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.