Leaning On A Lampost by George Formby, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Leaning On A Lampost

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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-_chords at bottom of tab_-

Intro:

C G7 C6 C#dim
I'm leaning on a lamp maybe you think
G
I look a tramp
C C6 D7 G7 C
Or you may think I'm hanging 'round to steal a car

Ebdim Dm7 G7

C G7 C6 C#dim
But no I'm not a crook and if you think
G7
That's what I look
G Am D7 G7 Dm7 G7
I'll tell you why I'm here and what my motives are

Verse 1:

C
I'm leaning on a lamp-post
At the corner of the street
G7 C
In case a certain little lady comes by
Dm7 G7
Oh me
C Am7
Oh my
G D7 G G7
I hope the little lady comes by

C
I don't know if she'll get away
She doesn't always get away
G7 C
But anyhow I know that she'll try
Dm7 G7
Oh me
C Am7
Oh my
G D7 G
I hope the little lady comes by

Bridge 1:

G7 Dm7 G7
There's no other girl I would wait for
G+ C E7 Am
But this one I'd break any date for
D7 Am7 D7
I won't have to ask what she's late for
G7 Dm7 G7
She wouldn't leave me flat she's not a girl like that

Chorus 1:

C
Oh she's absolutely wonderful
And marvellous and beautiful
G7 C7 C+
And anyone can understand why
F D7
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street
C G7 C
In case a certain little lady passes by

Verse 2:

C
I'm leaning on a lamp-post
At the corner of the street
G7 C
In case a certain little lady comes by
Dm7 G7
Oh me
C Am7
Oh my
G D7
I hope the little lady goes
G7
Do do do dah dah dee dee dee

C
I don't know if she'll get away
She doesn't always get away
G7 C
But anyhow I know that she'll try
Dm7 G7
Oh me
C Am7
Oh my
G D7 G
I hope the little lady comes by

Bridge 2:

G7 Dm7 G7
There's no other girl I would wait for
G+ C E7 Am
But this one I'd break any date for
D7 Am7 D7
I won't have to ask what she's late for
G7 Dm7 G7
She wouldn't leave me flat she's not a girl like that

Chorus 2:

C
Oh she's absolutely wonderful
And marvellous and beautiful
G7 C7 C+
And anyone can understand why
F D7
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street
C G7 C
In case a certain little lady passes by

Bridge 3:

G7 Dm7 G7
There's no other girl I would wait for
G+ C E7 Am
But this one I'd break any date for
D7 Am7 D7
I won't have to ask what she's late for
G7 Dm7 G7
She wouldn't leave me flat she's not a girl like that

Chorus 3:

C
Oh she's absolutely wonderful
And marvellous and beautiful
G7 C7 C+
And anyone can understand why
F D7
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street
C G7 C
In case a certain little lady passes by

*UKULELE CHORDS*
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C G7 C6 C#dim G D7 Ebdim Dm7

GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA
3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 13

Am Am7 G+ E7 C+

GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA
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