| C | Em | C | Em | D |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
| Em | G |
| See this ancient | riverbed |
| D | C |
| See where all | our follies are led |
| Em | D | Em |
| Down by the water and | down by the old | main drag |
| Em | G |
| I was just some | towhead teen |
| D | C |
| Feeling around for fing | ers to get in between |
| Em | D | Em |
| Down by the water and | down by the old | main drag |
| Em | D | Em |
| The season | rubs me | wrong |
| Em | D | C |
| The summer | swells | anon |
| Em | G |
| So knock me down, | tear me up |
| D | C |
| But I would bear it all broken just | to fill my cup |
| Em | D | Em |
| Down by the water and | down by the old | main drag |
| Em | D | Em |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
| Em | G |
| Sweet descend this | rabble ’round |
| D | C |
| The Pretty little patter | of a seaport town |
| Em | D | Em |
| Rolling in the water and | rolling down the old | main drag |
| Em | G |
| All dolled up in | gabardine |
| D | C |
| The lash flashing Leda | of pier nineteen |
| Em | D | Em |
| Queen of the water and | queen of the old | main drag |
| Em | D | Em |
| - - - - | - - - - | - - - - |
| Em | D | Em |
| Down by the water and | down by the old | main drag |
| Em | D | Em |
| Down by the water and | down by the old | main drag |