Intro
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Cmaj7
(Woh, woh, woh -oh! Woh, woh -oh! Woh-woh, woh!)
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Cmaj7
(Woh, woh, woh -oh! Woh, woh -oh! Woh-woh, woh!)
Verse 1
CF6
Do you know the way to San Jose?
CG7sus4G7
I've been away so long, I may go wrong and lose my way,
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CF6
Do you know the way to San Jose?
CG7sus4G7
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose!
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Verse 2
Em7Am7
L.A. is a great big freeway,
EAEm
Put a hundred down and buy a car-------,
C#m7-5
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Dm7/CG/B
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star,
Dm7G
Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass,
GGG
And all the stars that never were...
G
...Are parking cars and pumping gas!
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Verse 3
CF6CG7sus4
You can really breathe in San Jose, they've got a lot of space,
G7
There'll be a place where I can stay,
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CF6
I was born and raised in San Jose,
CG7sus4G7
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose!
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Verse 4
Em7Am7
Fame and fortune is a magnet,
EAEm
It can pull you far away from home-------,
C#m7-5
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Dm7/CG/B
With a dream in your heart you're never a - lone,
Dm7G
Dreams turn into dust and blow away,
GGG
And there you are without a friend,
G
You pack your car and ride away!
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Verse 5
CF6
I've got lots of friends in San Jose!
Cmaj7
(Woh, woh, woh -oh! Woh, woh -oh! Woh-woh, woh!)
CF6
Do you know the way to San Jose?
Cmaj7
(Woh, woh, woh -oh! Woh, woh -oh! Woh-woh, woh!)
Break
DBmaj7
(Bah----, bah -bah -bah, bah----!)
DBDbmaj7
(Bah----, bah -bah -bah, bah----!)
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Verse 6
Fm7Bbm7
Oh----, L.A. is a great big freeway,
FBFm7
Put a hundred down and buy a car------,
Dm7-5
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Dbmaj7Ab
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star,
Ebm7Ab
Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass,
AbAbAb
And all the stars that never were,
Ab
Are parking cars and pumping gas!
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Verse 7
Dbmaj7Gb6
I've got lots of friends in San Jose!
Dbmaj7
(Woh, woh, woh -oh! Woh, woh -oh! Woh-woh, woh!)
Dbmaj7Gb6
Do you know the way to San Jose?
Dbmaj7
(Woh, woh, woh -oh! Woh, woh -oh! Woh-woh, woh!)
Dbmaj7Gb6
Can't wait to get back to San Jose!
Dbmaj7
(Woh, woh, woh -oh! Woh, woh -oh! Woh-woh, woh!)
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Repeat Coda
Dbmaj7
(Woh, woh, woh -oh! Woh, woh -oh! Woh-woh, woh!)
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Suggestion for ending
Dbmaj7Bmaj7Dbmaj7
(Woh, woh, woh -oh! Woh, woh -oh! Woh -woh, woh!)