Intro: E7, Am
Am
I am a chimbley
E7
a chimbley sweep
D7
No bed to lie
Am
no shoes to hold my feet
Upon the rooftops
E7
in dead of night
D7
You'll hear me cry
Am
I'll shake you from your sleep
C
Hear me weep
G F
your day will come in peace
Am C F D7
For I am a poor and a wretched boy
Am E7 Am
A chimbley chimbley sweep
Am
I am an orphan
E7
an orphan boy
D7
I've known no love
Am
I've seen no mother's joy
a dirty doorstep
E7
my cradle laid
D7
my fortune's made
Am
I'll shake you from your sleep
C
Hear me weep
G F
your day will come in peace
Am C F D7
For I am a poor and a wretched boy
Am E7 Am
A chimbley chimbley sweep
Am
Oh lonely urchin
E7
the widow cried
D7
i've not been swept
Am
since the day my husband died
her cheeks a-blushing
E7
her legs laid bare
D7
and shipwrecked there
Am
I'll shake you from your sleep
C
Hear me weep
G F
your day will come in peace
Am C F D7
For I am a poor and a wretched boy
Am E7 Am
A chimbley chimbley sweep
Am C F D7
For I am a poor and a wretched boy
Am E7 Am
A chimbley chimbley sweep