Leaning On A Lampost Chords by George Formby
...LEANIN' ON A LAMPOST...
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Intro:
C G7 C6 C#dim G
I'm leaning on a lamp, maybe you think, I look a tramp,
C C6 D7 G7 C Ebdim Dm7 G7
Or you may think I'm hanging 'round to steal a motor-car.
C G7 C6 C#dim G7
But no I'm not a crook, And if you think, that's what I look,
G Am D7 G7 Dm7 G7
I'll tell you why I'm here, And what my motives are.
(Tempo Change)
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 C Am7
Oh me, 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 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7 G
I hope the little lady comes by.
Bridge 1:
G7 Dm7 G7 G+ C E7 Am
There's no other girl I would wait for, But this one I'd break any date for,
D7 Am7 D7 G7 Dm7
I won't have to ask what she's late for, She wouldn't have to leave me flat,
G7
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.
(Tempo change)
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 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7 G7
I hope the little lady goes. 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 C Am7
Oh me, oh my,
G D7 G
I hope the little lady comes by.
Bridge 2:
G7 Dm7 G7 G+ C E7 Am
There's no other girl I would wait for, But this one I'd break any date for,
D7 Am7 D7 G7 Dm7
I won't have to ask what she's late for, She wouldn't have to leave me flat,
G7
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.
(Ukulele Solo)
Bridge 3:
G7 Dm7 G7 G+ C E7 Am
There's no other girl I would wait for, But this one I'd break any date for,
D7 Am7 D7 G7 Dm7
I won't have to ask what she's late for, She wouldn't have to leave me flat,
G7
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 G7 C
In case a certain little lady passes by.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C G7 C6 C#dim G D7 Ebdim Dm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 323000 x32200 xx2323 320003 xx0212 xx1212 xx0221
Am Am7 G+ E7 C+
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 x02013 321000 020100 x32100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
