C (add pinky on third fret of high E string)
Oh, the smell of the bakery from across the street
G
Got in my nose
C
As we carried our ladders down the street
G
With the wrought-iron gate rows
C
I went home and listened to Jimmie Rodgers
G
in my lunch-break
C
Bought five Woodbines at the shop on the corner
G
And went straight back to work.
C
Oh, Sam was up on top
G
And I was on the bottom with the v
C
We went for lemonade and Paris buns
G
At the shop and broke for tea
C
I collected from the lady
G
And I cleaned the fanlight inside-out
C
I was blowing saxophone on the weekend
G
In that down joint.
GD EM
What's my line?
DC
I'm happy cleaning windows
GD EM
Take my time
DC
I'll see you when my love grows
GD EM
Baby don't let it slide
DC
I'm a working man in my prime
G
Cleaning windows (number a hundred and thirty-six)
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