Biography:
Scott McKenzie (born Philip Scott Blondheim 10 January 1939, Jacksonville, Florida, died August 18, 2012 in Los Angeles) was a singer best known for his 1967 hit of San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) (written by John Phillips and later featured in the movie Forrest Gump). In 1986 McKenzie began singing with a new version of The Mamas and the Papas. In 1988 McKenzie wrote (with John Phillips, Mike Love and Terry Melcher) the Beach Boys #1 hit “Kokomo.
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This is the way I play this song (It is modified from the first version posted by
I thought the E chord in the bridge of the other version sounded really weird (and I like the
of the B7 rather than the Bm a little better in the verse/chorus), so I changed them.
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
Em C G D
If you're going to San Francisco,
Em C G D
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair,
Em G C G
If you're going to San Francisco,
Em B7 C D
You're gonna meet some gentle people there.
[Chorus]
Em C G D
For those who come to San Francisco,
Em C G D
Summertime will be a love-in there,
Em G C G
In the streets of San Francisco,
Em B7 C D
Gentle people with flowers in their hair.
[Bridge]
F Dm
All across the nations,
F Dm
Such a strange vibration,
G
People in motion,
F Dm
There's a whole generation,
F Dm
With a new explanation,
G
People in motion,
D
People in motion,
End: Repeat chorus
[Chorus]
Em C G D
For those who come to San Francisco,
Em C G D
Summertime will be a love-in there,
Em G C G
In the streets of San Francisco,
Em B7 C D
Gentle people with flowers in their hair.
[Outro]
A C#m D A
If you come to San Francisco
A C#m E7 A
Summertime will be a love-in there
I thought the E chord in the bridge of the other version sounded really weird (and I like the
of the B7 rather than the Bm a little better in the verse/chorus), so I changed them.
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
Em C G D
If you're going to San Francisco,
Em C G D
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair,
Em G C G
If you're going to San Francisco,
Em B7 C D
You're gonna meet some gentle people there.
[Chorus]
Em C G D
For those who come to San Francisco,
Em C G D
Summertime will be a love-in there,
Em G C G
In the streets of San Francisco,
Em B7 C D
Gentle people with flowers in their hair.
[Bridge]
F Dm
All across the nations,
F Dm
Such a strange vibration,
G
People in motion,
F Dm
There's a whole generation,
F Dm
With a new explanation,
G
People in motion,
D
People in motion,
End: Repeat chorus
[Chorus]
Em C G D
For those who come to San Francisco,
Em C G D
Summertime will be a love-in there,
Em G C G
In the streets of San Francisco,
Em B7 C D
Gentle people with flowers in their hair.
[Outro]
A C#m D A
If you come to San Francisco
A C#m E7 A
Summertime will be a love-in there
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Scotty Sire
Scout
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Scracho
Sdrindule
Se Dice Palta
Sea Shanty
Sea Wolf
Seabear