This is my best shot to nail this song down. It's pretty tough to sound
just like the original--there's like 4 guitar overdubs plus an electric piano,
but this is the main part.
(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 rhtym 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)
Groove...