IntroCFCFCFCVerse 1
She is a weaver
F
Through her hands the bright thread travels
C
Blue green water, willows weeping, silver stars
Verse 2
She sings and sighs as the shuttle flies
F
Through the yarn like a Kerry dancer
CAm
Pink and purple velvet red for a lover's bed
ChorusEmDmC
Living north of San Francisco
FCAm
With a man who built his house alone
EmDm
Living peaceful in the country
CGCFC
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
Verse 3
She is a spinner
F
In her hands the wooden wheel turns the wool around
C
Then around again
Verse 4A gypsy from Bolinas
F
Sits and plays the mandolin
CAm
Faces smile in the firelight of a foggy night
ChorusEmDmC
Living north of San Francisco
FCAm
Sometimes it's nice to be alone
EmDm
She says, it's peaceful where she is living
CGCAm
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
BridgeGFC
You can see the bridges of the city
FCAm
Hanging in the air by steel and stone
GF
She says, it's peaceful where she's living
CGCFC
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
Verse 5]
She is a weaver
F
Through her hands the bright thread travels
C
Blue green water, willows weeping, silver stars
Verse 6]
She is my sister
F
The baby born when I was older
CAm
Her hands are light, her hair is bright as the summer sun
ChorusEmDmC
Living north of San Francisco
FCAm
Sometimes it's nice to be alone
EmDm
She says, it's peaceful in the country
CGC
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
CGCFC
The lights of the Golden Gate will lead her home
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.