Do You Know The Way To San Jose Chords by Dionne Warwick

Tempo:
79.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

C#

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Do You KNow the Way to San Jose by Dionne Warwick chords
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[C]
[Fm] [C] [F] [C] I've been away [Dm] so long I [G] may go wrong and lose my [C] way.
Do you know [F] the way to San [C] Jose?
I'm going back [Dm] to find some [G] peace of mind in San Jose.
LA is [Am] a great big [Em] freeway, put a hundred [Am] down and buy a [Em] car.
[C#m]
In a week, [C] maybe two, they'll make you [G] a star.
[Dm] We've studied two [G] years how quick they pass.
And all the [C] stars [Bm] that never were [G] are parking cars [Em] and pumping gas.
[C] You can [F] really breathe in San [C] Jose.
They've got a [G] lot of space.
There'll be a place where I [C] can stay.
I was [F] born and raised in San [C] Jose.
I'm going [Gm] back to find some [G] peace of mind in San [Em] Jose.
Fame and fortune [Am] is [C] a [Em] magnet.
It can pull [Am] you far away [Em] from home.
[C#m] With a dream [F] in your heart, you never [G] [F] let dreams turn into [G] dust and blow away.
And there you are, [B] without a friend, [G] you pack your car and ride [C] away.
I've got [Dm] lots of friends in San [C] Jose.
Do you know [Dm] the [F] way to San [C] Jose?
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [Fm]
LA is a [A#m] great big [Fm] freeway, put a hundred [A#m] down and buy a [Fm] car.
[F] In a week, [C#] maybe two, they'll make you a [G#] star.
[F#] We've [G#] studied two years how quick they pass.
And all the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping [C#] gas.
I've [F#] got lots of friends in San Jose.
[C#] Do you [D#m] know the way to [C#] San Jose?
Can't wait [F#] to get back to [C#] San Jose.
Come, come, come, come
Come, come, come, come
Come, come, come, come
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
C#
12341114
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, G, C, F, C and Dm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 39 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 79. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] I've been away [Dm] so long I [G] may go wrong and lose my [C] way.
Do you know [F] the way to San [C] Jose?
I'm going back [Dm] to find some [G] peace of mind in San Jose.
LA is [Am] a great big [Em] freeway, put a hundred [Am] down and buy a [Em] car.
[C#m]
In a week, [C] maybe two, they'll make you [G] a star.
[Dm] We've studied two [G] years how quick they pass.
And all the [C] stars [Bm] that never were [G] are parking cars [Em] and pumping gas.
[C] You can [F] really breathe in San [C] Jose.
They've got a [G] lot of space.
There'll be a place where I [C] can stay.
I was [F] born and raised in San [C] Jose.
I'm going [Gm] back to find some [G] peace of mind in San [Em] Jose.
Fame and fortune [Am] is [C] a [Em] magnet.
It can pull [Am] you far away [Em] from home.
[C#m] With a dream [F] in your heart, you never [G] _ [F] let dreams turn into [G] dust and blow away.
And there you are, [B] without a friend, [G] you pack your car and ride [C] away.
_ I've got [Dm] lots of friends in San [C] Jose.
_ _ Do you know [Dm] the [F] way to San [C] Jose?
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ LA is a [A#m] great big [Fm] freeway, put a hundred [A#m] down and buy a [Fm] car.
[F] In a week, [C#] maybe two, they'll make you a [G#] star.
[F#] We've [G#] studied two years how quick they pass.
And all the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping [C#] gas.
I've [F#] got lots of friends in San Jose.
_ [C#] _ Do you [D#m] know the way to [C#] San Jose?
_ _ _ Can't wait [F#] to get back to [C#] San Jose.
Come, come, come, come
Come, _ _ _ come, come, come
Come, _ _ come, come, come _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Hal David and Burt Bacharach who authored this song.

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