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George Formby - Leaning on a Lamp Post Chords

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ChordsC, G7, G, D7, Dm7, Dm, C7, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

CI’mleaningonaG7lamp,
maybeyouCthink,IGlookaG7tramp,
G7OryoumayCthinkI’mhangingD7’roundtostealacar.G7
ButCnoI’mnotaG7crook,
AndifyouCthink,Gthat’swhatIG7look,
G7I’lltellyouCwhyI’mhere,andD7whatmymotivesare.Dm7G7
CI’mleaningonalamppostatthecornerofthestreet,
CIncaseaG7certainlittleladycomesCby.
OhG7me,ohCmy,IG7hopethelittleD7ladycomesby.G
CIdon’tknowifshe’llgetaway,Shedoesn’talwaysgetaway,
CButG7anyhowIknowthatshe’llCtry.
OhG7me,ohCmy,IG7hopethelittleD7ladycomesby,G
G7There’snoothergirlIwouldwaitfor,
ButCthisoneI’dbreakanydatefor,
ID7won’thavetoaskwhatshe’slatefor,
D7SheDmwouldn’thavetoleavemeflat,
She’snotaG7girllikethat.
G7Oh,she’sCabsolutelywonderful,andmarvellousandbeautiful.
CAndG7anyonecanunderstandC7why,
I’mFleaningonalamppostatthecornerofthestreet
FIncaseaCcertainlittleG7ladypassesCby.
CI’mleaningonalamppostatthecornerofthestreet,
CIncaseaG7certainlittleladycomesCby.
OhG7me,ohCmy,IG7hopethelittleD7ladycomesby.G
CIdon’tknowifshe’llgetaway,Shedoesn’talwaysgetaway,
CButG7anyhowIknowthatshe’llCtry.
OhG7me,ohCmy,IG7hopethelittleD7ladycomesby,G
G7There’snoothergirlIwouldwaitfor,
ButCthisoneI’dbreakanydatefor,
ID7won’thavetoaskwhatshe’slatefor,
D7SheDmwouldn’thavetoleavemeflat,
She’snotaG7girllikethat.
G7Oh,she’sCabsolutelywonderful,andmarvellousandbeautiful.
CAndG7anyonecanunderstandC7why,
I’mFleaningonalamppostatthecornerofthestreet
FIncaseaCcertainlittleG7ladypassesCby.
G7C7G7C
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ArtistGeorge Formby
AlbumSingle
GenresBlues, Pop
Year1937
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Leaning on a Lamp Post on Guitar (Step-by-step)

George Formby - Leaning on a Lamp Post on guitar requires 8 chords and 13 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Leaning on a Lamp Post uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (21), C → G7 (19), and C → D7 (4). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - G7 chord transition.

1. C → G7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

C to G7

2. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

C to G

3. G → G7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

To move from G to G7:

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

G to G7

4. C → D7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to D7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

C to D7

5. D7 → G7 chord transition

Switching from D7 to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

6. D7 → Dm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to Dm7:

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

7. Dm7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm7 to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

8. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

9. D7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from D7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

10. Dm → G7 chord transition

Switching from Dm to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

11. G7 → C7 chord transition

To move from G7 to C7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

12. C7 → F chord transition

Switching from C7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. F → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Leaning on a Lamp Post chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Leaning on a Lamp Post.

  • Leaning on a Lamp Post includes 75 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Leaning on a Lamp Post contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Leaning on a Lamp Post connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → G7: 2%
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → C7: 5%
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