Seekers song chords

Here are the chords to a selection of Seekers tracks. More will be added in due course. I've tried to do them in the same key as the original studio recordings so you can play along if you wish! There is now also a second page of song chords.
 

Allentown Jail

Bm D Bm F#
Bm D Bm A/F#/Bm A

     D            Bm         F#m       Bm
They locked up my darlin' in Allentown Jail,
G  A     D
Oh-oh-oh-oh!
    D          Bm          F#m        Bm
And no one has come for to put up his bail,
E        A    A7
Oh-oh-oh-oh!
     G          A                 D     F# Bm
They say at the court house he'll never go free,
G        D     D7
Never go free!
    G          A          D   F#    Bm
For he stole a diamond, a beautiful diamond,
   G         F#     Bm
To give, to give to me!

Chorus:
Bm           D         Bm   A
Somewhere in Allentown Jail;
   Bm             F#        Bm
My heart waits in Allentown Jail.
 

    A               D              Bm           F#m        Bm
You know, I'm gonna dance for you, mister, I'll sing you a song,
G  A     D
Oh-oh-oh-oh!
    D               Bm            F#m       Bm
But more than that, mister, would surely be wrong,
E        A     A7
Oh-oh-oh-oh!
    G               A             D      F# Bm
But more than that, mister, would surely be wrong,
G                 D      D7
Oh, oh, can't you see?
         G            A          D  F#     Bm
Well, my love stole a diamond, a beautiful diamond,
   G         F#     Bm
To give, to give to me!

(Chorus twice)
 

All Over the World

Bb           Cm                 Eb       Cm    F
All over the world, people must meet and part;
Eb                   F              Bb
There's someone like me feeling the pain in their heart.
Bb             Cm               Eb         Cm   F
Some may meet again under that same white star,
Eb            Cm        F         D    Bb
If maybe some night you come back from afar.
Eb           Cm        F          D         Bb
Who cares if tonight I don't know where you are?
 

Bb               Cm          F
Are you thinking of me now,
                  Bb        Gm
Missing having me around?
            Cm
If you have forgotten me,
   D                        Gm    F
My world will come tumbling down.

Bb           Cm                Eb    Cm     F
All over the world, others are sad tonight;
Eb                   F               Bb
There's someone like me watching the sun's fading light.
Bb           Cm               Eb        Cm       F
All over the sky there is the same warm glow;
Eb              Cm       F       D      Bb
Here under that star I'm wanting you to know,
Eb           Cm        F       D        Bb
Wherever you are, that I still love you so.
 

All I Can Remember

Intro: F C G C

C               Em              F            C
Summer days and summer breezes, flowers everywhere
    Am           Em        Dm               G
Are all that I remember of times we used to share.
C                 Em              F            C
Summer nights and summer beaches, flowing into fall;
       F           C       G          C
That's all I can remember, all that I recall.

F C G C

C          Em               F              C
I remember seasons when you weren't so far away;
  Am                  Em           Dm                 G
I still can hear your laughter and things you used to say,
C                  Em               F           C
Sheltered from the world behind the ivy-covered wall;
       F         C         G          C
That's all I can remember, all that I recall.

G          F
Somewhere above me,
     C             F            C
Your smiling face, warm embrace fill my mind.
G          F
I know you love me,
    C                  D                 G
And you're the one for whom the sun will always shine.

C                Em               F              C
So, my love, the more I think the more I want to say,
     Am            Em           Dm              G
Your love to me is sunshine and laughing summer days.
C            Em        F                 C
Once again I realize I loved you most of all;
       F           C       G            C
That's all I can remember, all that I recall.

C Em F C F C G C
 

The Last Thing on My Mind

C G C  C F C  F C  G C

       C          F            C
It's a lesson too late for the learnin',
F       C     G       C
Made of sand, made of sand.
       C          F              C
In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin'
F       C     G       C
In your hand, in your hand.
        G                  F       C
Are you goin' away with no word of farewell?
           Am       Em           G
Will there be not a trace left behind?
  C                    F              C          Em
I could have loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind;
F       C                 G                C
Oh, you know that was the last thing on my mind.

C G C

        C         F          C
You had reasons a-plenty for goin',
F      C  G         C
This I know, this I know.
        C               F        C
And the weeds have been steadily growin';
F            C G              C
Please don't go, please don't go.
        G                  F           C
Are you goin' away with no word of farewell?
           Am       Em           G
Will there be not a trace left behind?
  C                    F              C            Em
I could have loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind;
F       C                 G                C
Oh, you know that was the last thing on my mind.

     C         F          C
As I lie in my bed in the mornin',
F       C G          C
Without you, without you,
      C          F            C
Every song in my heart dies a-bornin',
F       C G          C
Without you, without you.
        G                  F           C
Are you goin' away with no word of farewell?
           Am       Em           G
Will there be not a trace left behind?
  C                    F              C            Em
I could have loved you better, didn't mean to be unkind;
F       C                 G                C
Oh, you know that was the last thing on my mind.
F       C                 G                C
Oh, you know that was the last thing on my mind.
 

Can't Make Up My Mind

C#               Bbm                  Fm             C#
Can't make up my mind where you might hide away from me;
Bbm             F#                   B                C#     B   C#
Everywhere I've seached, and still I can't make up my mind.

C#                    Abm
Maybe I'll stay here, maybe I'll go;
C#                   Abm  Ab
I don't know what to do.
C#            Abm
It isn't easy searching around;
E                    F#
I can't believe it's true.
        E
Oh, no, now.

C#             Abm
When I awoke I opened my eyes,
C#                Abm     Ab
And when I turned around,
C#                       Abm
I found your note pushed under my door;
E                    F#
You'd gone without a sound.

C#               Bbm                  Fm             C#
Can't make up my mind where you might hide away from me;
Bbm             F#                   B                C#
Everywhere I've seached, and still I can't make up my mind.
B                C#    B   C#
Can't make up my mind.

C#                  Abm
So you had gone, no word of farewell;
C#           Abm   Ab
I didn't realize
C#                   Abm
I may have hurt you, I couldn't tell;
E                 F#
It wasn't in your eyes.

C#               Bbm                  Fm             C#
Can't make up my mind where you might hide away from me;
    Bbm             F#                   B                C#
Oh, everywhere I've seached, and still I can't make up my mind.
B                C#
Can't make up my mind.
B                C#
Can't make up my mind.
 

Colours of My Life

C G7 C G7

C       Em       F     G         C       Em     F   G
I can't seem to get my sleep now any old night;
F      Am      Dm           G
Mister Sandman passes by my door.
C        Em            F           G        C            Em     F   G
Life has changed since you've been there to say it's all right;
F          Am    Dm
You taught me to understand
     C         Em       Am  C
What I thought couldn't be,
Em                 D              G
Don't mind missing sleep if I can see...

C             F     Am
Colours of my life,
G                  C
You've got love to fill my heart.
C              Dm
I don't need a rainbow
     F                                 C
With colours of my life (colours of my life).

C G7

C       Em         F       G        C          Em    F  G
Colours blend with love to show I'm happy with you;
F     Am    Dm           G
I can never be the same again.
C      Em       F       G        C           Em      F   G
Now my eyes are looking past the life that I knew;
F       Am       Dm
I'll be shedding black and gray
   C       Em      Am    C
To take on red and blue,
Em            D                  G
Colours I can feel like touching you.

C             F    Am
Colours of my life
G                  C
Bloom like flowers in my heart.
C              Dm
Loving you has shown me
F                                 C
Colours of my life (colours of my life).

C             F   Am
Colours of my life
G                  C
Bloom like flowers in my heart.
C              Dm
Loving you has shown me
F
Colours of my life (colours of my life),
              C
Colours of my life.
 

Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine

        A             Bm
Love is kind, love is wine;
        E                A
So much laughter in your eyes;
E       A         C#     D
And you know that I will love you
Bm       E    E      A
'Til the last flower dies.

            A         Bm
Do you hear music far away?
           E                A
There's so much I'd like to say.
E     A        C#    D
Got a feeling, oh so new,
Bm     E       E        A
So I'm singing just for you.
A       F#m           D
You are everywhere, I find,
      A               F#m
In my heart and on my mind.
F#m/Bm C#m D
Time   is  all I have,
Bm       E
Time for you.

(Instrumental bridge) A Bm E A E A C# D Bm E A

        A               Bm
You are all that I will be;
         E              A
You're a sunrise on the sea.
E          A      C#     D
You're the love I cannot hide;
Bm       E     E      A
You're a magic carpet ride!
A       F#m           D
You are everywhere, I find,
      A               F#m
In my heart and on my mind.
F#m/Bm C#m D
Time   is  all I have,
Bm       E
Time for you.

        A             Bm
Love is kind, love is wine;
        E                A
So much laughter in your eyes;
E       A         C#     D
And you know that I will love you
Bm       E    E      A
'Til the last flower dies.

A                         Bm
Oh, love is kind, love is wine;
        E                A
So much laughter in your eyes;
E       A         C#     D
And you know that I will love you
Bm       E    E      A
'Til the last flower dies.

A                         Bm
Oh, love is kind, love is wine;
        E                A
So much laughter in your eyes;
E       A         C#     D
And you know that I will love you
Bm       E    E      A
'Til the last flower dies.

(Repeat and fade)
 

The Carnival Is Over

A D A D

A       D                A7
Say goodbye, my own true lover,
                     D
As we sing a lover's song.
D7     G      A7          D     Bm
How it breaks my heart to leave you;
        G           A
Now the carnival is gone.

      D                 A7
High above, the dawn is waking,
                         D
And my tears are falling rain,
D7      G   A7      D  Bm
For the carnival is over;
       G     A7    D
We may never meet again.

D7     G    A7           D     Bm
Like a drum my heart was beating,
         G    A7           F#m    D7
And your kiss was sweet as wine.
        G    A7          F#m     Bm
But the joys of love are fleeting
    G                C    A7
For Pierrot and Columbine.

        D                A7
Now the harbour light is calling;
                          D
This will be our last goodbye.
           G  A7       D     Bm
Though the carnival is over,
       G A7            D
I will love you till I die.

D7     G    A7           D        Bm
Like a drum my heart was beating,
         G    A7           F#m    D7
And your kiss was sweet as wine.
        G    A           F#m       Bm
But the joys of love are fleeting
    G                C     A7
For Pierrot and Columbine.

        D                A7
Now the harbour light is calling;
                          D
This will be our last goodbye.
           G  A7       D    Bm
Though the carnival is over,
       G    A7         D
I will love you till I die.

           G    A7     D     Bm
Though the carnival is over,
       G  A            D     A D A D A D A D A D ...
I will love you till I die.
 

Georgy Girl (EMI version)

B Ebm E F# B Ebm E F#

B   Ebm    E      F#7
Hey there, Georgy girl,
B                 Ebm       E     F#7
Swinging down the street so fancy free;
B          Ebm             E
Nobody you meet could ever see
    A                 F#7
The loneliness there, inside you.

B   Ebm    E      F#7
Hey there, Georgy girl,
B              Ebm       E        F#7
Why do all the boys just pass you by?
B               Ebm        E
Could it be you just don't try,
   A         F#7 (sus B) F#7 F#9 F#7
Or is it the clothes you wear?

Abm           Ebm                 E                 B
You're always window shopping but never stopping to buy;
Eb            Ab    C#           F#   F#7
So shed those dowdy feathers and fly, a little bit.

B   Ebm    E      F#7
Hey there, Georgy girl,
B               Ebm    E    F#7
There's another Georgy deep inside;
B                  Ebm     E
Bring out all the love you hide,
     F#7        Abm            Abm7
And, oh, what a change there'd be.
Bmaj7  E
The    world would see
F#7          B     E
A new Georgy girl.

(Instrumental bridge, with whistling and wordless vocals)
B Abm E F#7 B Abm E F#7 B Ebm E F#7 B Ebm E F#7 B Ebm E A F#7
 

B   Abm    E      F#7
Hey there, Georgy girl,
B               Abm     E         F#7
Dreamin' of the someone you could be,
B         Abm  E
Life is a reality;
    A             F#7(sus B)  F#7  F#9  F#7
You can't always run        away.
Abm         Ebm                    E               B
Don't be so scared of changing and rearranging yourself;
Eb            Ab      C#            F#     F#7
It's time for jumping down from the shelf, a little bit.
B   Abm    E      F#7
Hey there, Georgy girl,
B               Abm    E     F#7
There's another Georgy deep inside;
B                 Abm      E
Bring out all the love you hide,
     F#7        Abm            Abm7
And, oh, what a change there'd be.
Bmaj7  E
The    world would see
F#7          B
A new Georgy girl.

B Abm E F#7...
(Hey there, Georgy girl.)
Wake up, Georgy girl.
(Hey there, Georgy girl.)
Come on, Georgy girl.
(Hey there, Georgy girl.)
Wake up, Georgy girl.

(Fade out)
 

A World of Our Own

Bb F Bb F

F7        Bb                           Eb           Bb
Close the door, light the light; we're staying home tonight,
F7  Gm            Cm             Eb          F7
Far away from the bustle and the bright city lights.
         Bb        D         Eb        Bb
Let them all fade away; just leave us alone,
          Dm        Eb    F7     Bb    Gm
And we'll live in a world of our own.

Bb    Eb    F7 Bb           Eb       F               Bb
We'll build a  world of our own that no one else can share;
Gm  D7  Gm            C7          F7
All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there.
Bb6 F7 Bb            D7
And I  know you will find
         Eb          Bb
There'll be peace of mind
        Dm        Eb    F7     Bb   Gm
When we live in a world of our own.

Dm  F7 Bb                   Eb               Bb
Oh, my love, oh, my love, I cried for you so much;
F7     Gm             Cm               Eb              F7
Lonely nights without sleeping while I longed for your touch.
Eb  F7   Bb       D         Eb             Bb
Now your lips can erase the heartache I've known;
          Dm      Eb    F7    Bb    Gm
Come with me to a world of our own.

Bb    Eb    F7 Bb           Eb       F               Bb
We'll build a  world of our own that no one else can share;
Gm  D7  Gm            C7          F7
All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there.
Bb6 F7 Bb            D7
And I  know you will find
         Eb          Bb
There'll be peace of mind
        Dm        Eb    F7     Bb
When we live in a world of our own.

(Instrumental bridge with wordless vocals)
F7 Bb Eb Bb F7 Gm Cm Eb F7 Eb F7 Bb D Eb Bb Dm Eb F7 Bb Eb Bb

Bb    Eb    F7 Bb           Eb       F               Bb
We'll build a  world of our own that no one else can share;
Gm  D7  Gm            C7          F7
All our sorrows we'll leave far behind us there.
Bb6 F7 Bb            D7
And I  know you will find
         Eb          Eb
There'll be peace of mind
        Dm        Eb    F7     Bb
When we live in a world of our own.
Bb6 F7 Bb            D7
And I  know you will find
         Eb          Bb
There'll be peace of mind
        Dm        Eb    F7     Bb
When we live in a world of our own.
 

I'll Never Find Another You

Intro: Bb Eb F Bb Eb F Bb Eb F Bb Eb F

          Bb        Eb             C                 F
There's a new world somewhere they call the promised land,
         Bb       Dm         Eb               F
And I'll be there someday if you will hold my hand.
        Gm             Eb            F      Eb     Dm
I still need you there beside me, no matter what I do,
Eb    Bb        Gm    Eb     F     Bb   Eb   F
For I know I'll never find another you.

         Bb     Eb          C               F
There is always someone for each of us they say,
           Bb    Dm         Eb         F
And you'll be my someone forever and a day.
        Gm                     Eb     F      Eb      Dm
I could search the whole world over until my life is through,
Eb    Bb        Gm    Eb     F     Bb    Eb   Bb
But I know I'll never find another you.

          Gm         Eb          Bb  F     Bb
It's a long, long journey, so stay by my side.
       Gm               F             Eb    Bb     Eb    F
When I walk through the storm, you'll be my guide, be my guide.

        Bb        Eb          C                 F
If they gave me a fortune, my pleasure would be small;
        Bb          Dm           Eb            F
I could lose it all tomorrow and never mind at all.
       Gm                 Eb           F          Eb       Dm
But if I should lose your love dear, I don't know what I'd do,
Eb    Bb        Gm    Eb     F     Bb    Eb   F
For I know I'll never find another you.

(Instrumental bridge with wordless vocals)
Bb Eb C F Bb Dm Eb F

       Gm                 Eb           F          Eb       Dm
But if I should lose your love dear, I don't know what I'd do,
Eb    Bb        Gm    Eb     F     Bb   Eb  F
For I know I'll never find another you.
        Bb   Eb  F
Another you,
        Bb   Eb  Bb
Another you.
 

Walk with Me (single version)

Bm F#7 Bm F#7

Bm                        F#7
Walk with me, through the long and lonely night.
Em                   Bm
Walk with me, and my world is filled with light.
B                     Em
Here I stand, feeling lost and so alone.
A                   D
Take my hand; don't desert me now,
             F#7
Please don't hurt me now.

       Bm                     F#7
If you walk with me, though I know the road is long,
Em                     Bm
I'll get by, with your love to make me strong.
B                  Em
More by vow than a guiding star above,
           Bm             F#7       Bm    Em Bm
I long for you; walk with me, oh my love.

              Em        A7
Somewhere the songbirds fly
     D           B7
In a clear, blue sky.
     Em      Em6      F#
Only you and I, there forever;
                  F#7
Love me, leave me never.

(Instrumental bridge)
Bm F#7 Em Bm

B                     Em
Here I stand, feeling lost and so alone.
A7                  D
Take my hand; don't desert me now,
F#7
Please don't hurt me now.

Bm                            F#7
If you walk with me, though I know the road is long,
Em                     Bm
I'll get by, with your love to make me strong.
B                  Em
More by vow than a guiding star above,
           Bm             F#7       Bm    Em  Bm
I long for you; walk with me, oh my love.
           Bm             F#7       Bm    Em  Bm
I long for you; walk with me, oh my love.
 

You Can Tell the World

A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D (ie AD 8 times)

A D A D A D A              A
Yoooooouuuuuu can tell the world about this,
                 D             A
You can tell the nations about that,
                  D          A
Tell 'em what the Master has done,
                  D          A
Tell 'em that the gospel has come,
                  D              A
Tell 'em that the victory's been won;
           A    E    A   E       A
He brought joy, joy, joy into my heart.

D   A D A D A D A              A
Oh, yooooouuuuuuu can tell the world about this,
                 D             A
You can tell the nations about that,
                  D          A
Tell 'em what the Master has done,
                  D          A
Tell 'em that the gospel has come,
                  D          A
Tell 'em that the victory's been won;
                E    A     E     A
He brought joy, joy, joy into my heart.

E                                D       A    D       A
Heard the Lord, He spoke to me; (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
E                               D       A    D       A
Told about a Man from Galilee; (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
F#m                                D       A    D       A
Heard the Lord, He spoke so well; (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
F#m                                          D       A    D       A
He told about the fires that flame in hell. (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
F#m                                D       A    D       A
I don't know, but I've been told, (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
F#m                                         D       A    D       A
The streets of heaven are paved with gold. (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
           A    E    A     E     A
He brought joy, joy, joy into my heart.

A D A D A D A
Yoooooouuuuuuu can tell the world about this,
                 D             A
You can tell the nations about that,
                  D          A
Tell 'em what the Master has done,
                  D          A
Tell 'em that the gospel has come,
                  D              A
Tell 'em that the victory's been won;
           A    E    A     E     A
He brought joy, joy, joy into my heart.

E                                D       A    D       A
Heard the Lord, He spoke to me; (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
E                               D       A    D       A
Told about a Man from Galilee; (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
F#m                                D       A    D       A
Heard the Lord, He spoke so well; (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
F#m                                          D       A    D       A
He told about the fires that flame in hell. (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
F#m                                D       A    D       A
I don't know, but I've been told, (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
F#m                                         D       A    D       A
The streets of heaven are paved with gold. (Yes, He did! Yes, He did!)
           A    E    A     E     A
He brought joy, joy, joy into my heart.
           A                   D  E        A D A D A D A
He brought joy; Oh, He brought joy into my heeeaaarrrttt.
 

Morningtown Ride

G             G7
Train whistle blowin',
C              G      G7
Makes a sleepy noise;
C                G
Underneath their blankets
   Am                D
Go all the girls and boys.

G                 G7
Rockin', rollin', ridin',
C             G    G7
Out along the bay,
C             G      Em
All bound for Morningtown,
D          G  D
Many miles away.

G               G7
Driver at the engine,
C                 G    G7
Fireman rings the bell,
C                  G
Sandman swings the lantern
   Am               D
To show that all is well.

G                 G7
Rockin', rollin', ridin',
C             G   G7
Out along the bay,
C             G      Em
All bound for Morningtown,
D           G   D
Many miles away.

G           G7
Maybe it is raining
C                    G     G7
Where our train will ride;
C              G
All the little travellers
    Am              D
Are warm and snug inside.

G                 G7
Rockin', rollin', ridin',
C             G   G7
Out along the bay,
C             G      Em
All bound for Morningtown,
D           G  D
Many miles away.

G                  G7
Somewhere there is sunshine,
C                  G   G7
Somewhere there is day,
C                  G
Somewhere there is Morningtown,
Am          D
Many miles away.

G                 G7
Rockin', rollin', ridin',
C             G   G7
Out along the bay,
C             G      Em
All bound for Morningtown,
D          G
Many miles away.

G                 G7
Rockin', rollin', ridin',
C             G   G7
Out along the bay,
C             G      Em
All bound for Morningtown,
D          G
Many miles away.
 
 

 There is now also a second page of song chords.

A number of the songs above were written by Tom Springfield. You can find out more about him, here.
 

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