Biography:
John Peter Farnham (born July 1, 1949) is an English-born Australian pop singer. Domestically he has remained one of Australia's best-known performers over a career spanning more than 30 years. He is the only Australian artist to have a number one record in five consecutive decades (echoing Sir Cliff Richard in the United Kingdom). Between 1982 and 1986 he fronted Little River Band.
Born in Dagenham, East London, United Kingdom, Farnham spent the first years of his life in England before migrating to Australia in 1959.
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Four years of hard work!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
C G
C G
Sadie the cleaning lady
G C
With trusty scrubbing brush and pail of water
F C A7
Worked her fingers to the bone for the life she had at home
D7 G7
Providing at the same time for her daughter
C G
Ah Sadie the cleaning lady
G C
Her aching knee's not getting any younger
F C A7
Well her red detergent hands have for years not held a mans
D7 G7
And time would find her hard in spite of hunger
C Dm7
Scrub your floors, do your chores, dear old Sadie
G7 C
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
C Dm7
Can't afford to get bored, dear old Sadie
G7 C G#7
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
C# G#
Ah, Sadie the cleaning lady
G# C#
Her female mind would find a way of trapping
F# C# A#7
Though as gentle as a lamb, Sam the elevator man
D#7 G#7
So she could spend the night by TV napping
Violin Solo:
C# D#m7 G#7 C#
C# D#m7 G#7 C# A
D N.C.
Ah, Sadie the cleaning lady
Her aching knee's not getting any younger
Well, her red detergent hands have for years not held a mans
And time would find her hard in spite of hunger
D Em7
Ah, scrub your floors, do your chores, dear old Sadie
A7 D
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
D Em7
Can't afford to get bored dear old Sadie
A7 D A#7
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
D# A#
Ah, Sadie the cleaning lady
A# D#
Her Sam was what she got for crying and singing
G# D# C7
To her solo and dismay, she's still working til this day
F7 A#7
Her Sam turned out to be another singer
D# Fm7
Ah, scrub your floors, do your chores, dear old Sadie
A#7 D#
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
D# Fm7
Can't afford to get bored dear old Sadie
A#7 D#
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
Repeat and fade
C G
Sadie the cleaning lady
G C
With trusty scrubbing brush and pail of water
F C A7
Worked her fingers to the bone for the life she had at home
D7 G7
Providing at the same time for her daughter
C G
Ah Sadie the cleaning lady
G C
Her aching knee's not getting any younger
F C A7
Well her red detergent hands have for years not held a mans
D7 G7
And time would find her hard in spite of hunger
C Dm7
Scrub your floors, do your chores, dear old Sadie
G7 C
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
C Dm7
Can't afford to get bored, dear old Sadie
G7 C G#7
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
C# G#
Ah, Sadie the cleaning lady
G# C#
Her female mind would find a way of trapping
F# C# A#7
Though as gentle as a lamb, Sam the elevator man
D#7 G#7
So she could spend the night by TV napping
Violin Solo:
C# D#m7 G#7 C#
C# D#m7 G#7 C# A
D N.C.
Ah, Sadie the cleaning lady
Her aching knee's not getting any younger
Well, her red detergent hands have for years not held a mans
And time would find her hard in spite of hunger
D Em7
Ah, scrub your floors, do your chores, dear old Sadie
A7 D
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
D Em7
Can't afford to get bored dear old Sadie
A7 D A#7
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
D# A#
Ah, Sadie the cleaning lady
A# D#
Her Sam was what she got for crying and singing
G# D# C7
To her solo and dismay, she's still working til this day
F7 A#7
Her Sam turned out to be another singer
D# Fm7
Ah, scrub your floors, do your chores, dear old Sadie
A#7 D#
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
D# Fm7
Can't afford to get bored dear old Sadie
A#7 D#
Looks as though you'll always be a cleaning lady
Repeat and fade
