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George Formby - It’s A Grand And Healthy Life Chords

Chord reference G, D7, A7, Eb7, C
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]Some chaps [D7]like a game of [G]tennis, [G]Some like [D7]boating on the [G]sea. [D7]Some are fond of cricket or a [G]ball they want to kick it But there’s [A7]only one sport that appeals to [D7]me.

[G]I love to hike, that’s what I [Eb7]like, [G]Ee! but it’s a [D7]grand and healthy [G]life. I tramp a mile, then sit a [Eb7]while A [A7]bumblebee there in the grass [D7]Comes and stings me on my elbow.

[G7]Down comes the rain and [C]I get wet through, I [E7]can’t blow my nose because it’s [A7]already [D7]blue I catch a [G]chill, and feel so [Eb7]ill. [G]Ee! but it’s a [D7]grand and healthy [G]life.

I love to [G]hike, that’s what I [Eb7]like, [G]Ee! but it’s a [D7]grand and healthy [G]life. My girl and me, sat ‘neath a [Eb7]tree A [A7]great big blackbird with its claws [D7]came and tore off my girl’s jumper

[G7]When she got home [C]she heard mother shout You [E7]haven’t come home the same as [A7]when you went [D7]out She hung her [G]head and blushing [Eb7]said, [G]Ee! but it’s a [D7]grand and healthy [G]life [Eb7] [D7] [G]

Artist George Formby
Album Single
Genres Blues
Year 1939
Key G

How to Play It's A Grand And Healthy Life on Guitar?

George Formby - It's A Grand And Healthy Life can be played in the key of G using the G, D7, A7, Eb7, C chords.

  • 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 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 A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For Eb7, To play D#7 | Eb7, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 4, let G ring open, mute A.
  • 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.

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

You can play It's A Grand And Healthy Life with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.