Tea & Toast Chords

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[Intro 1]
Tom was born in [C]1942
with eyes of blue
And the doctors said
his birth was far too [G]fast[G]

[Verse 1]
His [C]heart stopped twice but yet he survived
As he took his first first breath,
his mother took [G]her [G]last
And his [C]father knew that he wasn't to blame
But he never quite looked at Tom
the same after [G]that
[G]
And he [C]rarely spoke about her,
but when he [Am]did
He said, "Your mother used to say [G]this
[G]

[Chorus 1]
"When the [C]skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart's lost all its hope
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
The [G]skies will clear my darling
I'll wake up with the one I love the most
And in the [C]morning, I'll make you up
[D]Some tea and toa[G]st"
[G]

[Verse 2]
Well, they [C]met through a friend
who introduced them
And the first thing Tom said was,
"Would you like to [G]dance?"
[G]
They [C]moved with each other
And when the music got slower he said,
"Don't let go of [G]my hand"
[G]
He said, "It's [C]only polite if I ask you tonight
Would it be alright,
if I could walk you [G]home?"
[G]
That night he [C]told her of his birth
and he said when it hurt
He [Am]thought about what his mother said
about tea and [G]toast
[G]

[Bridge 1]
Well, [C]two quick years went by,
they were side by [D]side
And with[C]out a plan
they conceived a little [D]child
He said, [C]"Woman, I love you and this you know
But I [D]only yearn enough
for our food and clothes
But I [Em]love you and this baby
until the day that [G]I die"
She said, [C]"We'll take care of this little life
And we'll [D]fall in love with her baby blue eyes
And [Em]we'll be alright
from some advice that [G]I know"
She said, [C]"I never got to meet her,
but if I [D]did
I'm sure your mother
would have said [G]this
[G]

[Chorus 2]
"When the [C]skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart's lost all its hope
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
The [G]skies will clear my darling
We'll show this baby all the love we know
And in the [C]morning, I'll make you up
[D]Some tea and toa[G]st"
[G]

[Bridge 2]
Well, he [C]took those words words and
he made them proud
He worked [D]day after day and hour after hour
So that [Em]they could buy a little house
just on the outside of [G]town
Their [C]little girl grew up and so did they
They said [D]that they loved each other everyday
And [Em]forty years later,
that brings us to [G]now
And as they're [C]walking down the street,
her grip loosens on his hand
He puts his [D]arm around her side
as she falls to the ground
He hears [Em]her breathing
and that's the only sound
Her [C]body on the floor attracts a worried crowd
Tears [D]roll off his face as he says,
"Don't let [Em]go, now"
And he's [C]sitting
by her bed in the hospital ward
Then their [D]daughter
walks in with a family of [Em]her own
She says, [C]"Dad,
I don't know if she can hear you now
But there's [D]one thing mum
would want you to [G]know"
[G]

[Outro 1]
"When the [C]skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart's lost all its hope
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
The [G]skies will clear my darling
Now it's time for you to let go
Our girl will [C]wake you up in the mornin'
[D]With some tea and toa[G]st