{title: Do you know the way to San José?}
{artist: Trijntje Oosterhuis}
{time: 2/4}
{tempo: 72}
{key: C}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[CM9] [F/G]
[CM9] [F/G]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[CM9]do you know the [F6]way to San José?
[CM9]I've been away so [F/G]long, I may go [G7]wrong and lose my way
[CM9]do you know the [F6]way to San José?
[CM9]I'm going back to [F/G]find some peace of [G7]mind in San José
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_part: Bridge 1}
[Em7]L.A. is a [Am7]great big freeway, [Em7] put a hundred [Am7]down and buy a car
[Em7] [G6/D] [Dbdim] in a week, maybe [CM9]two, they'll make you a [Bdim]star
[Dbdim] [Dm7]weeks turn into [G7]years, how quick they pass
[G7] and all the stars [G7] that never were
[G7] are parking cars [G7] and pumping gas
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[CM9]you can really [F6]breathe in San José
[CM9]they've got a lot of [F/G]space, there'll be a [G7]place where I can stay
[CM9]I was born and [F6]raised in San José
[CM9]I'm going back to [F/G]find some peace of [G7]mind in San José
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{start_of_part: Bridge 2}
[Em7] fame and fortune [Am7]is a magnet, [Em7] it can pull you [Am7]far away from home
[Em7] [G6/D] [Dbdim] with a dream in your [CM9]heart, you're never a[Bdim]lone
[Dbdim] [Dm7]dreams turn into [G7]dust and blow away
[G7] and there you are [G7] without a friend
[G7] you pack your car [G7] and ride away
{end_of_part}
{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
[CM9]I've got lots of [F6]friends in San José [CM9] [F9]
[CM9]do you know the [F6]way to San José? [CM9] [Ab6]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_part: Instrumental}
[C#M9] [F#6]
[C#M9] [F#/G#]
[C#M9] [F#6]
[C#M9] [F#/G#]
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{start_of_part: Bridge 2}
[Fm7]L.A. is a [A#m7]great big freeway, [Fm7] put a hundred [A#m7]down and buy a car
[Fm7] [G#6/D#] [Ddim] in a week, maybe [C#M9]two, they'll make you a [Cdim]star
[Ddim] [D#m7]weeks turn into [G#7]years, how quick they pass
[G#7] and all the stars [G#7] that never were
[G#7] are parking cars [G#7] and pumping gas
{end_of_part}
{start_of_part: Outtro}
[C#M9]I've got lots of [F#6]friends in San José [C#M9] [F#9]
[C#M9]do you know the [F#6]way to San José? [C#M9] [F#9]
[C#M9]can't wait to get [F#6]back to San José [C#M9] [F#9]
[C#M9]do you know the [F#6]way to San José?
[N.C.] [C#6]
{end_of_part}