When I'm Cleaning Windows Ukulele chords by George Formby

Just no. 1 here; no. 2 later.

Try transposing chords down 1/2-step (first chord A) and putting a capo on the 1st fret.


ORDER: I A1 A2 B1 A3 A1-2 A2-2 B1-2 A3-2 INT A1-3 A2-3 B1-3 A3-3 C


[INTRO]
Bb Bb7 | Eb  Gb7 |
Bb Bb7 | Gb7 Bb  |

    Bb            Bb7        C              C7
Now I go cleanin' windows to earn an honest bob
F7                        F7          Bb
For a nosy parker it's an interestin' job

[A1]
    Bb              Bb7
Now it's a job that just suits me
  Eb             Gb7
A window cleaner you would be
   Bb               Bb7
If you can see what I  can see
Gb7               Bb
When I'm cleanin' windows


[A2]
Bb           Bb7
Honeymoonin' couples too
Eb                  Gb7
You should see them bill 'n coo
      Bb              Bb7
You'd be surprised at things they do
Gb                Bb
When I'm cleanin' windows


[B1]
   D7
In my profession I'll work hard
G7
But I'll never stop
     C7
I'll climb this blinkin' ladder
       F7        Db7     F7
Till I get right to  the top


[A3]
    Bb                  Bb7
The blushin' bride, she looks divine
    Eb               Gb7
The bridegroom he is do - in' fine
    Bb              Bb7
I'd rather have his job than mine
Gb                Bb
When I'm cleanin' windows


[A1-2]
    Bb                  Bb7
The chambermaids' sweet names I call
Eb            Gb7
It's a wonder I  don't fall
   Bb               Bb7
My mind's not on my work at all
Gb7               Bb
When I'm cleanin' windows


[A2-2]
  Bb            Bb7
I know a fella, such a swell
   Eb                   Gb7
He has a thirst, that's plain to tell
     Bb                 Bb7
I've seen him drink his bath as well
Gb7               Bb
When I'm cleanin' windows


[B1-2]
       D7
Oh, in my profession I'll work hard
G7
But I'll never stop
     C7
I'll climb this blinkin' ladder
       F7        Db7     F7
Till I get right to  the top


[A3-2]
  Bb          Bb7
Pyjamas lyin' side by side
Eb              Gb7
Ladies nighties I  have spied
     Bb              Bb7
I've often seen what goes inside
Gb7               Bb
When I'm cleanin' windows


[INTERLUDE]
(A1)
Bb Bb7 | Eb    Gb7
Bb Bb7 | Gb7   Bb

(A2)
Bb Bb7 | Eb    Gb7
Bb Bb7 | Gb7   Bb

(B1)
D7     | G7
C7     | F7

(A3)
Bb Bb7 | Eb    Gb7
Bb Bb7 | Gb7   Bb


[A1-3]
    Bb               Bb7
Now there's a famous talkie queen
    Eb              Gb7
She looks a flapper on the screen
      Bb               Bb7
She's more like eighty than eighteen
Gb7               Bb
When I'm cleanin' windows


[A2-3]
    Bb                 Bb7
She pulls her hair all down behind
     Eb                Gb7
Then pulls down her... Never mind
    Bb               Bb7
And after that pulls down the blind
Gb7               Bb
When I'm cleanin' windows


[B1-3]
   D7
In my profession I'll work hard
G7
But I'll never stop
     C7
I'll climb this blinkin' ladder
       F7        Db7     F7
Till I get right to  the top


[A3-3]
   Bb              Bb7
An old maid walks around the floor
      Eb             Gb7
She's so fed up, one day I'm sure
       Bb             Bb7
She'll drag me in and lock the door
Gb7               Bb
When I'm cleanin' windows


[CODA]
Bb Bb7 | Eb    Gb7
Bb Bb7 | Gb7   Bb

n.c.