Led Zeppelin - Down by the Seaside: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Down by the Seaside" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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

Chorus:
C      F  C   F
Oh oooh  Ooh oooh
F                   C
The people turned away
F                   C
The people turned away

Down in the city streets
See all the folk go racing, racing
No time left, oh no
To pass the time of day

Chorus:
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

Am
See how they run, see how they run
See how they run, see how they run
Do you still do the twist
                                      D
Do you find you remember things that well
I wanna tell you
         Am
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

Out in the country
Hear the people singing
Singing about their growin'
Knowing where they're goin'
Yeah, yeah

Chorus:
Oh, oh,
the people turned away, yeah
Oh, the people turned away

Sing loud for the sunshine
Pray hard for the rain
And show your love for Lady Nature
And she will come back again
Yeah, yes, she will

Chorus:
Oh,
the people turned away
The people turned away


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Down by the Seaside" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Down by the Seaside" by Led Zeppelin.