WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Lucy Spraggan - Tea And Toast Ukulele | Ver. 2
C/G
Tom was born in 1942
With eyes of blue
And the doctors said
G ^
That his birth was far too fast
C/G
His heart stopped twice
But yet he survived
As he took his first breath
G ^
His mother took her last
C/G
And his father knew that he wasn't to blame
But he never quite looked at Tom the same
G ^
After that
C
And he rarely spoke about her
D
But when he did
G ^
He said, "Your mother used to say this"
C/G
"When the skies are looking bad my dear
Cadd9/G
And your heart's lost all its hope
C/G
After dawn there will be sunshine
Cadd9/G
And all the dust will go
G
The skies will clear my darling
I'll wake up with the one I love the most
C D
And in the morning, I'll make you up
G ^
Some tea and toast."
C/G
Well, they met through a friend
Who introduced them
G ^
And the first thing Tom said was, "Would you like to dance?"
C/G
They moved with each other
And when the music got slower
G ^
He said, "Don't let go of my hand."
C/G
He said, "It's only polite if I ask you tonight
@ G ^
Would it be alright, if I could walk you home?"
C/G
That night he told her of his birth
And he said when it hurt
D * G ^
He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast
C/G
Well, two quick years went by
D
They were side by side
C/G D
And without a plan they conceived a little child
C/G
He said, "Woman, I love you and this you know
D
But I only earn enough for our food and clothes
Em
But I'll love you and this baby until the day that I die."
C/G
She said, "We'll take care of this little life
D
And we'll fall in love with her baby blue eyes
Em
And we'll be alright from some advice that I know."
C
She said, "I never got to meet her
D G ^
But if I did, I'm sure your mother would have said this
C/G
"When the skies are looking bad my dear
Cadd9/G
And your heart's lost all its hope
C/G
After dawn there will be sunshine
Cadd9/G
And all the dust will go
G
The skies will clear my darling
We'll show this baby all the love we know
C D
And in the morning, I'll make you up
G ^
Some tea and toast."
C
Well, he took those words
And he made them proud
D
He worked day after day
And hour after hour
Em
So they could buy a little house just on the outside of town
C
Their little girl grew up and so did they
D
They said that they loved each other everyday
Em
And forty years later, that brings us to now
C
And as they're walking down the street
Her grip loosens on his hand
D
He puts his arm around her side as she falls to the ground
Em
He hears her breathing and that's the only sound
C
Her body on the floor attracts a worried crowd
D Em
Tears roll off his face as he says, "Don't let go, now."
C
And he's sitting by her bed in the hospital ward
D Em
Then their daughter walks in with a family of her own
C
She says, "Dad, I don't know if she can hear you now
D G ^
But there's one thing mum would want you to know."
C/G
"When the skies are looking bad my dear
Cadd9/G
And your heart's lost all its hope
C/G
After dawn there will be sunshine
Cadd9/G
And all the dust will go
G
The skies will clear my darling
And now it's time for you to let go
C D
Our girl'll wake you up in the morning
G
With some tea and toast."
