No 2 in the UK charts in 1972.
Intro = G C G D G
Verse 1
G
It's a warm day the sun is shining
Someone says let's go to Brighton
C G
So we all get up aboard our friends car
D C G
Hold on tight 'cos we're doing ninety miles per hour
Verse 2
G
We left a London where it's hot
We're heading for our favourite spot
C G
Down on the coast way past the town of Crawley
D C G
Where the breeze blows and the air tastes of the sea
Chords as per verse
G C G D C G
Verse 3
G
We a walk along the promenade pier
Spend a pound or two on fun and beer
C G
Then look around see what we can see
D C G
Bikini girls and everybody smiling happily
Chords as per verse
G C G D C G then
D G D G D G D G D G D G D G D G
Verse 3
G
Sunbathe now on the beach
Here is the man who sells ice-cream
C G
Way over there kids throw pebbles in the sea
D C G
Where we swim amongst a lot of pretty company
Outro - verse chords x 2
G C G D C G G C G D C G