George Formby no es solamente un icono del entertainment británico, sino que su música fue influencia fundamental en el nacimiento del skiffle inglés, estilo claramente enraizado en el Country y en el folk estadounidenses. No sería exagerado afirmar, pues, que sin Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly o Formby, jamás habría existido Lonnie Donegan.
Además, fue precursor de un instrumento del que no se suele hablar demasiado: el banjolele (o banjulele)
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Bless Em All The Long and The Short and The Tall Chords George Formby, Jr 1940 (Fred Godfrey 1917)
Capo I*
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DA They say there's a troopship just leaving Bombay, bound for old Blighty shore A7D Heavily laden with time expired men, bound for the land they adore. DA There's many an airman just finishing his time, there's many a twerp signing on. A7AA7AA7D You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless 'em All.
DD7G Bless em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall A Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, E7EAA7 Bless all the corprals and their blinkin sons, DD7G Cos were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl AA7AA7AA7D You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless 'em All
D They say if you work hard you'll get better pay A We've heard all that before
Clean up your buttons and polish your boots A7D Scrub out the barrack room floor DA There's many a rookie has taken it in, hook line and sinker an 'all AA7AA7AA7D You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
DD7G Bless em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall A Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, E7EAA7 Bless all the corprals and their blinkin sons, DD7G Cos were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl AA7AA7AA7D You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
DA Now they say that the Sergeant's a very nice chap, oh what a tale to tell. A7D Ask him for leave on a Saturday night and he'll pay your fare home as well. DA There's many an airman has blighted his life through writing rude words on the wall AA7AA7AA7D You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
DD7G Bless em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall A Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, E7EAA7 Bless all the corprals and their blinkin sons, DD7G Cos were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl AA7AA7AA7D You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
DGGmEA7D Nobody knows what a twerp you have been, so cheer up my lads, bless em all