Tuning:

I'M LEANING ON A LAMP POST George Formby (1937) GUITAR INTRO: C G7 C G7 INTRODUCTION:

I'm ^Cleaning on a ^Emlamp I know I ^Amlook just like a ^G7tramp Or you may ^Cthink I'm ^Amhanging ^Fround to ^G7steal a ^Ccar ^F ^F ^G7 But ^Cno, I'm not a ^Emcrook And if you ^Amthink that's what I ^Emlook I'll tell you ^Cwhy I'm ^Amhere and ^D7what my motives ^Gare ^G7

(Tempo change) VERSE 1:

I'm ^Cleaning on a ^Emlamp post at the ^Amcorner of the ^Emstreet In case a ^Gcertain little ^G7lady comes ^Cby Oh ^G7me, oh ^Cmy I ^Ghope the little ^D7lady comes ^Gby ^G7

VERSE 2:

I ^Cdon't know if she'll ^Emget away She ^Amdoesn't always ^Emget away But ^Ganyhow I ^G7know that she'll ^Ctry Oh ^G7me, oh ^Cmy I ^Ghope the little ^D7lady comes ^Gby

BRIDGE:

There's ^Gno other girl I would ^Fwait ^G7for But ^Cthis one I'd break any ^Emdate ^Amfor I ^D7won't have to ask what she's ^D7late ^Dfor She ^Gwouldn't leave you flat she's not a ^Fmin7girl like ^G7that

VERSE 3:

Oh, she's ^Cabsolutely ^Embeautiful And ^Ammarvellous and ^Emwonderful And a^Gnyone can ^G7understand ^Cwhy I'm ^Fmin7leaning on a ^Flamp post at the ^D7corner of the ^Fmin7street In case a ^Ccertain little ^G7lady passes ^Cby

REPEAT ONCE FROM VERSE 1. Tabbed by Andy from Bury St Edmunds, England, 2015 (ammason48@gmail.com)

George Formby - Leaning on a lampost