Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC G+G D11D11
Do you know the way to San Jose? I've been away so long.
D MajorD
I may go wrong and lose my way.
G+G C majorC
Do you know the way to San Jose?
G+G D11D11 D MajorD
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose.
Bridge:
Bm7Bm7 E minor 7Em7 Bm7Bm7 E minor 7Em7 Bm7Bm7
L.A. is a great big freeway, put a hundred down and buy a car.
G#dim7G#dim7 Cmaj7/G D MajorD
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star.
Am7Am7 D MajorD
Weeks turn into years. How quick they pass
D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD N.C.
and all the stars that never were are parking cars and pumping gas.
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC G+G D11D11
You can really breathe in San Jose? They've got a lot of space.
D MajorD
There'll be a place where I can stay.
G+G C majorC
I was born and raised in San Jose,
G+G D11D11 D MajorD
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose.
Bridge:
Bm7Bm7 E minor 7Em7 Bm7Bm7 E minor 7Em7 Bm7Bm7
Fame and fortune is a magnet, it can pull you far away from home.
G#dim7G#dim7 Cmaj7/G D MajorD
With a dream in your heart you're never alone.
Am7Am7 D MajorD
Dreams turn into dust and blow away
D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD N.C.
and there you are without a friend, you pack your car and ride away.
Outro:
G+G C majorC G+G G+G
I've got lots of friends in San Jose.
G+G C majorC G+G G+G
Can't wait to get back to San Jose.
G+G C majorC G+G G+G
Do you know the way to San Jose?
Repeat And Fade:
G+G
Additional Lyrics, not used by Carpenters as far as I know:
I've got lots of friends in San Jose
Do you know the way to San Jose?
L.A. is a great big freeway
Put a hundred down and buy a car
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star
Weeks turn into years. How quick they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas