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{t: GF - The Bowler Hat my Grandad left to me [C] }
{key: C}
{artist:George Formby}
[C] Me Grandad was a fine old man, who [A7] lived to 93
And [D7] in his will he left his favourite [G7] bowler [Dm] hat to [G7] me
[E7] When I go out wearing it, I [Am] feel a [E7] proper [Am] toff
[D7] It’s so snug and comfy I [G7] rarely [Dm] take it [G7] off
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In the [C] bowler hat me grandad left to [A7] me
One [D7] summers day it was as warm as can [G7] be
I [E7] went out for a hike, there was [Am] nobo[E7]dy ab[Am]out
I [D7] felt so hot and sticky I [G7] thought I’d [Dm] cast a [G7] clout
[C] Without a stitch I lay there [A7] lazily
Then [D7] three girl guides dropped down out of a [G7] tree
When I [C] spotted the in[E7]trusion, I [Am] covered my con[Dm]fusion
[G7] With the [C] bowler hat me [G7] grandad left to [C] me
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With the [C] bowler hat me grandad left to [A7] me
The [D7] local club had quite a novel[G7]ty
A [E7] lady did a fan dance and a [Am] lot of [E7] skin she’d [Am] got
[D7] When she waved those fans around you [G7] couldn’t [Dm] see a [G7] lot
[C] Then she tripped and fell down on one [A7] knee
Her [D7] fans were lost, it was a myste[C]ry
I said “you’ve [C] lost your [E7] fan dear, just [Am] do the best you [Dm] can here
[G7] With the [C] bowler hat me [G7] grandad left to [C] me
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In the [C] bowler hat me grandad left to [A7] me
I [D7] met some friends and we went on a [G7] spree
They [E7] saw me to the station, I [Am] climbed [E7] aboard the [Am] train
[D7] Then I had an experience I [G7] never [Dm] want [G7] again
[C] There wasn’t any corridors you [A7] see
My [D7] journey was from nine o’clock ‘till [C] three
I’d had ten [C] pints of [E7] shandy, so [Am] one thing came in [Dm] handy
[G7] It was the [C] bowler hat me [G7] grandad left to [C] me
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In the [C] bowler hat me grandad left to [A7] me
One [D7] summers day it was as warm as can [G7] be
I [E7] went out for a hike, there was [Am] nobo[E7]dy ab[Am]out
I [D7] felt so hot and sticky I [G7] thought I’d [Dm] cast a [G7] clout
[C] Without a stitch I lay there [A7] lazily
Then [D7] three girl guides dropped down out of a [G7] tree
When I [C] spotted the in[E7]trusion, I [Am] covered my con[Dm]fusion
[G7] With the [C] bowler hat me [G7] grandad left to [C] me
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In the [C] bowler hat me grandad left to [A7] me
I [D7] loved May Jane and she loved [G7] me
We [E7] courted for a while and got [Am] married [E7] in the [Am] June
[D7] And when the do was over we [G7] went on [Dm] honey[G7]moon
[C] In bed that night we cuddled tender[A7]ly
Then [D7] Mary Hane cried out “what can it [C] be”
She said “whats this I’ve [C] got me [E7] hand on”
I [Am] said “ee love its a [Dm] grand one”
[G7] It’s the [C] bowler hat me [G7] grandad left to [C] me
Oh yeah [G7] it’s the [C] bowler hat me [G7] grandad left to [C] me
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