Cleaning Windows chords by
Van Morrison (Official Version)

1982R&B4.5K views

Key: Bb majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

G

G

G

G

G

G

Verse 1
C C 
 
Oh, the smell of the bakery
G G 
 
from across the street, got in my nose
C C 
 
As we carried our ladders down the street
G G 
 
With the wrought iron gate rows
C C 
 
I went home
and listened to Jimmie Rodgers
G G 
 
D D 
 
in my lunch break, bought five Woodbines
at the shop on the corner
G G 
 
And went straight back to work

Verse 2
C C 
 
Oh, Sam was up on top
G G 
 
And I was on the bottom with the V
C C 
 
We went for lemonade and Paris buns
G G 
 
At the shop and broke for tea
C C 
 
I collected from the lady
G G 
 
And I cleaned the fanlight inside out
D D 
 
I was blowing saxophone on the weekend
G G 
 
In that down joint
D/F# D/F# 
 
What's my

Chorus 1
Em Em 
 
line?
D D 
 
C C 
 
C/E C/E 
 
I'm happy cleaning windows
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
Take my     time
D D 
 
C C 
 
C/E C/E 
 
I'll see you when my love grows
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
Baby, don't let    it slide
D D 
 
C C 
 
I'm a working man in my prime
C/E C/E 
 
G G 
 
Cleaning windows (number thirty six)

Solo 1

C

C

G

G

D

D

G

G

G/B

Verse 3
C C 
 
I heard Leadbelly and Blind Lemon
G G 
 
On the street where I was born
C C 
 
Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee,
G G 
 
Muddy Waters singin' "I'm A Rolling Stone"
C C 
 
I went home and read
G G 
 
my Christmas Humphreys' book on Zen
D D 
 
Curiosity killed the cat
G G 
 
Kerouac's "Dharma Bums" and "On The Road"
D/F# D/F# 
 
What's my

Chorus 2
Em Em 
 
line?
D D 
 
C C 
 
C/E C/E 
 
I'm happy cleaning windows
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
Take my     time
D D 
 
C C 
 
C/E C/E 
 
I'll see you when my love grows
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
Baby, don't let    it slide
D D 
 
C C 
 
I'm a working man in my prime
C/E C/E 
 
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
Cleaning windows, what's my     line?
D D 
 
C C 
 
C/E C/E 
 
I'm happy cleaning windows,
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
Well, I take my     time
D D 
 
C C 
 
C/E C/E 
 
I'll see you when my love grows
G G 
 
D/F# D/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
don't let    it slide
D D 
 
C C 
 
I'm a working man in my prime
C/E C/E 
 
G G 
 
Cleaning windows (alright, cleanin')

Outro 1

C7

(What'd you say number

Number a hundred and twenty six)

G

C7

G

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG C D D/F# Em...

Chords

G
C
D
D/F#
Em
C/E
G/B
C7

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x

Capo: 3

I don't have a capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the original studio version of Cleaning Windows by Van Morrison, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Bb major. It suits players who want to learn Cleaning Windows the way Van Morrison intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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