[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]
Am
See how they run, see how they run
See how they run, see how they run
Am
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
[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