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When i'm cleaning windows

George Formby G# Vote rhythm

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11 months ago
Tone: [G]
Capo: 1
Intro:
[C] [D7] [G] [C]
Chorus 1:
[F]Now I go cleaning window[G7]windows to earn an honest bob.
[C]For a nosey parker it's an interesting [F]job
 
Verse 1:
[C]Now it's a job that [C7]just suits me,
[F]a window cleaner [D7]you would be.
If [C]you could see what [F]I can see
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
 
Verse 2:
[C]The honeymooning [C7]couples too,
[F]You should see them [D7]bill and coo.
You'd [C]be surprised at [F]things they do
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
 
Chorus 2:
[F]In my profession I work hard, [G7]but I'll never stop.
[C]I'll climb this
blinking ladder 'til I get right to the [F]top.
 
Verse 3:
[C]The blushing bride she [C7]looks divine,
The [F]bridegroom he is [D7]doing fine
I'd [C]rather have his [F]job than mine
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
 
Verse 4:
[C]The chambermaid sweet [C7]names I call,
It's a [F]wonder [D7]I don't fall.
My [C]minds not on my [F]work at all
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows
 
Verse 5:
[C]I know a fellow, [C7]such a swell,
He has a [F]thirst it's [D7]plain to tell.
I've [C]seen him drink his [F]bath as well
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows
 
Chorus 2:
[F]Oh in my profession I work har[G7]hard, but I'll never stop.
[C]I'll climb this blinking
ladder 'til I get right to the [F]top.
 
Verse 6:
[C]Pyjamas lying [C7]side by side
[F]Ladies nighties [D7]I have spied.
I've [C]often seen what [F]goes inside,
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
 
Verse 7:
[C]There's a famous [C7]talkie queen,
[F]She looks a flapper [D7]on the screen.
She's [C]more like eighty [D7]than eighteen
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
 
Verse 8:
[C]She pulls her hair all [C7]down behind,
Then [F]pulls down her, [D7]never mind
And af[C]after that pu[D7]pulls down the blind
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
 
Chorus 3:
[F]All day up this ladder I’m as [G7]busy as can be
[C]It’s not my fault I see a lot of things I shouldn’t [F]see
 
Verse 9:
[C]An old maids walks ar[C7]around the floor
She’s [F]so fed up, one day [D7]I’m sure
She’ll [C]drag me in [D7]and lock the door
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
 
Verse 10:
[C]At eight o'clock a [C7]girl she wakes,
[F]At five past eight a [D7]bath she takes.
At t[C]ten past eight [D7]my ladder breaks
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.
[G7]When I'm cleaning [C]windows.

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