Tuning: G C E A

The Window Cleaner (No. 2) - George Formby Composer: Formby, Gifford, Cliff Label: Regal Zonophone Recorded: 1937 This was released following the success of "When I'm cleaning windows", its essentaially the same song! Initially banned by the BBC. Original Key: Bb This is tabbed in C for a standard Uke tuned GCEA.

G^CCEA G^C7CEA G^D7CEA G^E7CEA G^FCEA G^GCEA G^G7CEA G^Ab7CEA ^Adim7GCEA G^A7CEA 0003 0001 2223 1202 2010 0232 0212 1323 2323 0100

Intro C C7 F Adim7 C C7 A7 C Ab7 C

^CYou've heard about my capers when ^D7windows I've to clean. ^G7Now I'd like to tell you of a few more things I've ^Cseen

#1:

^CI've seen Miss Thompson ^C7in her flat take ^Foff her shoes her ^Adim7coat and hat I've ^Cseen her take off ^C7more t^A7han ^Cthat, ^Ab7when I'm cleaning ^Cwindows.

#2:

^CAt a ladies ^C7school I call, and o^Fne girl flirts with ^Adim7me and all But I^C'm insured in ^C7case ^A7I ^Cfall, ^Ab7when I'm cleaning ^Cwindows.

Chorus:

^E7All day up this ladder I'm as ^A7busy as can be It's ^D7not my fault I see a lot of ^G7things I shouldn't see

#3:

^CTo overcrowded ^C7flats I've been, ^Fsixteen in one ^Adim7bed I've seen With ^Ca lodger tucked up ^C7in ^A7bet^Cween, ^Ab7when I'm cleaning ^Cwindows

#4:

^COld soldiers never ^C7die they say, though ^FI don't want to ^Adim7pass away I k^Cick the bucket ^C7ev-^A7ery ^Cday ^Ab7when I'm cleaning ^Cwindows

#5:

^CThrough working at such ^C7dizzy heights, I ^Fdream about my ^Adim7job at night I ^Cpolish my wife's ^C7thing^A7ummy ^Ctights, and ^Ab7think I'm cleaning ^Cwindows.

Chorus:

^E7All day up this ladder I'm as ^A7busy as can be It's ^D7not my fault I see a lot of ^G7things I shouldn't see

#6:

The n^Cewlyweds at ^C7number six, someh^Fow the curtains ^Adim7they can't fix They ^Cplay some lovely ^C7par^A7lour ^Ctricks, ^Ab7When I' m cleaning ^Cwindows

#7;

^CNow lots of girls I've h^C7ad to jilt for ^Fthey admire the ^Adim7way I'm built Its a ^Cgood job I don't ^C7wear ^A7a ^Ckilt ^Ab7when I'm cleaning ^Cwindows

#8:

^CAt the coronation ^C7I'll commence to ^Fwork where crowds are ^Adim7very dense I l^Cet me stand for ^C7eight^A7een ^Cpence in^Ab7stead of cleaning ^Cwindows

Chorus:

^E7All day up this ladder I'm as ^A7busy as can be It's ^D7not my fault I see a lot of ^G7things I shouldn't see

#9:

^CAt eight o'clock a ^C7girl she wakes at ^Ffive past eight a ^Adim7bath she takes At ^Cten past eight my ^C7ladd^A7er ^Cbreaks ^Ab7when I'm cleaning ^Cwindows

Outro solo: C C7 F Adim7 C C7 A7 C Ab7 C C C7 F Adim7 C C7 A7 C Ab7 C E7 A7 D7 G7 C C7 F Adim7 C C7 A7 C Ab7 C G C

George Formby - The window cleaner no 2