Biography:
George Formby, OBE (26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961), was a British actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. He sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele. He was a major star of stage and screen in the 1930s and '40s, when Formby became the UK's highest-paid entertainer. His songs such as "When I'm Cleaning Windows" were particularly popular during the Second World War (1939–45).
When he and his wife travelled throughout the war, creating improvised lyrics to songs to fit the situation, they delighted their audiences.
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- I'm Leaning On A Lampost
- Leaning On A Lampost
- Maginot Line
- When I'm Cleaning Windows
- When Im Cleaning Windows
- Leaning On A Lamp Post
- Bless Em All
- Id Do It With A Smile
- Id Like A Dream Like That
- Mother Whatll I Do Now
- Our Sergeant Major
- Swimmin With The Wimmin
- The Other Side Of The World
- Why Dont Women Like Me
- With My Little Ukulele In My Hand
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Bless Em All The Long and The Short and The Tall Chords
George Formby, Jr 1940 (Fred Godfrey 1917)
Capo I*
A A7 D
D A
They say there's a troopship just leaving Bombay, bound for old Blighty shore
A7 D
Heavily laden with time expired men, bound for the land they adore.
D A
There's many an airman just finishing his time, there's many a twerp signing on.
A7 A A7 A A7 D
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless 'em All.
D D7 G
Bless em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall
A
Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones,
E7 E A A7
Bless all the corprals and their blinkin sons,
D D7 G
Cos were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl
A A7 A A7 A A7 D
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
A7 D
Scrub out the barrack room floor
D A
There's many a rookie has taken it in, hook line and sinker an 'all
A A7 A A7 A A7 D
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
D D7 G
Bless em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall
A
Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones,
E7 E A A7
Bless all the corprals and their blinkin sons,
D D7 G
Cos were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl
A A7 A A7 A A7 D
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
D A
Now they say that the Sergeant's a very nice chap, oh what a tale to tell.
A7 D
Ask him for leave on a Saturday night and he'll pay your fare home as well.
D A
There's many an airman has blighted his life through writing rude words on the wall
A A7 A A7 A A7 D
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
D D7 G
Bless em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall
A
Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones,
E7 E A A7
Bless all the corprals and their blinkin sons,
D D7 G
Cos were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl
A A7 A A7 A A7 D
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
D G Gm E A7 D
Nobody knows what a twerp you have been, so cheer up my lads, bless em all
* Alternate:
No Capo
A = G
A7 = G7
D = C
D7 = C7
G = F
E7 = D7
Gm = Fm
Set8
http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/
# 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*
A A7 D
D A
They say there's a troopship just leaving Bombay, bound for old Blighty shore
A7 D
Heavily laden with time expired men, bound for the land they adore.
D A
There's many an airman just finishing his time, there's many a twerp signing on.
A7 A A7 A A7 D
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless 'em All.
D D7 G
Bless em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall
A
Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones,
E7 E A A7
Bless all the corprals and their blinkin sons,
D D7 G
Cos were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl
A A7 A A7 A A7 D
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
A7 D
Scrub out the barrack room floor
D A
There's many a rookie has taken it in, hook line and sinker an 'all
A A7 A A7 A A7 D
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
D D7 G
Bless em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall
A
Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones,
E7 E A A7
Bless all the corprals and their blinkin sons,
D D7 G
Cos were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl
A A7 A A7 A A7 D
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
D A
Now they say that the Sergeant's a very nice chap, oh what a tale to tell.
A7 D
Ask him for leave on a Saturday night and he'll pay your fare home as well.
D A
There's many an airman has blighted his life through writing rude words on the wall
A A7 A A7 A A7 D
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
D D7 G
Bless em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall
A
Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones,
E7 E A A7
Bless all the corprals and their blinkin sons,
D D7 G
Cos were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl
A A7 A A7 A A7 D
You'll get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All
D G Gm E A7 D
Nobody knows what a twerp you have been, so cheer up my lads, bless em all
* Alternate:
No Capo
A = G
A7 = G7
D = C
D7 = C7
G = F
E7 = D7
Gm = Fm
Set8
http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/
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