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Leaning On A Lampost

George Formby

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...LEANIN' ON A LAMPOST...
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Intro:

    C            G7              C6    C#dim       G
I'm leaning on a lamp, maybe you think,   I look a tramp,
           C         C6       D7       G7            C   Ebdim  Dm7  G7   
Or you may think I'm hanging 'round to steal a motor-car.
    C            G7                C6    C#dim          G7
But no I'm not a crook, And if you think, that's what I look,
              G                 Am      D7      G7   Dm7  G7
I'll tell you why I'm here, And what my motives are.

(Tempo Change)

Verse 1:

    C            
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street,
          G7                        C
In case a certain little lady comes by.
   Dm7 G7    C  Am7
Oh me,    oh my,   
  G               D7         G  G7
I hope the little lady comes by.
  C                          
I don't know if she'll get away, She doesn't always get away,
    G7                        C
But anyhow I know that she'll try. 
   Dm7 G7    C  Am7
Oh me,    oh my,
  G               D7         G 
I hope the little lady comes by.

Bridge 1:

        G7                    Dm7  G7   G+  C                      E7   Am
There's no other girl I would wait for, But this one I'd break any date for,
  D7                           Am7  D7       G7                        Dm7
I won't have to ask what she's late for, She wouldn't have to leave me flat, 
            G7
She's not a girl like that.

Chorus 1:

          C 
Oh, she's absolutely wonderful, and marvellous and beautiful.
    G7                    C7  C+
And anyone can understand why,
    F                             D7
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street
          C              G7          C
In case a certain little lady passes by.

(Tempo change)

Verse 2:

    C            
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street,
          G7                        C
In case a certain little lady comes by.
   Dm7 G7    C  Am7
Oh me,    oh my,   
  G               D7         G7
I hope the little lady goes. do do do dah dah dee dee dee.....
  C                          
I don't know if she'll get away, She doesn't always get away,
    G7                        C
But anyhow I know that she'll try. 
   Dm7 G7    C  Am7
Oh me,    oh my,
  G               D7         G 
I hope the little lady comes by.

Bridge 2:

        G7                    Dm7  G7   G+  C                      E7   Am
There's no other girl I would wait for, But this one I'd break any date for,
  D7                           Am7  D7       G7                        Dm7
I won't have to ask what she's late for, She wouldn't have to leave me flat, 
            G7
She's not a girl like that.

Chorus 2:

          C 
Oh, she's absolutely wonderful, and marvellous and beautiful.
    G7                    C7  C+
And anyone can understand why,
    F                             D7
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street
          C              G7          C
In case a certain little lady passes by.

(Ukulele Solo)

Bridge 3:

        G7                    Dm7  G7   G+  C                      E7   Am
There's no other girl I would wait for, But this one I'd break any date for,
  D7                           Am7  D7       G7                        Dm7
I won't have to ask what she's late for, She wouldn't have to leave me flat, 
            G7
She's not a girl like that.

Chorus 3:

          C 
Oh, she's absolutely wonderful, and marvellous and beautiful.
    G7                    C7  C+
And anyone can understand why,
    F                             D7
I'm leaning on a lamp-post at the corner of the street
          C              G7          C    G7  C
In case a certain little lady passes by.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:                     
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   C       G7      C6    C#dim     G       D7    Ebdim    Dm7      
 
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE    
 x32010  323000  x32200  xx2323  320003  xx0212  xx1212  xx0221  

   Am      Am7     G+      E7      C+   
 
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE   
 x02210  x02013  321000  020100  x32100 


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Leaning On A Lampost

George Formby