San Luis Obispo

	  		Intro G Em Am D C D 


verse 1 

G                            B7 
Well she left me here halfway 
            Am 
Between the bright lights of Los Angeles 
         C                D 
And the tawdry nights of San Jose 
G                          B7 
With Ecstacy and Ivory Wave 
       Am 
And a backpack full of Captain Jack 
    C                   D 
To take me to an early grave 
Am 
And I’ve never been to paradise 
Am 
Standing on this corner by myself 
D 
You don’t have to tell me twice 

G 
And the world’s not gonna end 
Em 
If I could just pretend 
C 
That here’s a place to go 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
G 
And the streets may look the same 
Em 
Of any town by any name 
C 
Gonna find my afterglow 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
     G            Em 
The difference between delight 
     C               Am            D 
And loneliness could be a one way flight 
D                         G 
In these San Luis Obispo nights 



verse 2 

G                         B7 
Where no one seems to mind 
        Am 
If you string your words together with 
      C                        D 
Kool cigarettes and sparkling wine 
G                          B7 
Keep the conversation light 
       Am 
Wait until the girls get under-dressed 
     C                  D 
And then the talk gets less polite 
Am 
And I could stay here all my days 
Am 
But will I spend my life deciding if 
D 
Happiness is just a phase 

G 
And I hope that I’m not wrong 
Em 
Maybe here’s where I belong 
C 
Every winter free of snow 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
G 
But if she’s coming back again 
Em 
I would flee but until then 
C 
Every day my love it grows 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
     G            Em 
The difference between delight 
     C            Am              D 
And loneliness is never black or white 
D                          G 
In these San Luis Obispo nights 



Interlude 

G Em C D x2 

Bridge 

C7M           Bm 
Sorry you misunderstood 
     Am              D 
This kid with his intentions good 
      G             B7               Em 
When all I had was two feet left to stand 
    C7M               Bm 
And if you’re coming back through town 
Am                D 
Put your ear down to the ground 
       C                                   D 
Cause this boy’s voice has changed into a man’s 

G 
And I hope that I’m not wrong 
Em 
Baby here’s where I belong 
C 
Every winter free of snow 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
G 
But if she’s coming back again 
Em 
I would flee but until then 
C 
Every day my love it grows 
D 
San Luis Obispo 
     G            Em    
The difference between delight 
     C               Am            D 
And loneliness could be a one way flight 
D                          G 
In these San Luis Obispo nights 



Outro 

G Em Am C D G