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George Formby - You Don’t Need a License For That Chords

Chord reference C, A7, G7, D7, Dm, A, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C]If you’ve a pub or a small hotel, [A7]you need a license for all you sell You [G7]may think I’m ro[C]mancing, but [D7]they even tax you for [G7]singing and dancing.

[C]You need a [E7]license [A]whatever you [C]do, [A]one or two [A7]things they’ve [Dm]exempted it’s [G7]true, [C]Lumbago, the gout or a [E7]touch of the [A7]flu, you [D7]don’t need a license for [G7]that.

Now [C]I’ve got a [E7]license for [A]chickens to [A7]lay, [A]one of them [A7]sat on a [Dm]brick yester[G7]day, And [C]then started clucking, as [E7]much as to [A7]say, he [D7]won’t need a [G7]license for [C]that.

[E7]We’d have a good time, a wines in the wood time, [A7]if it were duty free. [D7]We’d cut the taxes, with our battle-axes, then roll out the barrel for [G7]me.

[C]Dairies must [E7]license you [A]bet on your [A7]life, If [A]you’ve a [A7]cow then there’s [Dm]trouble and [G7]strife As [C]Farmer Dean said when he [E7]looked at his [A7]wife, “By gum [D7]I’ll not need a [G7]license for [C]that!”

[C]You need a [E7]license for [A]shooting down [A7]game, But [A]I’d rather [A7]flirt with a [Dm]beautiful [G7]dame, Cause [C]I get the sport with the [E7]birds just the [A7]same And I [D7]don’t need a [G7]license for [C]that

[C]We sit in the pictures, as warm as a glove, [A7]in the back row of the circle above, [D7]Two bob’s worth of dark and a [G7]basin of [C]love and I [D7]don’t need a license for [G7]that.

[E7]We’d have a good time, a wines in the wood time, [A7]if it were duty free. [D7]We’d cut the taxes, with our battle-axes, then roll out the barrel for [G7]me.

[C]Fishing at [E7]Richmond is [A]licensed by [A7]law, A [A]chap to his [A7]girl said, “Now [Dm]you hold your [G7]jaw”. You [C]know exactly what [E7]I’m fishing [A7]for, and I [D7]don’t need a license for [G7]that. No sir, I [D7]don’t need a [G7]license for [C]that

Artist George Formby
Album Single
Genres Pop
Year 1936
Key C

How to Play You Don't Need a License For That on Guitar?

George Formby - You Don't Need a License For That can be played in the key of C using the C, A7, G7, D7, Dm, A, E7 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 A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • 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 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 Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • 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.

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

You can play You Don't Need a License For That with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.