Alkaline Trio — San Francisco Chords

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Acoustic Version of San Francisco


"San Francisco" acoustic by Alkaline Trio
Tabbed by NrLsKy or Matt


Intro 
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D|—————————————————————————————————————6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7——————|
A|—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—9—9—9—9—11—11—11—11—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0——————|
E|—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0——0——0——0———————————————————————————————————————|

Pre—Verse 
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G|—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—11—11—11—13—13—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—————|
D|—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—9—x—x—x—x——x——x——x——x——6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—————|
A|—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—9——9——9——11—11—————————————————————————————————————|
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Chords Used 
 

      B      B*      E        Abm         F#        Eb      A       C#     
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G|————4——————7———————1—————————4——————————2—————————1———————2————————6—————|
D|————4——————9———————2—————————6——————————4—————————1———————2————————6—————|
A|————2——————9———————2—————————6——————————4—————————2———————0————————4—————|
E|———————————7———————0—————————4——————————2—————————0———————0——————————————|




Intro x2


Pre—Verse x4 


B           E     Ab      F#
Choking On The Thought Of Leave
B            E     Ab      F#
Drinking To Keep From Sobbing 

B       E           Ab      F#           E
4 PM 4 Dollar Pints At SFO The Time And Price



E   A   C#  B    E  A  C#  B



B       E     Ab      F#     
With All My Happiness Aborted
B       E     Ab      F#      
The PA Painfully Starts Boarding
B       E     Ab      F#              E
I Sink Deep 30,000 Feet Into My Window Seat..Electric Chair



E                  Eb        
And I Was Drinking You Goodbye
Ab                     B*
My Heart Floats In The Bay
E                Eb        Ab      B*
From Sour Home Chicago And Your Being Far Away
E                              B                     A
There's No Telling What I'll Do If I Don't Return To You..



Pre—Verse x 2



B       E            Ab      F#
Hopeful Thoughts Of Soon Returning
B            E       Ab      F#
Cant Put Out My Stomachs Burning
B         E          Ab      F#
Plastic Wings And Plastic Smiles
E            
And Salted Peanuts To Stretch My Mile



E   Eb    E  Eb


B           E      Ab      F#
Choking On The Thought Of Leaving
B         E     Ab      F#
Drinking To Keep From Heaving
 
 B       E            Ab      F#        E
5Pm 5 Dollar Pints, Hellbound Airlines, Time And Price


E                      Eb              
And I Was Drinking You Goodbye
      Ab                B*
My Heart Floats In The Bay
E      Eb               Ab         B*
From Sour Home Chicago And Your Being Far Away
E                            B*              A
There's No Telling What I'll Do If I Don't Return To You..


E                      Eb              
And I Was Drinking You Goodbye
      Ab                B*
My Heart Floats In The Bay
E      Eb               Ab         B*
From Sour Home Chicago And Your Being Far Away
E                            B*              A
There's No Telling What I'll Do If I Don't Return To You..

End on E