Down By The Sea Chords by Strawbs

Tempo:
171.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

C

A

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Strawbs - Down By The Sea (1973) chords
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[E] [Em] [C]
[D] [G] [A] [Em]
[C]
[D] [G] [A] [Em]
[C]
[D] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[Em] Maybe
[C] [D]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[Em]
[C] [D]
you think you're not [G] like me Those [D] who live beside the [G] sea
And feel [D] so free So let's [F]
[Am] unbind
[C] And [F] let's be friends In their fashionable homes
[C] With wives Who [F] end up [C] drinking tea together
In [Am] the afternoon [E] of their [F] lives [E] They [G]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A]
[E] build their home on the sea floor
[A] [E] The clicks are like zombies
[A] That [E]
[A] take their nervous [B] hearts [E] apart
[A] [E] They sell their [A] buildings [E] at the sea
[A] [E] In their [A] degraded black [E] fusion
[A] [E] The [A] weeping windows cross [E] their shore [A] [E]
While as the seaman sells a teapot
[A] [E] A [A] sailor's in a [C] sorrow And [F#]
[G]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
in [A] the marshland sea [E] we follow
[A] Their [E]
life [A] unseasoned [E] without a grave [A] [E]
And yet they [A] still demand [E] to live on
[A] [E]
To bear the sin of their disgrace
[A]
[E]
[G] [E]
[C]
Last night I lay in bed [D] [F] [G] Unheld myself
[F]
Trying [B] to [G] remember [A] How it once [G] was [F] with you
How your hands [G] were softer
Yesterday [C] I found myself [F] [C] Staring [G] into space
[F] Rather [G] like the sailor In [A] my own [G] home surroundings
[F] I'm not sure I [G] know me If you [A] were me what would you [G] do?
[A] Don't tell me I don't [G] need you [Dm] to [F]
It won't help me [C]
now
[G] If [A] you were me what would you [G] do?
[A] Don't tell me I don't [G] need you [F] to
It won't help me
[C] now
[G]
[E] [Em]
[C] [D] [G]
[A] [Em]
[C] [D] [G]
[A] [Em]
[C] [D] [G]
[E]
[Em] [C] [D] [G]
[A] [Em] [E]
[Em] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [Em] [E]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[Em] [E]
[B] [C] [D]
[Em] [E]
[C] [D]
[Em]
[G] [C] [D]
[E] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[E]
[C] [G]
[D] [C] [Em]
[C] [D]
[E]
[C] [D]
[E] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Em]
[C] [D]
[E]
[Em] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [Em]
[C] [D]
[E]
[C] [D]
[E]
If you were me what would you do?
Key:  
E
2311
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
E
2311
C
3211
A
1231
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To learn Strawbs - (Album Version) Down By The Sea chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, D, Em, C, A, E, A, Em, D and G in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 85 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 172 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ Maybe _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ you think _ _ you're not [G] like me _ _ _ _ Those [D] who live _ _ _ beside the [G] sea _ _
And feel [D] so _ free _ So let's [F] _ _ _
_ [Am] unbind
_ _ [C] _ And _ _ _ _ _ [F] let's be friends In their fashionable _ homes
_ [C] With _ _ _ _ wives Who [F] end up _ _ [C] drinking tea together _ _ _
In [Am] the _ _ afternoon _ _ [E] of their _ [F] _ _ lives _ _ [E] They [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ build their home on the sea _ floor
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ The clicks are like zombies _ _ _ _
[A] _ That _ [E] _ _ _
[A] take their nervous [B] hearts [E] apart _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ They sell their [A] buildings [E] at the sea _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ In their [A] _ degraded black [E] _ fusion
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ The [A] weeping windows cross [E] their shore [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
While as the seaman sells a _ teapot
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ A _ [A] sailor's in a [C] sorrow _ _ _ _ And _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
in [A] the marshland sea [E] we follow
_ [A] Their _ _ _ [E] _ _
life [A] _ unseasoned [E] without a grave _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
And yet they [A] still demand [E] to live on
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
To bear the sin of their disgrace
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Last night I lay in bed _ [D] _ [F] _ [G] Unheld _ _ myself
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Trying [B] to _ [G] remember _ [A] How it once _ [G] was [F] with you
_ _ _ How your hands [G] were _ softer _ _ _ _
Yesterday _ _ [C] _ _ I found myself _ [F] _ [C] Staring [G] into space _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ Rather [G] like the _ sailor In [A] my own _ [G] home surroundings
[F] _ _ _ _ I'm not sure I [G] know me _ _ If _ _ you [A] were me what would you [G] do?
_ _ [A] Don't tell me I don't [G] need you [Dm] to [F] _ _
_ It won't help me _ [C]
now
_ [G] _ _ If [A] you were me what would you [G] do?
_ [A] Don't tell me I don't [G] need you [F] to
_ It won't help me _
[C] now
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ If you were me what would you do? _ _ _ _ _

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