The Chimbley Sweep Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[B][Em]

[Verse 1]
I am [Em]a chimbley,
a [B]chimbley sweep
No [A]bed to lie,
no shoes to hold my [Em]feet
Upon the rooftops in dead [B]of night
You'll [A]hear me cry,
I'll shake you from your sleep
[Em]

[Verse 2]
To hear [G]me weep
"Your [D]day will come in[C]deed
For [Em]I am a p[G]oor and a wr[C]etched boy[Am]
[A]A chimbley,
[Em]chim[B]bley sweep."

[Interlude 1]
[Em][B][A]
[Em][B][A]

[Verse 3]
[Em]I am an orphan, an orpha[B]n boy
I've [A]known no love,
I've seen no mother's joy
[Em]A dirty doorstep my crad[B]le laid
My [A]fortune's made,
I'll shake you from your [Em]sleep

[Verse 4]
To hear [G]me weep
[D]"Your day will come in[C]deed
For [Em]I am a poo[G]r and a
[C]wretched [A]boy
[Em]A chimbley, [B]chimbley [Em]sweep."

[Interlude 2]
[B][A]
[Em][B][A]
[Em]

[Verse 5]
"O lonely [Em]urchin!" the [B]widow cried,
"I've [A]not been swept since the
day my husband died."
[Em]Her cheeks are blushing,
her legs [B]laid bare
[Em]And ship[A]wrecked there,
I'll shake you from your [Em]sleep

[Verse 6]
To hear [G]me weep
"Your [D]day will come in[C]deed
For [Em]I am a poo[G]r and a wr[C]etched boy[Am]
[A]A c[Em]himbley, chimbley[B] sweep."
[Em]

[Verse 7]
For I am [G]a poor and a [C]wretched [A]boy
A [Em]chimbley, chimb[B]ley sweep

[Outro 1]
[Em]