(There are two guitar in this song, one of which has a capo on the 2nd fret, and is
played in a more finger picking fashion. The other is played with no capo, and is the same
note chords, but obviously a different structure since there is no capo. The chords for
the second guitar are Bm Em G D F#, played in the same fashion as the first guitar, just
more of a strumming pattern than finger picking)
(The following is for the guitar with the capo, and all chords are relative to the capo
on the second fret)
[Intro]
Am Dm F C E
[Chorus]
Am
Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey
Dm
Chim chim cher-ee!
F C E
A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can be
Am
Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey
Dm
Chim chim cher-oo!
F C E Am
Good luck will rub off when I shakes 'ands with you
[Verse]
Am Dm
Now, as the ladder of life 'as been strung
F C E
You might think a sweep's on the bottommost rung
Am Dm
Though I spends me time in the ashes and smoke
F C E Am
In this 'ole wide world there's no 'appier bloke
[Chorus]
Am
Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey
Dm
Chim chim cher-ee!
F C E
A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can be
Am
Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey
Dm
Chim chim cher-oo!
F C E Am
Good luck will rub off when I shakes 'ands with you
F Am E Am
Or blow me a kiss and that's lucky too
[Instrumental]
Am Dm F C E ?2
[Verse]
Am Dm
I choose me bristles with pride, yes, I do
F C E
A broom for the shaft and a brush for the flue
Am Dm
Up where the smoke is all billered and curled
F C E Am
'Tween pavement and stars is the chimney sweep world
Am Dm
When there's 'ardly no day nor 'ardly no night
F C E
There's things 'alf in shadow and 'alfway in light
F Am E Am
On the rooftops of London oh, what a sight!
[Instrumental]
Am Dm F C E ?2
[Chorus]
Am
Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey
Dm
Chim chim cher-ee!
F C E
A sweep is as lucky, as lucky can be
Am
Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey
Dm
Chim chim cher-oo!
F C E Am
Good luck will rub off when I shakes 'ands with you
F Am E Am
Or blow me a kiss and that's lucky too
[Instrumental]
Am Dm F C E ?2