DOWN BY THE SEASIDE 
 
afinação: 6 5 4 3 2 1 
          (E A D G B E) 
 
(Begin Rhythm Figure 1) 
E|-5--4/5--3--|-3--5--5/7--5-------|--4/5--3--1---------| 
B|-5----------|--------------------|--------------------| 
G|-5--4/5--4--|-4--5--5/7--5-------|--4/5--4--2---------| 
D|------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
A|------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
E|------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
 
E|--1--3--1--0--------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--2--3--2--0--------|  Repeat first four bars..."Down by the 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 
(End Rhythm Figure 1) 
 
  (F)seaside, (C)See the boats go (F)sailing, (C)can the people 
 
  (F)hear (C)what the little fish are saying(F) 
 
(Begin Rhythm Figure 2) 
E|-----13-----13-----13--|-----13-----13-----13-----13-------| 
B|-----13-----13-----13--|-----13-----13-----13-----13-------| 
G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14| 
D|-----------------------|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------|-----------------------------------| 
 
E|--12b14r12--12--12----12----12--12--|----12----12--12----11------10---| 
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|--------------12----12--12----12----|--12--12----12----11--11--10--10-| 
D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 
E|----17----17--17----17------16----|----17------16------17----17---------| 
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
G|--17--17----17----17--17--16--16--|--17--17--16--16--17--17----17\12----| 
D|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
 
E|----12----12--12----12----12--12--|----12----12--12----11------10----| 
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G|--12--12----12----12--12----12----|--12--12----12----11--11--10--10--| 
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
 
E|----17----17--17----17------16----|----17----17--17----17----17--| 
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------| 
G|--17--17----17----17--17--16--16--|--17--17----17----17--17------| 
D|----------------------------------|------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------| 
       Peo-   ple    turn    a-    way 
E|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--------------------| 
B|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--------------------| 
G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--12----------------| 
D|------------------------------|--10----------------| 
A|------------------------------|--------------------| 
E|------------------------------|--------------------| 
 
     Peo-   ple    turn    a-    way 
E|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--8---------------| 
B|-----13-----13-----13-----13--|--8---------------| 
G|--12b14--12b14--12b14--12b14--|--9---------------| 
D|------------------------------|------------------| 
A|------------------------------|------------------| 
E|------------------------------|------------------| 
(End rhythm figure 2) 
 
  (C)Down in the (F)city streets, (C)see all the folk go 
  (F)racing, racing.  (C)No time left, (F) oh no 
  (C)passing the time of day  (Repeat rhythm figure 2, and 
  at end, just a simple jam in (A) 
 
  Do you (A)still do the twist, do you find you remember things that  
  (D)well?  I wanna tell you some go (A)twistin' everyday, 
  though sometimes it's awful hard to tell.  (Repeat Rhyth Fig 1) 
 
  (C)Out in the (F)country, (C)hear the people (F)singing, 
  (C)singing 'bout the (F)growing, (C)knowing where' they're  
  (F)going.  (Repeat Rhythm Fig 2) 
 
  (C)Sing loud for the (F)sunshine, (C)pray hard for the (F)rain, 
  (C)and show your love (F)for lady nature, (C)and she will come 
  back again. (Repeat Rhythm Fig 2)