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George Formby - Grandad’s Flannelette Nightshirt Chords

Chord reference C, G7, F, A, E7, Am, D7, G, Gm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Now in [C]our fami[G7]ly we’ve got an [C]heirloom. [C7] They [F]handed it to [A]me a year a[C]go. It’s [C]been in our [E7]possession since [Am]Grandad was a lad. I’ll [G]tell you what it [D7]is and then you’ll [G]know.

[G7]It’s my [C]Grandad’s Flannelette [A]night[C]shirt In it [F]I was [A]christened one [C]day Down [G7]at the church they [C]were in a [Am]whirl, [G]No one seemed to know if I were [D7]boy or [G7]girl. [G7] [Dm] [G7]They’d [C]had one or two and ee they [Am]were in [C]mess But it’s [F]all right said the preacher rather [E7]curt. I’ve [F]been and had a [A]quiz and I’ve [C]found out what it [A7]is By his [D7]Grandad’s [G7]Flannelette [C]shirt lordy [Am]lordy, his [D7]Grandad’s [G7]Flannelette [C]shirt.

[G7]In my [C]Grandad’s Flannelette [A]night[C]shirt [F]I got [A]married one [C]day. In the [G7]train my [C]bride gave a [Am]shout, [G]“Ee what is that you are [D7]pulling [G7]out?” [G7] [Dm] [G7]I said, [C]“It’s old fashioned and it’s [Am]tattered and [C]torn But I’ve [F]brought it honeymooning with me [E7]Gert” When [F]she said, [A]“What is it dear?” I [C]whispered in her [A7]ear “It’s my [D7]Grandad’s [G7]Flannelette [C]shirt lordy [Am]lordy, my [D7]Grandad’s [G7]Flannelette [C]shirt.”

The [C]other day I [G7]got an [C]invitation [C7] to [F]go and join a [A]nudist colo[C]ny And [C]as the life is [E7]healthy and in the [Am]open air I [G]trotted off as [D7]happy as can [G]be.

[G7]With my [C]Grandad’s Flannelette [A]night[C]shirt I [F]walked up [A]to the [C]door. Someone [G7]said, “Now [C]don’t make a [Am]fuss, [G]just take off your clothes and you’ll [D7]be like [G7]us.” [G7] [Dm] [G7]I was [C]bashful so I [Am]stayed by my[C]self, for with the [F]girls I didn’t want to [E7]flirt But [F]when I [A]fell asleep they all [C]came and had a [A7]peep

At my [D7]Grandad’s Flannelette [C]shirt lordy [Am]lordy, my [D7]Grandad’s [G7]Flannelette[C]shirt.

Artist George Formby
Album Single
Genres Folk
Year 1940
Key C

How to Play Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt on Guitar?

George Formby - Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt can be played in the key of C using the C, G7, F, A, E7, Am, D7, G, Gm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.