How to Play Bless 'Em All on Guitar?

George Formby - Bless 'Em All can be played in the key of D using the D, A, A7, G, E, D7 chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute 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 A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. 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 E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. 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. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Bless 'Em All with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

George Formby - Bless ‘Em All Chords

Chord reference D, A, A7, G, E, D7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

They [D]say there’s a troopship just leaving Bombay, bound for old Blighty [A]shore Heavily laden with time expired men, [A7]bound for the land they [D]adore. There’s [D]many an airman just finishing his time, there’s many a twerp signing [A]on You’ll get no pro[A7]motion this [A]side of the [A7]ocean

So [A]cheer up my [A7]lads, Bless ‘em [D]All. Bless ‘Em [D]All, Bless ‘Em All, the long and the [D7]short and the [G]tall [A]Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, [E7]Bless all the [E]corporals and [A7]their blinkin’ [A7]sons, Cos we’re [D]saying goodbye to them all, as [D7]back to their billets they [G]crawl [A]You’ll get no pro[A7]motion this [A]side of the [A7]ocean

So [A]cheer up my [A7]lads, Bless ‘em [D]All They [D]say if you work hard you’ll get better pay, we’ve heard all that be[A]fore Clean up your buttons and polish your boots, [A7]scrub out the barrack room [D]floor There’s [D]many a rookie has taken it in, hook line and sinker an’ [A]all [A]You’ll get no pro[A7]motion this [A]side of the [A7]ocean

So [A]cheer up my [A7]lads, Bless ‘em [D]All Bless ‘Em [D]All, Bless ‘Em All, the long and the [D7]short and the [G]tall [A]Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, [E7]Bless all the [E]corporals and their blinkin’ [A7]sons, Cos were [D]saying goodbye to them all, as [D7]back to their billets they [G]crawl [A]You’ll get no pro[A7]motion this [A]side of the [A7]ocean So [A]cheer up my [A7]lads, Bless ‘em [D]All

Now they [D]say that the Sergeant’s a very nice chap, oh what a tale to [A]tell. Ask him for leave on a Saturday night and [A7]he’ll pay your fare home as [D]well. There’s [D]many an airman has blighted his life through writing rude words on the [A]wall [A]You’ll get no pro[A7]motion this [A]side of the [A7]ocean So [A]cheer up my [A7]lads, Bless ‘em [D]All

Bless ‘Em [D]All, Bless ‘Em All, the long and the [D7]short and the [G]tall [A]Bless all the sergeants and W. O. ones, [E7]Bless all the [E]corporals and their blinkin’ [A7]sons, Cos were [D]saying goodbye to them all, as [D7]back to their billets they [G]crawl [A]You’ll get no pro[A7]motion this [A]side of the [A7]ocean So [A]cheer up my [A7]lads, Bless ‘Em [D]All [D]Nobody knows what a [G]twerp you have [Gm]been So [E]cheer up my [A7]lads, bless ’em [D]All!

Artist George Formby

Album Single

Genres Jazz, Pop

Year 1940

Key D

George Formby - Bless 'Em All can be played in the key of D using the D, A, A7, G, E, D7 chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute 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 A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
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 E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
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.

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

You can play Bless 'Em All with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.