When I'm Cleaning Windows chords by
George Formby (Official Version)
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Key: Bb majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Now I   go cleanin' windows
C7 C7 
 
to earn an honest bob
F7 F7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
For a nosy parker it's an interestin' job

Verse 1
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Now it's a job that just  suits me
Eb Eb 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
A window cleaner you   would be
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
If you can see what I     can see
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When  I'm cleanin' windows
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Honeymoonin' couples too
Eb Eb 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
You should see them bill  'n coo
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
You'd be  surprised at things they do
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When  I'm cleanin' windows

Bridge 1

D7

In my profession I'll work hard

G7

But I'll never stop

C7

I'll climb this blinkin' ladder

F7

Till I get right to the top

Verse 2

Bb

Bb7

The blushin' bride, she looks divine

Eb

Gb7

The bridegroom he is doin' fine

Bb

Bb7

I'd rather have his job than mine

Gb7

Bb

When I'm cleanin' windows

Verse 3
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
The chambermaids' sweet names I call
Eb Eb 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
It's a wonder I     don't fall
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
My mind's not on my work  at all
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When  I'm cleanin' windows
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
I know a fella, such  a swell
Eb Eb 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
He has a thirst, that's plain to tell
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
I've seen him drink his bath  as well
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When  I'm cleanin' windows

Bridge 2

D7

Oh, in my profession I'll work hard

G7

But I'll never stop

C7

I'll climb this blinkin' ladder

F7

Till I get right to the top

Verse 4

Bb

Bb7

Pyjam as 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

Solo 1
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
D7 D7 
 
G7 G7 
 
C7 C7 
 
F7 F7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb

Verse 5
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
Now there's a famous talkie queen
Eb Eb 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
She looks a flapper on    the screen
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
She's more like eightie than  eighteen
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When  I'm cleanin' windows
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
She pulls her hair all down  behind
Eb Eb 
 
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Then pulls down her, never mind
Bb Bb 
 
Bb7 Bb7 
 
And after that pulls down  the blind
Gb7 Gb7 
 
Bb Bb 
 
When  I'm cleanin' windows

Bridge 3

D7

In my profession I'll work hard

G7

But I'll never stop

C7

I'll climb this blinkin' ladder

F7

Till I get right to the top

Verse 6

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

Outro 1

Bb

Bb7

Eb

Gb7

Bb

Bb7

Gb7

Bb

When I'm cleanin' windows

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb Bb7 Eb Gb7 C7...

Chords

Bb
Bb7
Eb
Gb7
C7
F7
D7
G7

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

Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gb7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of When I'm Cleaning Windows by George Formby, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of George Formby's performance.

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