Burlington Bertie From Bow chords by Julie Andrews
Intro 1
A
D
A
D
A
D
Bm
Verse 1
Bm
I'm Bert,
F#
Bm
F#
Bm
p'raps you've heard of me
F#
Bm
F#
Bm
F#
Bert, you've had word of me,
Bm
B
Em
Jogging along, hearty and strong
F#
G
Em
F#
Living on plates of fresh air
Bm
F#
Bm
F#
Bm
I dress up in fashion
F#
And when I am feeling depressed
Bm
F#
I shave from my cuff all
Bm
the whiskers and fluff
F#
E
Stick my hat on and toddle
A
Em
G
A
up West
Verse 2
A
D
I'm Burlington Bertie, I rise at ten thirty
G
B
And saunter along like a toff
Em
I walk down the Strand with
my gloves on my hand
A
Then I walk down again with them off
D
Gm
I'm all airs and graces,
D
correct easy paces
A
G
Without food so long I've for
A
got where my face is
D
Ebdim
Em
A
I'm Bert, Bert, I haven't a shirt
D
G
But my people are well off you know.
A
D
Em
E
Nearly everyone knows me from Smith
to Lord Rosebr'y,
A
I'm Burlington Bertie from Bow.
B
A
B
Ebdim
I stroll with Lord Hurlington, Roll in The Burlington
Verse 3
Em
A
Call for Champagne, walk out again
D
Come back and borrow the ink
Bm
I live most expensive
Like Tom Lipton I'm in
G
the swim
He's got so much 'oof', he sleeps on
A
the roof
And I live in the room over him.
Bm
I'm Burlington Bertie, I rise at ten thirty And
Verse 4
Bm
saunter along Temple Bar
As round there I skip
I keep shouting 'Pip Pip!'
And the darn'd fools think
I'm in my car
At Rothchilds I swank it
My body I plank it
On his front door step with 'The
F#
Mail' for a blanket
Bm
I'm Bert, Bert, and Rothchild was hurt
He said ' You can't sleep there' I
said 'Oh'
He said 'I'm Rothchild sonny!' I said 'That's damn'd funny,
I'm Burlington Bertie from Bow'
F#
I smile condescendingly While they're extending
Verse 5
F#
me
Bm
F#
B
Em
Cheer upon cheer when I appear
F#
Em
F#
Bm
Captain with my polo team
F#
So strict are my people
Bm
F#
They're William the Conqueror's strain
Bm
F#
Bm
If they ever knew I'd been talking to you
F#
E
Why they'd never look
Em
G
A
at me again
Verse 6
A
D
I'm Burlington Bertie, I rise at ten thirty
And reach Kempton park around three
G
I stand by the rail, when a
B
horse is for sale
Em
And you ought to see Wooton watch me
I lean on some awning while
Lord Derby's yawning
Then he bids two thousand
and I bid Good Morning
A
D
G
D
I'm Bert, Bert, I'd buy one, a cert
A
But where would I keep it you know
G
I can't let my man see me in bed
A
with a gee- gee
F#
D
I'm Burling ton Ber
Ebdim
tie from Bow!
Verse 7
Em
My pose, Tho' ironical
Shows that my monocle
A
D
Holds up my face, keeps it in place,
Stops it from slipping away.
G
Cigars, I smoke thousands,
A
I usually deal in The Strand
D
Em
D
But you've got to take care when
Em
A
you're getting them there
B
E
A
Bm
A
Or some idiot might stand on your hand.
Verse 8
D
Ebdim
A
I'm Burlington Bertie,
D
Bm
G
A
D
I rise at ten thirty
G
B
And Buckingham Palace I view.
Em
I stand in the yard while they're
changing the guard
And the queen shouts
A
across "Toodle oo"!
D
Gm
The Prince of Wales' brother
D
along with some other
A
G
Slaps me on the back and says
A
"Come and see Mother"
D
Ebdim
But I'm Bert, Bert,
A
and Royalty's hurt,
D
G
When they ask me to dine I say no.
A
D
D
E
I've just had a ba nana with Lady Diana
B
Ebdim
A
D
A
I'm Burlington Bertie
from Bow.
Burlington Bertie From Bow
Julie Andrews
Speed: 1.0x
RestartPlay SpaceEnable loopPlay with musicMore songs by Julie Andrews
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.8
Related songs
Discover chords for more songs to play
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
Recently added
Recently added chords & tabs