...LEANIN' ON A LAMPOST... by George Formby
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*Released 1937*
*N.B...Ukulele CHORD DIAGRAMS
follow the Guitar Tab*
Intro:
C G7
I'm leaning on a lamp,
C6 C#dim
Maybe you think,
G
I look a tramp,
C,
Or you may think,
C6 D7
I'm hanging 'round,
G7 C
To steal a car.
Ebdim Dm7 G7
C G7
But no I'm not a crook,
C6 C#dim
And if you think,
G7
That's what I look,
G
I'll tell you why I'm here,
Am D7 G7 Dm7 G7
And what my motives are.
*(Tempo Change)*
Verse 1:
C
I'm leaning on a lamp-post,
At the corner of the street,
G7
In case a certain,
C
Little lady comes by.
Dm7 G7
Oh me,
C Am7
Oh my,
G
I hope the little,
D7 G G7
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
I hope the little,
D7 G
Lady comes by.
Bridge 1:
G7
There's no other girl,
Dm7 G7
I would wait for,
G+ C
But this one,
E7 Am
I'd break any date for,
D7
I won't have to ask,
Am7 D7
What she's late for,
G7 Dm7
She wouldn't leave me flat,
G7
She's not a girl like that.
Chorus 1:
C
Oh, she's absolutely wonderful,
And marvellous and beautiful,
G7
And anyone can,
C7 C+
Understand why,
F
I'm leaning on a lamp-post,
D7
At the corner of the street,
C
In case a certain,
G7 C
Little lady passes by.
(Tempo Change)
Verse 2:
C
I'm leaning on a lamp-post,
At the corner of the street,
G7
In case a certain,
C
Little lady comes by.
Dm7 G7
Oh me,
C Am7
Oh my,
G
I hope the little,
D7
Lady goes:
G7
Do do do dah,
Dah dee dee dee...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/george_formby/leaning_on_a_lampost_crd.html ]
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
I hope the little,
D7 G
Lady comes by.
Bridge 2:
G7
There's no other girl,
Dm7 G7
I would wait for,
G+ C
But this one,
E7 Am
I'd break any date for,
D7
I won't have to ask,
Am7 D7
What she's late for,
G7 Dm7
She wouldn't leave me flat,
G7
She's not a girl like that.
Chorus 2:
C
Oh, she's absolutely wonderful,
And marvellous and beautiful,
G7
And anyone can,
C7 C+
Understand why,
F
I'm leaning on a lamp-post,
D7
At the corner of the street,
C
In case a certain,
G7 C
Little lady passes by.
(Ukulele Solo)
Bridge 3:
G7
There's no other girl,
Dm7 G7
I would wait for,
G+ C
But this one,
E7 Am
I'd break any date for,
D7
I won't have to ask,
Am7 D7
What she's late for,
G7 Dm7
She wouldn't leave me flat,
G7
She's not a girl like that.
Chorus 3:
C
Oh, she's absolutely wonderful,
And marvellous and beautiful,
G7
And anyone can,
C7 C+
Understand why,
F
I'm leaning on a lamp-post,
D7
At the corner of the street,
C
In case a certain,
G7 C
Little lady passes by.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C G7 C6 C#dim G D7 Ebdim
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 323000 x32200 xx2323 320003 xx0212 xx1212
Dm7 Am Am7 G+ E7 C+
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0221 x02210 x02013 321000 020100 x32100
*UKULELE CHORDS*
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C G7 C6 C#dim G D7 Ebdim Dm7
GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA
0003 0212 0000 0101 0323 2223 2323 2213
Am Am7 G+ E7 C+
GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA GCEA
2000 0000 0302 1202 1003
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)