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G#min
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E5
Tom was born in 1942
With eyes of blue
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And the doctors said that his birth was far too fast
E5
His heart stopped twice
But yet he survived
As he took his first breathe
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His mother took her last
E5
And his father knew that he wasn?t to blame
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But he never quite looked at Tom the same after that
E5
And he rarely spoke about her
F#5
But when he did
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He said your mother used to say this
E5
When the skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart has lost all it?s hope
E5
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
B5
Skies will clear my darling
B5
I?ll wake up with the one I love the most
E5 F#5 *
And in the morning, I?ll make you up
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some tea and toast
E5
When we met through a friend
Who introduced them
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The first thing Tom said was would you like to dance?
E5
They moved with each other and when the music got slower
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He said don?t let go of my hand
E5
He said It?s only polite if I ask you tonight
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Would it be alright, if I could walk you home?
E5
That night he told her of his birth
And said when it hurt
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He thought about what his mother said about tea and toast
E5
Two quick years went by
F#5 *
They were side by side
E5 F#5 *
And without a plan, they conceived a little child
E5
He said women I love you and this you know
F#5 *
But I only have enough for our food and clothes
G#min
But I love you and this baby
Until the day that I die
E5
She said we?ll take care of this little life
F#5 *
And we?ll fall in love with her baby blue eyes
G#min
And we?ll be alright from some advice that I know
E5
She said I never got to meet her
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But if I did, I?m sure your mother would have said this
E5
When the skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart has lost all it?s hope
E5
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
B5
Skies will clear my darling
B5
We'll show this baby all the love we know
E5 F#5 *
And in the morning, I?ll make you up
B5 B5 * B5 B5 * B5
some tea and toast
E5
Well he took those words and he made them proud
F#5 *
He worked day after day and hour after hour
G#min
So that they could buy a little house on the outside of town
E5
The little girl grew up and so did they
F#5 *
They said that they loved each other everyday
G#min
And forty years later, that brings us to now
E5
And as they?re walking down the street her grip loosens on his hand
F#5 *
He puts his arm around her side as she falls to the ground
G#min
He hears her breathing and that's the only sound
E5
Her body on the floor attracts a worried crowd
F#5 * G#min
Tears rolls off his face as he says ?don?t let go, now?
E5
And he?s sitting by her bed in the hospital
F#5 * G#min
Their daughter walks in with a family of her own
E5
She says ?dad, I don?t know if she can hear you now
F#5 * G#min
but there?s one thing mum would want you to know?
E5
When the skies are looking bad my dear
And your heart has lost all it?s hope
E5
After dawn there will be sunshine
And all the dust will go
B5
Skies will clear my darling
B5
Now it's time for you to let go
E5 F#5 *
And in the morning, I?ll make you up
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With some tea and toast
