Chords:
{t: GF - Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt }
{key: C}
{artist:George Formby}
Now in [C] our fami[G7]ly we've got an [C] heirloom. [C7]
They [F] handed it to [Adim] 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.
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[G7] It's my [C] Grandad's Flannelette [Adim] night-[C] shirt
In it [F] I was [Adim] 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 [Adim] 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.
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[G7] In my [C] Grandad's Flannelette [Adim] night-[C]shirt
[F] I got [Adim] 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, [Adim] "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."
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The [C] other day I [G7] got an [C] invitation [C7]
to [F] go and join a [Adim] 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.
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[G7] With my [C] Grandad's Flannelette [Adim] night-[C] shirt
I [F] walked up [Adim] 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 [Adim] fell asleep they all [C] came and had a [A7] peep
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At my [D7] Grandad's Flannelette [C] shirt
lordy [Am] lordy,
my [D7] Grandad's [G7]Flannelette[C] shirt.
