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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Ok this is the song transcribed for guitar. It's not exactly 'cool' but its a good
party song. It works best on an acoustic guitar with a real um-cha kind of chord
pattern like I've tabbed.
NOTE: The dot (.) symbol above the tab means staccato (stop the chord from ringing)!
Pattern 1:
A . . . . . . D . . E . . . . . . . .
e---0---0---0---0---0---0----2---2----0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0-
B---2---2---2---2---2---2----3---3----0---0---0---0---0---0----2---2-
G---2---2---2---2---2---2----2---2----1---1---1---1---1---1----2---2-
D---2---2---2---2---2---2--0-0-0-0----2---2---2---2---2---2----2---2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------2---2---2---2---2---2--0-0-0-0-
E-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------
Ok each stanza uses this pattern like so:
A
Now I go cleaning windows
D
To earn an honest bob
E
For a nosy Parker
A
It's an interesting job
ALL of these verse use this pattern and also the instrumental breaks.
And each refrain uses pattern 2:
F#m . . . . E . . . . D . . . . E . .
e---2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2----0---0-0-
B---2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----3---3---3---3----0---0-0-
G---2---2---2---2----1---1---1---1----2---2---2---2----1---1-1-
D---4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-
A---4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2---------------------2---2-2-
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-
F#m
In my profession I work hard
E
But I'll never stop
D
I'll climb this blinkin' ladder
E
Till I get right to the top
And that's it!
party song. It works best on an acoustic guitar with a real um-cha kind of chord
pattern like I've tabbed.
NOTE: The dot (.) symbol above the tab means staccato (stop the chord from ringing)!
Pattern 1:
A . . . . . . D . . E . . . . . . . .
e---0---0---0---0---0---0----2---2----0---0---0---0---0---0----0---0-
B---2---2---2---2---2---2----3---3----0---0---0---0---0---0----2---2-
G---2---2---2---2---2---2----2---2----1---1---1---1---1---1----2---2-
D---2---2---2---2---2---2--0-0-0-0----2---2---2---2---2---2----2---2-
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------2---2---2---2---2---2--0-0-0-0-
E-----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------
Ok each stanza uses this pattern like so:
A
Now I go cleaning windows
D
To earn an honest bob
E
For a nosy Parker
A
It's an interesting job
ALL of these verse use this pattern and also the instrumental breaks.
And each refrain uses pattern 2:
F#m . . . . E . . . . D . . . . E . .
e---2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----2---2---2---2----0---0-0-
B---2---2---2---2----0---0---0---0----3---3---3---3----0---0-0-
G---2---2---2---2----1---1---1---1----2---2---2---2----1---1-1-
D---4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----2---2-2-
A---4---4---4---4----2---2---2---2---------------------2---2-2-
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-0-
F#m
In my profession I work hard
E
But I'll never stop
D
I'll climb this blinkin' ladder
E
Till I get right to the top
And that's it!
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