Chords for Eric Clapton galore! San Francisco Bay Blues/ Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
Tempo:
173.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
A
F#
Bm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[F] [C]
[F]
[E]
[F]
[C] [A]
[D]
[G]
Well, [C] I got the blues from a baby [F] living by the San [C] Francisco Bay
[F] The ocean liner not so far [C]
away
Well, [F] I didn't mean to treat her so bad.
[C] She was the best girl I [Em] ever had
[D] She said goodbye.
I can't take a [G] cry.
I won't let her die.
[C] I ain't got no nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime
[F] If I don't come back, I think I'm gonna do [E] it to mine
[F] If I ever get back to stay it's [C] gonna [Em] be another brand new day [D] and I'm walking with the baby [G] down by the San [C] Francisco Bay
[Am] [C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C] [G] [A]
[Am]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[F]
[E]
[F]
[C] [A]
[D] [G] [C]
[D] [C] Sitting down looking from the back door
Wondering which way to go
[F] The woman I'm so crazy about, she don't [C] love me no more.
[F] I think I'll catch me a freight train
[C] Become a feeling [A] blue [D] when I ride all the way to the end of [E] the line
I'm thinking of you
[C] [F] Even while [C] living in the city.
I'm just [F] about to go [C] insane
[F] All I heard was my baby, [E] Lord, wishing you were calling my name
[F] If I ever get back to stay [C] it's gonna be [G] another brand [A] new day
[D] And I'm walking with the baby [G] down by the San Francisco Bay
[A]
[D] I'm walking with the [G] baby down by the San Francisco [C] Bay
[A] [D] Well, I'm walking with [G] the baby down by the San [C] Francisco Bay
[A]
[C#] [F#]
[Bm]
I'm walking [F#] [Bm]
with the baby down [D]
[Am] [A]
[F#] [Bm]
[E]
by the San Francisco Bay
Well, [A] I used [C#] to be a millionaire
[F#]
[Bm] Spent all [F#] my money, [Bm] didn't have any kids
[D] Took all [D#] my friends out for a [G] mighty [F#] good time
[Bm] We bought bootleg liquor, [E] champagne and wine
[A] Then [C#] I began to fall so [F#] low
[Bm] Lost [F#] all my good friends, [Bm] had nowhere to go
[D] If I get [Cm] my hands [A] on a [G#] penny [F#] again
[Bm]
I'll hang on to it [E] till that old year ends
[A] Because
[C#] nobody [E] [F#]
knows you
[Bm]
[F#] When you're down and [Bm]
out [D]
[A] in your pocket
You've got [A]
[F#] one penny [Bm]
and that's a friend [E] you don't have many
[C] [A] When [C#] you get back [F#] on your feet again
[Bm]
Everybody [F#] wants to [Bm] be your long lost friend
[A] I [Am] said it's strange without [F#] any doubt
[Bm] Nobody knows you [E] when you're down and out
[A]
[C#m] [F#]
[Bm]
[D] [B]
[A] [G#] [F#]
[Bm]
[E] [Em] [A]
[C#] Nobody [A] [F#]
knows you [Bm]
when [F#] you're down [Bm] and out
[D] In [D#] your pocket, [A] not [F#] one penny
[Bm] And that's a friend you [E] don't have many
[A] When you [C#] get [B] back [F#] on your feet again
[Bm] Everybody [F#]
wants to be [Bm] your long lost friend
[D] I said [Am] it's strange without [G] [F#] any doubt
[Bm] Nobody
[E] knows you when you're down [A] and out
[D] [E] [A]
[E]
[F]
[E]
[F]
[C] [A]
[D]
[G]
Well, [C] I got the blues from a baby [F] living by the San [C] Francisco Bay
[F] The ocean liner not so far [C]
away
Well, [F] I didn't mean to treat her so bad.
[C] She was the best girl I [Em] ever had
[D] She said goodbye.
I can't take a [G] cry.
I won't let her die.
[C] I ain't got no nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime
[F] If I don't come back, I think I'm gonna do [E] it to mine
[F] If I ever get back to stay it's [C] gonna [Em] be another brand new day [D] and I'm walking with the baby [G] down by the San [C] Francisco Bay
[Am] [C]
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C] [G] [A]
[Am]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[F]
[E]
[F]
[C] [A]
[D] [G] [C]
[D] [C] Sitting down looking from the back door
Wondering which way to go
[F] The woman I'm so crazy about, she don't [C] love me no more.
[F] I think I'll catch me a freight train
[C] Become a feeling [A] blue [D] when I ride all the way to the end of [E] the line
I'm thinking of you
[C] [F] Even while [C] living in the city.
I'm just [F] about to go [C] insane
[F] All I heard was my baby, [E] Lord, wishing you were calling my name
[F] If I ever get back to stay [C] it's gonna be [G] another brand [A] new day
[D] And I'm walking with the baby [G] down by the San Francisco Bay
[A]
[D] I'm walking with the [G] baby down by the San Francisco [C] Bay
[A] [D] Well, I'm walking with [G] the baby down by the San [C] Francisco Bay
[A]
[C#] [F#]
[Bm]
I'm walking [F#] [Bm]
with the baby down [D]
[Am] [A]
[F#] [Bm]
[E]
by the San Francisco Bay
Well, [A] I used [C#] to be a millionaire
[F#]
[Bm] Spent all [F#] my money, [Bm] didn't have any kids
[D] Took all [D#] my friends out for a [G] mighty [F#] good time
[Bm] We bought bootleg liquor, [E] champagne and wine
[A] Then [C#] I began to fall so [F#] low
[Bm] Lost [F#] all my good friends, [Bm] had nowhere to go
[D] If I get [Cm] my hands [A] on a [G#] penny [F#] again
[Bm]
I'll hang on to it [E] till that old year ends
[A] Because
[C#] nobody [E] [F#]
knows you
[Bm]
[F#] When you're down and [Bm]
out [D]
[A] in your pocket
You've got [A]
[F#] one penny [Bm]
and that's a friend [E] you don't have many
[C] [A] When [C#] you get back [F#] on your feet again
[Bm]
Everybody [F#] wants to [Bm] be your long lost friend
[A] I [Am] said it's strange without [F#] any doubt
[Bm] Nobody knows you [E] when you're down and out
[A]
[C#m] [F#]
[Bm]
[D] [B]
[A] [G#] [F#]
[Bm]
[E] [Em] [A]
[C#] Nobody [A] [F#]
knows you [Bm]
when [F#] you're down [Bm] and out
[D] In [D#] your pocket, [A] not [F#] one penny
[Bm] And that's a friend you [E] don't have many
[A] When you [C#] get [B] back [F#] on your feet again
[Bm] Everybody [F#]
wants to be [Bm] your long lost friend
[D] I said [Am] it's strange without [G] [F#] any doubt
[Bm] Nobody
[E] knows you when you're down [A] and out
[D] [E] [A]
[E]
Key:
C
A
F#
Bm
F
C
A
F#
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [C] I got the blues from a baby [F] living by the San [C] Francisco Bay _ _ _ _
[F] The ocean liner not so far [C]
away
_ _ _ Well, [F] I didn't mean to treat her so bad.
[C] She was the best girl I [Em] ever had
[D] She said goodbye.
I can't take a [G] cry.
I won't let her die.
_ [C] I ain't got no nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime
_ _ _ _ [F] If I don't come back, I think I'm gonna do [E] it to mine
_ _ _ _ [F] If I ever get back to stay it's [C] gonna [Em] be another brand new day [D] and I'm walking with the baby [G] down by the San [C] Francisco Bay _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] Sitting down looking from the back door
_ Wondering which way to go
_ [F] The woman I'm so crazy about, she don't [C] love me no more.
[F] I think I'll catch me a freight train
[C] _ Become a feeling [A] blue [D] when I ride all the way to the end of [E] the line
I'm thinking of you
_ _ [C] [F] Even while [C] living in the city.
_ I'm just [F] about to go [C] insane
_ [F] _ All I heard was my baby, [E] Lord, wishing you were calling my name
[F] If I ever get back to stay [C] it's gonna be [G] another brand [A] new day
[D] And I'm walking with the baby [G] down by the San Francisco Bay
_ _ [A] _ _
[D] I'm walking with the [G] baby down by the San Francisco [C] Bay
_ [A] _ _ [D] Well, I'm walking with [G] the baby down by the San [C] Francisco Bay
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
I'm walking [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
with the baby down _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
by the San Francisco Bay
Well, _ _ _ [A] _ I used [C#] to be a millionaire
[F#] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ Spent all [F#] my money, [Bm] didn't have any kids
[D] _ _ _ Took all [D#] my friends out for a [G] mighty [F#] good time
_ _ [Bm] _ We bought bootleg liquor, [E] _ _ _ champagne and wine
_ [A] _ _ Then [C#] I began to fall so [F#] low _ _
_ [Bm] _ Lost [F#] all my good friends, [Bm] had nowhere to go _ _
[D] _ If I get [Cm] my hands [A] on a [G#] penny _ [F#] _ again
_ [Bm] _
_ I'll hang on to it [E] till that old year ends
_ [A] Because _
_ _ [C#] nobody _ [E] _ _ [F#]
knows you
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#] When you're down and [Bm]
out _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] in your pocket
You've got [A] _ _ _ _
[F#] one penny _ [Bm] _ _
and that's a friend [E] you _ don't have many
_ [C] _ [A] _ When [C#] you get back [F#] on your feet again
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Everybody [F#] wants to [Bm] be your long lost friend
_ _ [A] I _ [Am] said it's strange _ without [F#] any doubt
_ _ [Bm] _ Nobody knows you [E] when you're down and out
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#] Nobody _ [A] _ _ [F#]
knows you _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
when [F#] you're down [Bm] and out
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ In [D#] your pocket, _ [A] _ not [F#] one penny
[Bm] _ _ And that's a friend _ you [E] _ don't have many
_ [A] _ _ When you [C#] get _ [B] back [F#] on your feet again _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Everybody [F#] _
wants to be [Bm] your long lost friend
_ [D] _ _ I said [Am] it's strange _ without [G] [F#] any doubt
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Nobody _
[E] _ _ knows you when you're down [A] and out
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, [C] I got the blues from a baby [F] living by the San [C] Francisco Bay _ _ _ _
[F] The ocean liner not so far [C]
away
_ _ _ Well, [F] I didn't mean to treat her so bad.
[C] She was the best girl I [Em] ever had
[D] She said goodbye.
I can't take a [G] cry.
I won't let her die.
_ [C] I ain't got no nickel and I ain't got a lousy dime
_ _ _ _ [F] If I don't come back, I think I'm gonna do [E] it to mine
_ _ _ _ [F] If I ever get back to stay it's [C] gonna [Em] be another brand new day [D] and I'm walking with the baby [G] down by the San [C] Francisco Bay _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] Sitting down looking from the back door
_ Wondering which way to go
_ [F] The woman I'm so crazy about, she don't [C] love me no more.
[F] I think I'll catch me a freight train
[C] _ Become a feeling [A] blue [D] when I ride all the way to the end of [E] the line
I'm thinking of you
_ _ [C] [F] Even while [C] living in the city.
_ I'm just [F] about to go [C] insane
_ [F] _ All I heard was my baby, [E] Lord, wishing you were calling my name
[F] If I ever get back to stay [C] it's gonna be [G] another brand [A] new day
[D] And I'm walking with the baby [G] down by the San Francisco Bay
_ _ [A] _ _
[D] I'm walking with the [G] baby down by the San Francisco [C] Bay
_ [A] _ _ [D] Well, I'm walking with [G] the baby down by the San [C] Francisco Bay
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
I'm walking [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
with the baby down _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
by the San Francisco Bay
Well, _ _ _ [A] _ I used [C#] to be a millionaire
[F#] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ Spent all [F#] my money, [Bm] didn't have any kids
[D] _ _ _ Took all [D#] my friends out for a [G] mighty [F#] good time
_ _ [Bm] _ We bought bootleg liquor, [E] _ _ _ champagne and wine
_ [A] _ _ Then [C#] I began to fall so [F#] low _ _
_ [Bm] _ Lost [F#] all my good friends, [Bm] had nowhere to go _ _
[D] _ If I get [Cm] my hands [A] on a [G#] penny _ [F#] _ again
_ [Bm] _
_ I'll hang on to it [E] till that old year ends
_ [A] Because _
_ _ [C#] nobody _ [E] _ _ [F#]
knows you
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#] When you're down and [Bm]
out _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] in your pocket
You've got [A] _ _ _ _
[F#] one penny _ [Bm] _ _
and that's a friend [E] you _ don't have many
_ [C] _ [A] _ When [C#] you get back [F#] on your feet again
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
Everybody [F#] wants to [Bm] be your long lost friend
_ _ [A] I _ [Am] said it's strange _ without [F#] any doubt
_ _ [Bm] _ Nobody knows you [E] when you're down and out
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#] Nobody _ [A] _ _ [F#]
knows you _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
when [F#] you're down [Bm] and out
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ In [D#] your pocket, _ [A] _ not [F#] one penny
[Bm] _ _ And that's a friend _ you [E] _ don't have many
_ [A] _ _ When you [C#] get _ [B] back [F#] on your feet again _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Everybody [F#] _
wants to be [Bm] your long lost friend
_ [D] _ _ I said [Am] it's strange _ without [G] [F#] any doubt
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Nobody _
[E] _ _ knows you when you're down [A] and out
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _