Burlington Bertie From Bow Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[A][D]
[A][D][A][D][Bm]

[Verse 1]
[Bm]I'm Bert,
[F#]p'raps [Bm]you've [F#]heard [Bm]of me
Bert, [F#]you've [Bm]had w[F#]ord [Bm]of me[F#],
[Bm]Jogging [B]along, [Em]hearty and strong
[F#]Liv ing [G]on plates [Em]of fresh a[F#]ir
I [Bm]dress [F#]up i[Bm]n fash i[F#]on[Bm]
And when I am feeling de[F#]pressed
[Bm]I shave from my [F#]cuff all
the [Bm]whiskers and fluff
[F#]Stick my hat o[E]n and toddle
up [A]West[Em][G][A]

[Verse 2]
[A]I'm Bur[D]lington Bertie, I rise at ten thirty
And saunter along like [G]a toff[B]
I [Em]walk down the Strand with
my gloves on my hand
Then I walk down again with [A]them off
I'm [D]all airs and [Gm]graces,
cor[D]rect easy paces
Without [A]food so [G]long I've for
[A]got where my face is
I'm [D]Bert, [Ebdim]Bert, I hav[Em]en't a s[A]hirt
But my [D]people are well off [G]you know.
[A]Nearly everyone kno[D]ws me [Em]from Sm[E]ith
to Lord Rosebr'y,
I'm Burlington [A]Bertie from Bow.
I [B]stroll with [A]Lord Hurlington, Roll in The [B]Burl[Ebdim]ington

[Verse 3]
[Em]
Call for [A]Champagne, walk out again
Come [D]back and borrow the ink
I live [Bm]most expensive
Like Tom Lipton I'm in
[G]the swim
He's got so much 'oof', he sleeps on
[A]the roof
And I live in the room over him.
I'm [Bm]Burlington Bertie, I rise at ten thirty And

[Verse 4]
[Bm]
saunter along Temple Bar
As round there I skip
I keep shouting 'Pip Pip!'
And the darn'd fools think
I'm in my car
At Rothchilds I swank it
My body I plank it
On his front door step with 'The
[F#]Mail' for a blanket
[Bm]I'm Bert, Bert, and Rothchild was hurt
He said ' You can't sleep there' I
said 'Oh'
He said 'I'm Rothchild sonny!' I said 'That's damn'd funny,
I'm Burlington Bertie from Bow'
I smile condescendingly [F#]While they're extending

[Verse 5]
[F#]
me
[Bm]Cheer [F#]upon [B]cheer [Em]when I appear
Cap[F#]tain with my [Em]polo [F#]team[Bm]
So [F#]strict are my people
They're [Bm]William the Conqueror's [F#]strain
If [Bm]they ever [F#]knew I'd been [Bm]talking to you
[F#]Why they'd n[E]ever look
at me [Em]again[G][A]

[Verse 6]
[A]I'm [D]Burlington Bertie, I rise at ten thirty
And reach Kempton park around three
I stand by [G]the rail, when a
[B]horse is for sale
And you ought to see [Em]Wooton watch me
I lean on some awning while
Lord Derby's yawning
Then he bids two thousand
and I bid Good Morning
[A]I'm Bert, Bert, [D]I'd [G]buy one, a [D]cert
But where would I keep [A]it you know
I can't let my man see [G]me in bed
with [A]a gee- gee
I'm Burl[F#]ing [D]ton Ber
[Ebdim]tie from Bow!

[Verse 7]
My pose, Tho' ironic[Em]al
Shows that my monocle
[A]Holds up my face, keeps it in [D]place,
Stops it from slipping away.
Cigars, I smoke [G]thousands,
[A]I usually deal in The Strand
[D]But you've got [Em]to take [D]care when
you're [Em]getting [A]them there
[B]Or some [E]idiot might [A]stand [Bm]on your [A]hand.

[Verse 8]
I'm [D]Bur[Ebdim]lington B[A]ertie,
I rise [D]at ten [Bm]thirty[G][A][D]
And Buckingham Palace I [G]view.[B]
[Em]I stand in the yard while they're
changing the guard
And the queen shouts
across [A]"Toodle oo"!
The [D]Prince of [Gm]Wales' brother
[D]along with some other
[A]Slaps me on the back [G]and says
[A]"Come and see Mother"
But I'm Ber[D]t, [Ebdim]Bert,
and [A]Royalty's hurt,
When they [D]ask me to dine I [G]say no.
[A]I've just [D]had a [D]ba nana with [E]Lady Diana
[B]I'm Bur[Ebdim]lington Bertie[A][D][A]
from Bow.