Chinese Laundry Blues Chords by George Formby
Tempo:
104.75 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Bb
F
Eb
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [F]
[Bb] [Ab]
Now Mr.
Woo [E] was a laundry man [Ab] in a shop with an old green door.
[Eb] He dying all [Ab] day, you're
leaning away, [Bb] he really makes [Eb] me sore.
[Bbm] He's lost his heart to a Chinese [Ab] girl and his laundry's
all gone wrong.
[Bb] All day he'll flirt and scorch your shirt, that's why I'm singing this song.
Oh [Ab] Mr.
Woo, what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
This [Db] funny
feeling keeps round [Ab] me stealing.
[F] [Bb] Oh won't you throw your sweet hat overdo?
[Eb] My [Ab] vest so short
that it won't fit my little brother.
[Fm] And my new Sunday shirt has [E] got a perforated rudder.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo, what [F] shall I do?
I'm feeling [Bb] kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
[Eb] Now [Ab] Mr.
Woo, he's got a
naughty eye that flickers, you ought to see it wobble when [E] he's ironing ladies' blouses.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo,
what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Fm] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
[Eb] Now [Ab] Mr.
Woo, he's got a
laundry kind of tricky.
He starts me [Bbm] shirts and collars but [Abm] he never touches me waistcoat.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo,
what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, [Eb] Chinese laundry blues.
[Ab] [F]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Db] [E]
[Ab] [F] What shall I do?
I'm
[Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese laundry blues.
[Bb] [Ab]
Now Mr.
Woo [E] was a laundry man [Ab] in a shop with an old green door.
[Eb] He dying all [Ab] day, you're
leaning away, [Bb] he really makes [Eb] me sore.
[Bbm] He's lost his heart to a Chinese [Ab] girl and his laundry's
all gone wrong.
[Bb] All day he'll flirt and scorch your shirt, that's why I'm singing this song.
Oh [Ab] Mr.
Woo, what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
This [Db] funny
feeling keeps round [Ab] me stealing.
[F] [Bb] Oh won't you throw your sweet hat overdo?
[Eb] My [Ab] vest so short
that it won't fit my little brother.
[Fm] And my new Sunday shirt has [E] got a perforated rudder.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo, what [F] shall I do?
I'm feeling [Bb] kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
[Eb] Now [Ab] Mr.
Woo, he's got a
naughty eye that flickers, you ought to see it wobble when [E] he's ironing ladies' blouses.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo,
what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Fm] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
[Eb] Now [Ab] Mr.
Woo, he's got a
laundry kind of tricky.
He starts me [Bbm] shirts and collars but [Abm] he never touches me waistcoat.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo,
what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, [Eb] Chinese laundry blues.
[Ab] [F]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Db] [E]
[Ab] [F] What shall I do?
I'm
[Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese laundry blues.
Key:
Ab
Bb
F
Eb
E
Ab
Bb
F
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ Now Mr.
Woo [E] was a laundry man [Ab] in a shop with an old green door.
[Eb] He dying all [Ab] day, you're
leaning away, [Bb] he really makes [Eb] me sore.
[Bbm] He's lost his heart to a Chinese [Ab] girl and his laundry's
all gone wrong.
[Bb] All day he'll flirt and scorch your shirt, that's why I'm singing this song.
Oh [Ab] Mr.
Woo, _ what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
This [Db] funny
feeling keeps round [Ab] me stealing.
[F] _ [Bb] Oh won't you throw your sweet hat overdo?
[Eb] My [Ab] vest so short
that it won't fit my little brother.
[Fm] And my new Sunday shirt has [E] got a perforated rudder.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo, _ what [F] shall I do?
I'm feeling [Bb] kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
[Eb] Now [Ab] Mr.
Woo, _ he's got a
naughty eye that flickers, you ought to see it wobble when [E] he's ironing ladies' blouses.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo,
what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Fm] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
[Eb] Now [Ab] Mr.
Woo, _ he's got a
laundry kind of tricky.
He starts me [Bbm] shirts and collars but [Abm] he never touches me waistcoat.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo,
_ what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, [Eb] Chinese laundry blues. _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] What shall I do?
I'm
[Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese laundry blues. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ Now Mr.
Woo [E] was a laundry man [Ab] in a shop with an old green door.
[Eb] He dying all [Ab] day, you're
leaning away, [Bb] he really makes [Eb] me sore.
[Bbm] He's lost his heart to a Chinese [Ab] girl and his laundry's
all gone wrong.
[Bb] All day he'll flirt and scorch your shirt, that's why I'm singing this song.
Oh [Ab] Mr.
Woo, _ what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
This [Db] funny
feeling keeps round [Ab] me stealing.
[F] _ [Bb] Oh won't you throw your sweet hat overdo?
[Eb] My [Ab] vest so short
that it won't fit my little brother.
[Fm] And my new Sunday shirt has [E] got a perforated rudder.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo, _ what [F] shall I do?
I'm feeling [Bb] kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
[Eb] Now [Ab] Mr.
Woo, _ he's got a
naughty eye that flickers, you ought to see it wobble when [E] he's ironing ladies' blouses.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo,
what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Fm] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese [Ab] laundry blues.
[Eb] Now [Ab] Mr.
Woo, _ he's got a
laundry kind of tricky.
He starts me [Bbm] shirts and collars but [Abm] he never touches me waistcoat.
[Ab] Mr.
Woo,
_ what [F] shall I do?
I'm [Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, [Eb] Chinese laundry blues. _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] What shall I do?
I'm
[Bb] feeling kind of limehouse, Chinese laundry blues. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _