George Formby - Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar Fm chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram
[Opening]
Now [C]we all have [Dm]hobbies [G7]nowa[C]days,
and [F]my hobby I [F]think is so di[C]vine.
I never [G7]go out on a hike, play [Am]golf or ride a bike,
But [D7]here’s how I spend all my [G]time, [G7]you’ll [Dm]find [G7]me
[chorus]
[C]Sitting on the [G7]top of Blackpool [C]Tower
[C]When the evening [G7]shadows [C]fall
[Am]There you’ll find me [E7]hour after [Am]hour
While [D7]seagulls up above, drop [G7]messages of [G7]love
[verse 2]
They [C]call it breezy [C7]Blackpool as [F]everybody [Dm]knows,
And [D7]when you’re top o’[D7]tower
[C]by [G7]gum it blows [F]and [G7]blows
We [F]don’t where the [Fm]wind comes from
but we [C]all know where [C7]it [A7]goes
[D7]Sitting on the [G7] top of Blackpool [C]Tower [G7] [Dm] [G7]
[chorus]
[C]Sitting on the [G7]top of Blackpool [C]Tower
[C]When the evening [G7]shadows [C]fall
[Am]There you’ll find me [E7]hour after [Am]hour
While [D7]seagulls up above, drop [G7]messages of [G7]love
[verse 3]
A [C]girl was learning [C7]swimming, she [F]was so big and [Dm]tall
[D7]Her boyfriend held her [D7]tightly [C]for fear that she [F]would [G7]fall
And the [F]things I [Fm]thought were water wings
[C]weren’t water [C7]wings at [A7]all
[D7]Sitting on the [G7]top of Blackpool [C]Tower. [G7] [Dm] [G7]
[chorus]
[C]Sitting on the [G7]top of Blackpool [C]Tower
[C]When the evening [G7]shadows [C]fall
[Am]There you’ll find me [E7]hour after [Am]hour
While [D7]seagulls up above, drop [G7]messages of [G7]love
[verse 4]
They’ve [C]got a fortune [C7]teller in’t [F]Tower, bear in [Dm]mind
She [D7]said to one fat [D7]lady [C], don’t think that [F]I’m un[G7]kind
I’d [F]like to [Fm]tell your future but your future’s [C7]all be[A7]hind
I’ve [D7]seen it from the [G7]top of Blackpool [C]Tower [G7] [Dm] [G7]
[chorus]
[C]Sitting on the [G7]top of Blackpool [C]Tower
[C]When the evening [G7]shadows [C]fall
[Am]There you’ll find me [E7]hour after [Am]hour
While [D7]seagulls up above, drop [G7]messages of [G7]love
[Closing]
Down [C]there on the [C7]sandhills I [F]hear a happy [Dm]throng
[D7]One chap with his [D7]girlfriend[C]kept [G7]bursting in[F]to [G7]song
But [F]later on he [Fm]sang, “Oh lor you [C]made the night [C7]too [A7]long”,
[D7]Sitting on the [G7]top of Blackpool [C]Tower. [G7] [C]
How to play Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower on Guitar (Step-by-step)
George Formby - Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower on guitar requires 11 chords and 22 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.
Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (22), C → G7 (15), and D7 → G7 (8). 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 - Dm chord transition.
1. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
2. Dm → G7 chord transition
To move from Dm to G7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
3. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
4. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
5. G7 → Am chord transition
To move from G7 to Am;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
6. Am → D7 chord transition
To move from Am to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
7. D7 → G chord transition
To move from D7 to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
8. G → G7 chord transition
To move from G to G7;
- Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.
9. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
10. Am → E7 chord transition
To move from Am to E7;
- While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
11. D7 → G7 chord transition
To move from D7 to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
12. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
13. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
14. F → Dm chord transition
To move from F to Dm;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
15. Dm → D7 chord transition
To move from Dm to D7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
16. D7 → C chord transition
To move from D7 to C;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
17. G7 → F chord transition
To move from G7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
18. F → Fm chord transition
To move from F to Fm;
- While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Keep pinky on D string fret 3.
19. Fm → C chord transition
To move from Fm to C;
- While playing Fm, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on D string fret 2.
20. C7 → A7 chord transition
To move from C7 to A7;
- While playing C7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
21. A7 → D7 chord transition
To move from A7 to D7;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
22. Fm → C7 chord transition
To move from Fm to C7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on D string fret 2.
Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower.
- Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower includes 128 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → F: 5%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → F: 16%
- C → Am: 10%