When I'm Cleaning Windows
George Formby (Fred Cliff, Harry Gifford & George Formby, 1936)
Intro
| [C] | [C7] | [F] | [D7] |
| [C] | [C] | [Cdim7] | [C] |
Now | [C] I go window | cleaning to | [D7] earn an honest | bob
| [G] For a nosey | parker it's an | interesting | [C] job
Now | [C] it's a job that | [C7] just suits me,
a | [F] window cleaner | [D7] you would be
If | [C] you could see what | I can see,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
The | [C] honeymooning | [C7] couples too,
| [F] you should see them | [D7] bill and coo
You'd | [C] be surprised at | things they do,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
Chorus
In | [E7] my profession | I work hard,
| [A7] but I'll never | stop.
I'll | [D7] climb this blinking | ladder 'til
I | [G7] get right to the | top
The | [C] blushing bride she | [C7] looks divine,
the | [F] bridegroom he is | [D7] doing fine
I'd | [C] rather have his | job than mine,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
The | [C] chambermaid sweet | [C7] names I call,
| [F] it's a wonder | [D7] I don't fall
My | [C] mind's not on me | work at all,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
I | [C] know a fellow | [C7] such a swell,
he | [F] has a thirst that's | [D7] plain to tell
I've | [C] seen him drink his | bath as well,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
Chorus
In | [E7] my profession | I work hard,
| [A7] but I'll never | stop.
I'll | [D7] climb this blinking | ladder 'til
I | [G7] get right to the | top
Py- | [C] jamas lying | [C7] side by side
| [F] ladies' nighties | [D7] I have spied
I've | [C] often seen what | goes inside,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
Instrumental
Intro
| [C] | [C7] | [F] | [D7] |
| [C] | [C] | [Cdim7] | [C] |
| [C] | [C7] | [F] | [D7] |
| [C] | [C] | [Cdim7] | [C] |
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[E7] All day up this ladder
I'm as [A7] happy as can be
It's [D7] not my fault I see a lot of [G] things
I shouldn't [G7] see
| [C] there's a famous | [C7] talkie queen,
She | [F] looks a flapper | [D7] on the screen
She's | [C] more like eighty | than eighteen,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
She | [C] pulls her hair all | [C7] down behind,
| [F] then pulls down her, | [D7] never mind
| [C] After that pulls | down the blind,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
In | [E7] my profession | I work hard,
| [A7] but I'll never | stop.
I'll | [D7] climb this blinking | ladder 'til
I | [G7] get right to the | top
[E7] All day up this ladder
I'm as [A7] happy as can be
It's [D7] not my fault I see a lot of [G] things
I shouldn't [G7] see
At [C↓] 8 o'clock, a [C7↓] girl she wakes,
at [F↓] 5 past 8, a [D7↓] bath she takes
At [C↓] 10 past 8, me [A7↓] ladder breaks,
[Cdim7] when I'm cleaning [C] windows
Instrumental
[C] [C7] [F] [D7] [C] [A7] [Cdim7]
When I'm cleaning [C] windows [C↓] [G7↓] [C↓]
#This recording is in the key of Bb. Chart is in key of C.
#To play along, down tune your ukulele by a whole tone.
#Last Updated 07/28/20 JJ
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George Formby (Fred Cliff, Harry Gifford & George Formby, 1936)
Intro
| [C] | [C7] | [F] | [D7] |
| [C] | [C] | [Cdim7] | [C] |
Now | [C] I go window | cleaning to | [D7] earn an honest | bob
| [G] For a nosey | parker it's an | interesting | [C] job
Now | [C] it's a job that | [C7] just suits me,
a | [F] window cleaner | [D7] you would be
If | [C] you could see what | I can see,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
The | [C] honeymooning | [C7] couples too,
| [F] you should see them | [D7] bill and coo
You'd | [C] be surprised at | things they do,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
Chorus
In | [E7] my profession | I work hard,
| [A7] but I'll never | stop.
I'll | [D7] climb this blinking | ladder 'til
I | [G7] get right to the | top
The | [C] blushing bride she | [C7] looks divine,
the | [F] bridegroom he is | [D7] doing fine
I'd | [C] rather have his | job than mine,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
The | [C] chambermaid sweet | [C7] names I call,
| [F] it's a wonder | [D7] I don't fall
My | [C] mind's not on me | work at all,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
I | [C] know a fellow | [C7] such a swell,
he | [F] has a thirst that's | [D7] plain to tell
I've | [C] seen him drink his | bath as well,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
Chorus
In | [E7] my profession | I work hard,
| [A7] but I'll never | stop.
I'll | [D7] climb this blinking | ladder 'til
I | [G7] get right to the | top
Py- | [C] jamas lying | [C7] side by side
| [F] ladies' nighties | [D7] I have spied
I've | [C] often seen what | goes inside,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
Instrumental
Intro
| [C] | [C7] | [F] | [D7] |
| [C] | [C] | [Cdim7] | [C] |
| [C] | [C7] | [F] | [D7] |
| [C] | [C] | [Cdim7] | [C] |
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[E7] All day up this ladder
I'm as [A7] happy as can be
It's [D7] not my fault I see a lot of [G] things
I shouldn't [G7] see
| [C] there's a famous | [C7] talkie queen,
She | [F] looks a flapper | [D7] on the screen
She's | [C] more like eighty | than eighteen,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
She | [C] pulls her hair all | [C7] down behind,
| [F] then pulls down her, | [D7] never mind
| [C] After that pulls | down the blind,
| [Cdim7] when I'm cleaning | [C] windows
In | [E7] my profession | I work hard,
| [A7] but I'll never | stop.
I'll | [D7] climb this blinking | ladder 'til
I | [G7] get right to the | top
[E7] All day up this ladder
I'm as [A7] happy as can be
It's [D7] not my fault I see a lot of [G] things
I shouldn't [G7] see
At [C↓] 8 o'clock, a [C7↓] girl she wakes,
at [F↓] 5 past 8, a [D7↓] bath she takes
At [C↓] 10 past 8, me [A7↓] ladder breaks,
[Cdim7] when I'm cleaning [C] windows
Instrumental
[C] [C7] [F] [D7] [C] [A7] [Cdim7]
When I'm cleaning [C] windows [C↓] [G7↓] [C↓]
#This recording is in the key of Bb. Chart is in key of C.
#To play along, down tune your ukulele by a whole tone.
#Last Updated 07/28/20 JJ
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