#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # 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 (xx0232@1) AThey (x02220@1)say there's a troopship just leaving Bombay, bound for old Blighty shore A7 (x02020@1) DHeavily (xx0232@1)laden with time expired men, bound for the land they adore. D (xx0232@1) AThere's (x02220@1)many an airman just finishing his time, there's many a twerp signing on. A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) DYou'll (xx0232@1)get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless 'em All. D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GBless (320003@1)em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall A (x02220@1)Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, E7 (020130@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A7Bless (x02020@1)all the corprals and their blinkin sons, D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GCos (320003@1)were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) DYou'll (xx0232@1)get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless 'em All DThey (xx0232@1)say if you work hard you'll get better pay AWe've (x02220@1)heard all that before Clean up your buttons and polish your boots A7 (x02020@1) DScrub (xx0232@1)out the barrack room floor D (xx0232@1) AThere's (x02220@1)many a rookie has taken it in, hook line and sinker an 'all A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) DYou'll (xx0232@1)get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GBless (320003@1)em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall A (x02220@1)Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, E7 (020130@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A7Bless (x02020@1)all the corprals and their blinkin sons, D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GCos (320003@1)were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) DYou'll (xx0232@1)get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All D (xx0232@1) ANow (x02220@1)they say that the Sergeant's a very nice chap, oh what a tale to tell. A7 (x02020@1) DAsk (xx0232@1)him for leave on a Saturday night and he'll pay your fare home as well. D (xx0232@1) AThere's (x02220@1)many an airman has blighted his life through writing rude words on the wall A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) DYou'll (xx0232@1)get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GBless (320003@1)em All, Bless em All, the long and the short and the tall A (x02220@1)Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, E7 (020130@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A7Bless (x02020@1)all the corprals and their blinkin sons, D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GCos (320003@1)were saying goodbye to them all, as back to their billets they crawl A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) A (x02220@1) A7 (x02020@1) DYou'll (xx0232@1)get no promotion this side of the ocean, so cheer up my lads, Bless em All D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) Gm (355333@1) E (022100@1) A7 (x02020@1) DNobody (xx0232@1)knows what a twerp you have been, so cheer up my lads, bless em all * Alternate: No Capo A (x02220@1)= GA7 (320003@1)= G7 D (xx0232@1)= CD7 (x32010@1)= C7 G (320003@1)= FE7 (133211@1)= D7 Gm = Fm Set8 http://sites.google.com/site/guitarmusicchordsandlyrics/
