{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1099872,"song":"Down By The Bay","artist":"Raffi","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1099872-down-by-the-bay-chords-by-raffi/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1099872?type=chord","rating":4.944,"votes":387,"content":"I think the original chords are C, G7, C, F, C but I prefer G, D7, G, C, G.\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nDown by the bay, where the watermelons grow[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBack to my home, I dare not go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor if I do, my mother would say,[/tab]\r\n\r\n(verse spoken - no chords)\r\n\"Have you ever seen a bear combing his hair?\"\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDown by the bay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Verses)\r\n\r\n1. Did you ev-er see a goose_ kissing a moose\r\n\r\n2. Did you ev-er see a whale with a polka dot tail\r\n\r\n3. Did you ev-er see a fly_ wear-ing a tie\r\n\r\n4. Did you ev-er see a bear_ comb-ing_ his hair\r\n\r\n5. Did you ev-er see llamas eating their pyjamas\r\n\r\n6. Did you ev-er have a time when you couldn't make a rhyme\r\n\r\n(You're encouraged to make up other rhymes to sing)","plain_text":"I think the original chords are C, G7, C, F, C but I prefer G, D7, G, C, G.\n\n\n\n\n\n(verse spoken - no chords)\n\"Have you ever seen a bear combing his hair?\"\n\n\n\n(Verses)\n\n1. Did you ev-er see a goose_ kissing a moose\n\n2. Did you ev-er see a whale with a polka dot tail\n\n3. Did you ev-er see a fly_ wear-ing a tie\n\n4. Did you ev-er see a bear_ comb-ing_ his hair\n\n5. Did you ev-er see llamas eating their pyjamas\n\n6. Did you ev-er have a time when you couldn't make a rhyme\n\n(You're encouraged to make up other rhymes to sing)","chords":["C","G7","F","G","D7"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}