Intro 2X :
bass:
v v v v
(backing vocals arr. for guitar):
C v v v v v v v v v
(Wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo)
Verse 1:
C Do you know the F6 way to San Jose?
C I've been away so Gsus4 long, I may go wr G ong and lose my way
C Do you know the F6 way to San Jose?
C I'm going back to Gsus4 find some peace of m G ind in San Jose
Chorus 1:
Em7 L.A. is a g Am7 reat big freeway
Em7 Put a hundred Am7 down and buy a Em7 car
C#m7-5 In a week, maybe Dm7/C two, they'll make you a G/B star
Dm7 G [N.C.; organ fills and
Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass bass continue]
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas
bass (w/bass drum):
v v v v
Verse 2:
You can really breathe in San Jose
They've got a lot of space, there'll be a place where I can stay
I was born and raised in San Jose
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose
Chorus 2:
Fame and fortune is a magnet
It can pull you far away from home
With a dream in your heart you're never alone
Dreams turn into dust and blow away
And there you are without a friend
You pack your car and ride away
Break:
I C 've got lots of f F6 riends in San Jose ( C wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo)
D C o you know the F6 way to San Jose? ( C wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo)
instrumental; key cbanges to Db
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj9 Gb6 2X
bass:
Ab6 [N.C.]
v v v v v v v v
repeat cborus 1 in Db
Fm7 L.A. is a Bbm7 great big freeway
Fm7 Put a hundred Bbm7 down and buy a Fm7 car
Dm7-5 In a week, mayb Ebm7/Db e two, they'll make you a Ab/C star
Ebm7 Ab [N.C.; organ fills and
Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass bass continue]
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas
bass (w/bass drum):
v v v v
Coda:
I Db 've got lots of f Gb6 riends in San Jose ( Db wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo)
Db Do you know the Gb6 way to San Jose ( Db wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo)
C Db an't wait to get Gb6 back to San Jose ( Db wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo)
repeat intro in Db to fade
bass:
v v v v
(wo)
(backing vocals arr. for guitar):
Db v v v v v v v v v
(Wo wo wo-wo wo wo wo-wo wo wo)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
Dionne Warwick
