Intro: C     F  C  C    A7  F  G  C  C

Verse 1:
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I got the blues from my baby livin' by the San Francisco Bay
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The ocean liners not so far away
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I didn't mean to treat her so bad; she was the best girl I ever have had
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I said goodbye; She likes to make me cry, I wanna lay down and die

Verse 2:
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I ain't got a nickle and I ain't got a lousy dime
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She don't come back, think I'm gonna lose my mind
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If she ever get back to stay it's gonna be another brand new day
D7                     G7                C
Walkin' with my baby down by San Francisco Bay

Instrumental: C     F  C  C    A7  F  G  C  C

Verse 3:
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Sittin' down lookin' from the back door wondrin' which way to go
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Woman I'm so crazy 'bout she don't love me no more
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Think I'll catch me a freight train cause I'm feelin' blue
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Ride all the way to the end of the line thinkin' only you

Verse 4:
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Meanwhile livin' in the city just about to go insane
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All I heard my baby Lord the way she used to call my name
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If she ever get back to stay it's gonna be another brand new day
D7                     G7                C
Walkin' with my baby down by San Francisco Bay

Instrumental (x2): C     F  C  C    A7  F  G  C  C