Biography:
George Formby, OBE (26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961), was a British actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. He sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele. He was a major star of stage and screen in the 1930s and '40s, when Formby became the UK's highest-paid entertainer. His songs such as "When I'm Cleaning Windows" were particularly popular during the Second World War (1939–45).
When he and his wife travelled throughout the war, creating improvised lyrics to songs to fit the situation, they delighted their audiences.
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Other songs:
- I'm Leaning On A Lampost
- Leaning On A Lampost
- Maginot Line
- When I'm Cleaning Windows
- When Im Cleaning Windows
- Leaning On A Lamp Post
- Bless Em All
- Id Do It With A Smile
- Id Like A Dream Like That
- Mother Whatll I Do Now
- Our Sergeant Major
- Swimmin With The Wimmin
- The Other Side Of The World
- Why Dont Women Like Me
- With My Little Ukulele In My Hand
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...LEANIN' ON A LAMP-POST... by George Formby
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*Released 1937*
*N.B...Ukulele CHORD DIAGRAMS follow the Guitar Tab*
Intro:
C G7 C6 C#dim G
I'm leaning on a lamp; maybe you think, I look a tramp,
C C6 D7 G7 C D#dim Dm7 G7
Or you may think I'm hanging 'round to steal a car.
C G7 C6 C#dim G7
But no, I'm not a crook, and if you think, that's what I look;
G Am D7 G7 Dm7 G7
I'll tell you why I'm here and what my motives are.
*(Tempo Change)*
Verse 1:
C
I'm leaning on a lamp-post, at the corner of the street,
G7 C
In case a certain little lady comes by.
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7 G G7
I hope the little lady comes by.
C
I don't know if she'll get away, she doesn't always get away,
G7 C
But anyhow I know that she'll try.
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7 G
I hope the little lady comes by.
Bridge 1:
G7 Dm7 G7
There's no other girl I would wait for,
Gaug C E7 Am
But this one I'd break any date for.
D7 Am7 D7
I won't have to ask what she's late for;
G7 Dm7 G7
She wouldn't leave me flat; she's not a girl like that.
Chorus 1:
C
Oh, she's absolutely wonderful and marvellous and beautiful,
G7 C7 Caug
And anyone can understand why;
F D7
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street,
C G7 C
In case a certain little lady passes by.
(Tempo Change)
Verse 2:
C
I'm leaning on a lamp-post, at the corner of the street,
G7 C
In case a certain little lady comes by.
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7 G G7
I hope the little lady comes by.
C
I don't know if she'll get away, she doesn't always get away,
G7 C
But anyhow I know that she'll try.
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7
I hope the little lady goes;
G7 (n.C)
Wah dah, dah dah dah, dah dee, boom boom.
Bridge 2:
G7 Dm7 G7
There's no other girl I would wait for,
Gaug C E7 Am
But this one I'd break any date for.
D7 Am7 D7
I won't have to ask what she's late for;
G7 Dm7 G7
She wouldn't leave me flat; she's not a girl like that.
Chorus 2:
C
Oh, she's absolutely wonderful and marvellous and beautiful,
G7 C7 Caug
And anyone can understand why;
F D7
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street,
C G7 C G7
In case a certain little lady passes by.
Coda:
C G7 C, Dm7 G7, C Am7, G D7 G, G7
G7 Dm7 G7, Gaug C E7 Am
D7 Am7 D7, G7 Dm7 G7
C G7 C7 Caug, F D7 C G7 C, G7 C
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C G7 C6 C#dim G D7 D#dim
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 323000 x32200 xx2323 320003 xx0212 xx1212
Dm7 Am Am7 Gaug E7 Caug
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0221 x02210 x02013 321000 020100 x32110
*UKULELE CHORDS*
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C G7 C6 C#dim G D7 D#dim Dm7 Am Am7 Gaug E7 Caug
GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA
0003 0212 0000 0101 0323 2223 2323 2213 2000 0000 0302 1202 1003
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
----------------------------.................
*Released 1937*
*N.B...Ukulele CHORD DIAGRAMS follow the Guitar Tab*
Intro:
C G7 C6 C#dim G
I'm leaning on a lamp; maybe you think, I look a tramp,
C C6 D7 G7 C D#dim Dm7 G7
Or you may think I'm hanging 'round to steal a car.
C G7 C6 C#dim G7
But no, I'm not a crook, and if you think, that's what I look;
G Am D7 G7 Dm7 G7
I'll tell you why I'm here and what my motives are.
*(Tempo Change)*
Verse 1:
C
I'm leaning on a lamp-post, at the corner of the street,
G7 C
In case a certain little lady comes by.
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7 G G7
I hope the little lady comes by.
C
I don't know if she'll get away, she doesn't always get away,
G7 C
But anyhow I know that she'll try.
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7 G
I hope the little lady comes by.
Bridge 1:
G7 Dm7 G7
There's no other girl I would wait for,
Gaug C E7 Am
But this one I'd break any date for.
D7 Am7 D7
I won't have to ask what she's late for;
G7 Dm7 G7
She wouldn't leave me flat; she's not a girl like that.
Chorus 1:
C
Oh, she's absolutely wonderful and marvellous and beautiful,
G7 C7 Caug
And anyone can understand why;
F D7
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street,
C G7 C
In case a certain little lady passes by.
(Tempo Change)
Verse 2:
C
I'm leaning on a lamp-post, at the corner of the street,
G7 C
In case a certain little lady comes by.
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7 G G7
I hope the little lady comes by.
C
I don't know if she'll get away, she doesn't always get away,
G7 C
But anyhow I know that she'll try.
Dm7 G7 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7
I hope the little lady goes;
G7 (n.C)
Wah dah, dah dah dah, dah dee, boom boom.
Bridge 2:
G7 Dm7 G7
There's no other girl I would wait for,
Gaug C E7 Am
But this one I'd break any date for.
D7 Am7 D7
I won't have to ask what she's late for;
G7 Dm7 G7
She wouldn't leave me flat; she's not a girl like that.
Chorus 2:
C
Oh, she's absolutely wonderful and marvellous and beautiful,
G7 C7 Caug
And anyone can understand why;
F D7
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street,
C G7 C G7
In case a certain little lady passes by.
Coda:
C G7 C, Dm7 G7, C Am7, G D7 G, G7
G7 Dm7 G7, Gaug C E7 Am
D7 Am7 D7, G7 Dm7 G7
C G7 C7 Caug, F D7 C G7 C, G7 C
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C G7 C6 C#dim G D7 D#dim
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 323000 x32200 xx2323 320003 xx0212 xx1212
Dm7 Am Am7 Gaug E7 Caug
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0221 x02210 x02013 321000 020100 x32110
*UKULELE CHORDS*
----------------
C G7 C6 C#dim G D7 D#dim Dm7 Am Am7 Gaug E7 Caug
GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA
0003 0212 0000 0101 0323 2223 2323 2213 2000 0000 0302 1202 1003
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
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