Chords for George Formby - They Laughed When I Started To Play
Tempo:
137.8 bpm
Chords used:
F
Gm
C
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Aye, they all laugh when I started to play.
[F] But you know, when I learnt to play the ukulele,
[C] I used to practice day and [F] night.
I did.
[A] Me pals all [Dm] roared as I fumbled at the chord,
[G] but I couldn't get the darn [C] thing right.
[F] They laughed when I started [D] to play.
[Gm] They laughed so [C] hard, [Gm] dear.
[C] Only [Dm] two lessons I had,
[G] I went up the scale and down the scale.
[C] I wasn't so bad, [F] but one chap, he said,
Oh, [Gm] what a mug!
No, you can't learn [Bb] that way.
He took the uke off me and said,
No, I'll [B] have a try.
[F]
Just then the G-string burst and blew right into his eye.
He laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but he didn't laugh [A] again that day.
[F] They laughed when I started [D] to play.
[Gm]
They [C] laughed so hard, [E] dear.
Strip [F] [E] poker, that's [Dm] a good game.
[G]
Now once I lost me trousers [C] to a gambling dim.
[F] But when I started shuffling the cards,
[Bb] the luck changed my way.
I won a frock and undish, she was left, I declare,
[F] as bare as any savage, and a savage is a bear.
She laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but she didn't laugh again [Db] that day.
[F] Now once I saw a game of water polo
[C] with players from a [F] lady's school.
[A] The girls all cried, [Dm] won't you make up a side?
[G] So I dived into the bathing [C] pool.
[F] They laughed when I started [D] to play.
[Gm] They laughed [C] so hard, dear.
[D] In goal [Gm] I paddled about.
[G] Soon a great big bouncing ball, I [Gm] started to cloud.
[F] But when it came [A] bobbing by,
[Bb] well, I smacked it away.
And then the ball turned over and the girl said,
[B] No, lads, [F]
seven times you smacked me where I can't [E] show the [F] marks.
She laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but she didn't laugh [F] again that day.
[D] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Dm] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb]
[B] [F]
[E] [Eb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [G]
[Db] [C] [E]
Hey, what to do?
[F] But you know, when I learnt to play the ukulele,
[C] I used to practice day and [F] night.
I did.
[A] Me pals all [Dm] roared as I fumbled at the chord,
[G] but I couldn't get the darn [C] thing right.
[F] They laughed when I started [D] to play.
[Gm] They laughed so [C] hard, [Gm] dear.
[C] Only [Dm] two lessons I had,
[G] I went up the scale and down the scale.
[C] I wasn't so bad, [F] but one chap, he said,
Oh, [Gm] what a mug!
No, you can't learn [Bb] that way.
He took the uke off me and said,
No, I'll [B] have a try.
[F]
Just then the G-string burst and blew right into his eye.
He laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but he didn't laugh [A] again that day.
[F] They laughed when I started [D] to play.
[Gm]
They [C] laughed so hard, [E] dear.
Strip [F] [E] poker, that's [Dm] a good game.
[G]
Now once I lost me trousers [C] to a gambling dim.
[F] But when I started shuffling the cards,
[Bb] the luck changed my way.
I won a frock and undish, she was left, I declare,
[F] as bare as any savage, and a savage is a bear.
She laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but she didn't laugh again [Db] that day.
[F] Now once I saw a game of water polo
[C] with players from a [F] lady's school.
[A] The girls all cried, [Dm] won't you make up a side?
[G] So I dived into the bathing [C] pool.
[F] They laughed when I started [D] to play.
[Gm] They laughed [C] so hard, dear.
[D] In goal [Gm] I paddled about.
[G] Soon a great big bouncing ball, I [Gm] started to cloud.
[F] But when it came [A] bobbing by,
[Bb] well, I smacked it away.
And then the ball turned over and the girl said,
[B] No, lads, [F]
seven times you smacked me where I can't [E] show the [F] marks.
She laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but she didn't laugh [F] again that day.
[D] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Dm] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb]
[B] [F]
[E] [Eb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb] [G]
[Db] [C] [E]
Hey, what to do?
Key:
F
Gm
C
D
G
F
Gm
C
_ Aye, they all laugh when I started to play.
[F] But you know, when I learnt to play the ukulele,
[C] I used to practice day and [F] night.
I did.
[A] Me pals all [Dm] roared as I fumbled at the chord,
[G] but I couldn't get the darn [C] thing right.
[F] They laughed _ when I started [D] to play.
[Gm] They laughed so [C] hard, [Gm] dear. _
_ [C] Only [Dm] two lessons I had,
[G] I went up the scale and down the scale.
[C] I wasn't so bad, [F] but one chap, he said,
Oh, [Gm] what a mug!
No, you can't learn [Bb] that way. _
He took the uke off me and said,
No, I'll [B] have a try.
[F]
Just then the G-string burst and blew right into his eye.
He laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but he didn't laugh [A] again that day.
[F] They _ laughed when I started [D] to play.
[Gm] _
_ They [C] laughed so _ hard, [E] dear.
Strip [F] _ [E] poker, that's [Dm] a good game.
[G]
Now once I lost me trousers [C] to a gambling dim.
[F] But when I started shuffling the cards,
[Bb] the luck changed my way.
_ I won a frock and undish, she was left, I declare,
[F] as bare as any savage, and a savage is a bear.
She laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but she didn't laugh again [Db] that day.
[F] Now once I saw a game of water polo
[C] with players from a [F] lady's school.
[A] The girls all cried, [Dm] won't you make up a side?
[G] So I dived into the bathing [C] _ pool.
[F] They laughed _ when I started [D] to play.
[Gm] They laughed [C] so _ hard, dear.
[D] In goal [Gm] I paddled about.
[G] Soon a great big bouncing ball, I [Gm] started to cloud.
[F] But when it came [A] bobbing by,
[Bb] well, I smacked _ it away. _ _
And then the ball turned over and the girl said,
[B] No, lads, [F]
seven times you smacked me where I can't [E] show the [F] marks.
She laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but she didn't laugh [F] again that day. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _
_ _ Hey, what to do? _ _ _
[F] But you know, when I learnt to play the ukulele,
[C] I used to practice day and [F] night.
I did.
[A] Me pals all [Dm] roared as I fumbled at the chord,
[G] but I couldn't get the darn [C] thing right.
[F] They laughed _ when I started [D] to play.
[Gm] They laughed so [C] hard, [Gm] dear. _
_ [C] Only [Dm] two lessons I had,
[G] I went up the scale and down the scale.
[C] I wasn't so bad, [F] but one chap, he said,
Oh, [Gm] what a mug!
No, you can't learn [Bb] that way. _
He took the uke off me and said,
No, I'll [B] have a try.
[F]
Just then the G-string burst and blew right into his eye.
He laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but he didn't laugh [A] again that day.
[F] They _ laughed when I started [D] to play.
[Gm] _
_ They [C] laughed so _ hard, [E] dear.
Strip [F] _ [E] poker, that's [Dm] a good game.
[G]
Now once I lost me trousers [C] to a gambling dim.
[F] But when I started shuffling the cards,
[Bb] the luck changed my way.
_ I won a frock and undish, she was left, I declare,
[F] as bare as any savage, and a savage is a bear.
She laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but she didn't laugh again [Db] that day.
[F] Now once I saw a game of water polo
[C] with players from a [F] lady's school.
[A] The girls all cried, [Dm] won't you make up a side?
[G] So I dived into the bathing [C] _ pool.
[F] They laughed _ when I started [D] to play.
[Gm] They laughed [C] so _ hard, dear.
[D] In goal [Gm] I paddled about.
[G] Soon a great big bouncing ball, I [Gm] started to cloud.
[F] But when it came [A] bobbing by,
[Bb] well, I smacked _ it away. _ _
And then the ball turned over and the girl said,
[B] No, lads, [F]
seven times you smacked me where I can't [E] show the [F] marks.
She laughed when I started [D] to play,
[Gm] but she didn't laugh [F] again that day. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ [E] _ _
_ _ Hey, what to do? _ _ _