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Down By The Seaside

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[Verse 1]
CDown by the Fseaside
CSee the boats go Fsailing
CCan the people Fhear
CWhat the little fish are Fsaying
[Hook]
COh oooh   F  COoh Foooh
FThe people turned Caway
FThe people turned Caway
[Verse 2]
CDown in the Fcity streets
CSee all the folk go Fracing, racing
CNo time leftF  
CTo pass the time oFf day
[Hook]
COh oooh   F  COoh Foooh
FThe people turned Caway
FThe people turned Amaway
So far away, so far away
[Verse 3]
AmSee how they run, see how they run
See how they run, see how they run
Do you Amstill do the twist
Do you find you remember things that Dwell
I wanna tell you
Some go Amtwisting every day
Though sometimes it's awful hard to DtellF  G  F  C  
Ah Fha Woh Goh WFoh ohC  
[Verse 4]
COut in the Fcountry
CHear the people Fsinging
SCinging about their Fgrowin'
KCnowing where they're Fgoin'
[Hook]
COh, Foh, the Fpeople turned Caway
Oh, the Fpeople turned Caway
[Outro]
SCing loud for the Fsunshine
PCray hard for the Frain
And Cshow your love for FLady Nature
And Cshe will come back Fagain
[Hook]
The Fpeople turned Caway
The Fpeople turned Caway

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Down By The Seaside

by Led Zeppelin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Verse 1]

C F

Down by the seaside

C F

See the boats go sailing

C F

Can the people hear

C F

What the little fish are saying

[Hook]

C F C F

Oh oooh Ooh oooh

F C

The people turned away

F C

The people turned away

[Verse 2]

C F

Down in the city streets

C F

See all the folk go racing, racing

C F

No time left

C F

To pass the time of day

[Hook]

C F C F

Oh oooh Ooh oooh

F C

The people turned away

F Am

The people turned away

So far away, so far away

[Verse 3]

See how they run, see how they run

Do you still do the twist

Do you find you remember things that well

I wanna tell you

Some go twisting every day

D F G F C

Though sometimes it's awful hard to tell

F G F C

Ah ha Woh oh Woh oh

[Verse 4]

C F

Out in the country

C F

Hear the people singing

C F

Singing about their growin'

C F

Knowing where they're goin'

[Hook]

C F F C

Oh, oh, the people turned away

F C

Oh, the people turned away

[Outro]

C F

Sing loud for the sunshine

C F

Pray hard for the rain

C F

And show your love for Lady Nature

C F

And she will come back again

[Hook]

F C

The people turned away

F C

The people turned away

About Down By The Seaside Chords by Led Zeppelin

Learn how to play Down By The Seaside by Led Zeppelin with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Down By The Seaside chords”, “Down By The Seaside guitar chords”, or “Led Zeppelin Down By The Seaside chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Down By The Seaside chords and for experienced players who want accurate Down By The Seaside lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, F, Am, D, G.

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The chords for "Down By The Seaside" show the original chord names (including C, F, Am, D, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.