such a strange vibration
G
  People in motion
F                             F
  There's a whole generation    with a new explanation
G                  D
  People in motion, people in motion
 
[Verse]
Em              Am C    G   Bm  D
  For those who come to San Francisco
Em           C         G               D
  Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
Em       G       C       G
  If you come to San Francisco
G        Bm   Em                G  Em
  Summer time will be a love-in there

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