Tuning: G C E A

Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt - George Formby Composers: Formby, Latta Label:Regal Zonophone Seen in the film "Let George Do It" The film had the verse #3: about waterloo in place of the second verse on the record. I used youtube videos of some very good players to help- watch Andy Eastwoods version as an example. original key: Db ( Disc ) or D film Capo I capoII Or retune uke Ab Db F Bb A D F# B Chords

^CGCEA G^C7CEA ^Cdim7GCEA ^CminGCEA G^C#7CEA ^C#dim7 GCEA G^Dm7CEA G^D7CEA G^D7+CEA G^E7CEA G^FCEA G^GCEA ^G+GCEA ^G7GCEA ^A7GCEA G^AmCEA G^Am7CEA 0003 0001 2323 0333 1112 3434 2010 2223 3223 1202 2010 0232 0332 0212 2130 2000 2030

Intro Disc version: | Intro Film version: | D7 D7+ G7 C G7 C | G7 C#7 G7 | #1:

^CNow in our fami^G7ly we've got an ^Cheirloom. They ^Fhanded it to ^Cdim7me a year a^Cgo. ^C#dim7 ^Dm7 ^G+ It's ^Cbeen in our poss^E7ession since Gr^Amandad was a lad. I`ll ^Gtell you what it ^D7is and then you'll ^Gknow.

Chorus1:

^G7It's me ^CGrandad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cdim7night ^Cshirt In it ^FI was ^Cdim7christened one ^Cday^G7 ^C Down ^Dm7at the ^G7church they ^Cwere in a ^Amwhirl, ^Cm ^Cm ^G7No one seemed to know if ^Am7I ^Cmwere ^Gboy ^D7or ^G7girl.^F ^G7 ^CThey'd had ^G7one or two and ee they ^Cdim7were in a ^Cmess ^C7But ^Fit's all right said the preacher rather ^E7curt. I've ^Fbeen and had a ^Cdim7quiz and I've ^Cfound out ^A7what it is By his ^D7Grand^D7+ad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cshirt ^ELordy ^A7lordy, his ^D7Grand^D7+ad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cshirt.^G7

Chorus2:

^G7In my ^CGrandad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cdim7night ^Cshirt ^FI got m^Cdim7arried one ^Cday^G7. ^C In t^Dm7he trai^G7n my bride g^Cave a shou^Amt, ^Cm ^Cm"Ee ^G7what is that ^Am7you ^Cmare p^Gulli^D7ng ^G7out?"^F ^G7 ^CI said, "^G7It's old fashioned and it's ^Cdim7tattered and ^Ctorn ^C7But ^FI've brought it honeymooning with me ^E7Gert" When she ^Fsaid, "What is it ^Cdim7dear?" I w^Chispered ^A7in her ear "It's my ^D7Grand^D7+ad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cshirt ^ELordy ^A7lordy, my ^D7Grand^D7+ad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cshirt." ^G7

#2:

^CThe other day I ^G7got an invi^Ctation To ^Fgo and join a nudist ^Cdim7colo - ^Cny ^C#dim7 ^Dm7 ^G+And ^Cas the life is ^E7healthy and ^Amin the open air I t^Grotted off as ^D7happy as can ^Gbe. ^G7With me ^CGrandad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cdim7nightsh^Cirt ^FI walked ^Cdim7up to the ^Cdoo^G7r. ^C Some^Dm7one ^G7said, "Now d^Con't make a ^Amfuss, ^Cm ^G7Just take off your clothes ^Am7and ^Cmyou'll ^Gbe ^D7like ^G7us." ^F ^G7Well ^CI was ^G7bashful so I ^Cdim7stayed by mes^Celf, ^C7for ^Fwith the girls I didn't want to ^E7flirt But ^Fwhen I fell as^Cdim7leep they all ^Ccame and had a ^A7peep At my ^D7Grand^D7+ad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cshirt ^ELordy ^A7lordy, my ^D7Grand^D7+ad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cshirt. ^G7

#3:

In ^Ceighteen ten grand^G7father joined the ^Carmy, To ^Ffight Napole^Cdim7on across the ^Csea.^C#dim7 ^Dm7 ^G+You've ^Cheard about the ^E7battle they ^Amhad at Waterloo, But ^Gwhat was it that ^D7brought us victo^Gry ^G7Why my G^Crandad's F^G7lannelette n^Cdim7ightshi^Crt ^FIt saved old ^Cdim7England that ^Cday^G7 ^C Bona^Dm7parte ^G7said "W^Ce are und^Amone" ^Cm ^G7Even Josephine ^Am7put ^Cmher ^Ggasm^D7ask ^G7on. ^F ^G7He ^Cshot down our ^G7colours and ^Cdim7captured our ^Cflag, ^C7But ^Fwe are not downhearted its a ^E7cert, For ^Fflying in the ^Cdim7gale everyone ^Ccould see the ^A7tail Of my ^D7Grand^D7+ad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cshirt ^ELordy ^A7lordy, My G^D7randa^D7+d's F^G7lannelette s^Chirt.

Outro Solo: G7 C G7 Cdim7 C F Cdim7 C G7 C Dm7 G7 C Am Cm G7 Am7 Cm G D7 G7 F G7 C G7 Cdim7 C C7 F E7 F Cdim7 C A7 D7 D7+ G7 C

^ELordy ^A7lordy, my ^D7Grand^D7+ad's ^G7Flannelette ^Cshirt. ^G7 ^C ^G7 ^C

George Formby - Grandads flannelette nightshirt