Tea And Toast
Lucy SpragganVersion1
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Tom was born in 1942
With eyes of blue
And the doctors said that his birth was far too fast
His heart stopped twice
But yet he survived
As he took his first breathe
His mother took her last
And his father knew that he wasnt to blame
But he never quite looked at Tom the same after that
And he rarely spoke about her
But when he did
He said your mother used to say this
When the skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart has lost all its hope
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
Skies will clear my darling
Ill wake up with the one I love the most
And in the morning, Ill make you up
some tea and toast
When we met through a friend
Who introduced them
The first thing Tom said was would you like to dance?
They moved with each other and when the music got slower
He said dont let go of my hand
He said Its only polite if I ask you tonight
Would it be alright, if I could walk you home?
That night he told her of his birth
And said when it hurt
He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast
Two quick years went by
They were side by side
And without a plan, they conceived a little child
He said women I love you and this you know
But I only have enough for our food and clothes
But I love you and this baby
Until the day that I die
She said well take care of this little life
And well fall in love with her baby blue eyes
And well be alright from some advice that I know
She said I never got to meet her
But if I did, Im sure your mother would have said this
When the skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart has lost all its hope
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
Skies will clear my darling
We'll show this baby all the love we know
And in the morning, Ill make you up
some tea and toast
Well he took those words and he made them proud
He worked day after day and hour after hour
So that they could buy a little house on the outside of town
The little girl grew up and so did they
They said that they loved each other everyday
And forty years later, that brings us to now
And as theyre walking down the street her grip loosens on his hand
He puts his arm around her side as she falls to the ground
He hears her breathing and that's the only sound
Her body on the floor attracts a worried crowd
Tears rolls off his face as he says dont let go, now
And hes sitting by her bed in the hospital
Their daughter walks in with a family of her own
She says dad, I dont know if she can hear you now
but theres one thing mum would want you to know
When the skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart has lost all its hope
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
Skies will clear my darling
Now it's time for you to let go
And in the morning, Ill make you up
With some tea and toast
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Readable chord sheet for Tea And Toast by Lucy Spraggan
Chords used: [Emaj7] [B] [B] |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--9--| |--0--| |--0--| |--8--| |--8--| |--8--| |--9--| |--9--| |--9--| |--7--| |--9--| |--9--| |--X--| |--7--| |--6--| [E] [F#] [F#] |--0--| |--0--| |--X--| |--0--| |--0--| |--11-| |--1--| |--3--| |--11-| |--2--| |--4--| |--11-| |--2--| |--4--| |--9--| |--X--| |--2--| |--X--| [G#min] |--0--| |--0--| |--8--| |--9--| |--11-| |--X--| Tom was born in [Emaj7]1942 With eyes of blue And the doctors said that his birth was far too [B]fas[B]t [B] [B] [B] His [Emaj7]heart stopped twice But yet he survived As he took his first breathe His mother took her l[B]ast[B] [B] [B] [B] And his [Emaj7]father knew that he wasnt to blame But he never quite looked at Tom the same after [B]tha[B]t [B] [B] [B] And he [E]rarely spoke about her But when he d[F#]id He said your mother used to say t[B]his[B] [B] [B] [B] When the [Emaj7]skies are looking bad my dear And your heart has lost all its hope After [Emaj7]dawn there will be sunshine And all the dust will go [B]Skies will clear my darling Ill wake up [B]with the one I love the most And in the [Emaj7]morning, Ill make you [F#]up some tea and toas[B]t [B] [B] [B] [B] When we [Emaj7]met through a friend Who introduced them The first thing Tom said was would you like to d[B]anc[B]e? [B] [B] [B] They [Emaj7]moved with each other and when the music got slower He said dont let go of my [B]han[B]d [B] [B] [B] He said Its [Emaj7]only polite if I ask you tonight Would it be alright, if I could walk you hom[B]e? [B] [B] [B] [B] That night he [Emaj7]told her of his birth And said when it hurt He [F#]thought about what his mother said about tea and toas[B]t [B] [B] [B] [B] [Emaj7]Two quick years went by They were side by [F#]side And [Emaj7]without a plan, they conceived a little [F#]child He said [Emaj7]women I love you and this you know But I [F#]only have enough for our food and clothes But I [G#min]love you and this baby Until the day that I die She said [Emaj7]well take care of this little life And well [F#]fall in love with her baby blue eyes And [G#min]well be alright from some advice that I know She said [Emaj7]I never got to meet her But [F#]if I did, Im sure your mother would have said thi[B]s [B] [B] [B] [B] When the [Emaj7]skies are looking bad my dear And your heart has lost all its hope After [Emaj7]dawn there will be sunshine And all the dust will go [B]Skies will clear my darling We'll show th[B]is baby all the love we know And in the [Emaj7]morning, Ill make you [F#]up some tea and toas[B]t [B] [B] [B] [B] Well he [Emaj7]took those words and he made them proud He worked [F#]day after day and hour after hour So that [G#min]they could buy a little house on the outside of town [Emaj7]The little girl grew up and so did they They said [F#]that they loved each other everyday And [G#min]forty years later, that brings us to now And as theyre [Emaj7]walking down the street her grip loosens on his hand He puts his [F#]arm around her side as she falls to the ground He hears her [G#min]breathing and that's the only sound Her [Emaj7]body on the floor attracts a worried crowd Tears [F#]rolls off his face as he says dont let go, [G#min]now And hes [Emaj7]sitting by her bed in the hospital Their [F#]daughter walks in with a family of her [G#min]own She says [Emaj7]dad, I dont know if she can hear you now but theres [F#]one thing mum would want you to [G#min]know When the [Emaj7]skies are looking bad my dear And your heart has lost all its hope After [Emaj7]dawn there will be sunshine And all the dust will go [B]Skies will clear my darling Now it's t[B]ime for you to let go And in the [Emaj7]morning, Ill make you [F#]up With some tea and t[B]oas[B]t [B] [B] [B]