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EVERYTHING STOPS FOR TEA Goodhart / Hoffman / Sigler
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
INTRO CHORD SHAPES VERSE CHORD SHAPES CHORUS CHORD SHAPES
Cm Fm G Abdim D7 C Gdim G Ab9 C7 F Fm E Am E D7 G G7
e|-3--1--3-4-----2--|-0-3----3-6---0--1-1--0-|-0--0-2--3-1-|
B|-4--1--0-1-----1--|-1-2----0-4---1--1-1--0-|-1--0-1--0-0-|
G|-5--1--0-4-----2--|-0-3----0-5---3--2-1--1-|-2--1-2--0-0-|
D|-5--3--0-3-----0--|-3-2----0-6---2--3-2--2-|-2--2-0--0-0-|
A|-3--3--2-x-----x--|-3-x----2-6---3--3-2--2-|-0--2-x--2-2-|
E|-3--1--3-x-----x--|-3-x----3-4---x--1-1--0-|-x--0-x--3-3-|
[INTRO]
Cm Fm Cm G Cm Fm Cm
Every nation in creation has its favourite drink
Fm Cm Fm G
France is famous for its wine, it's beer in Germany
Cm Fm Cm G Cm Fm Cm
Turkey has its coffee and they serve it blacker than ink
G Abdim A D7 G
Russia goes for vodka and England loves its tea
[VERSE 1]
C Gdim G C Ab9 G
Oh, the factories may be roaring with a boom-a-lacka, zoom-a-lacka, wee
C C7 F Fm C G C
But there isn't any roar when the clock strikes four - everything stops for tea
C Gdim G C Ab9 G
Oh, a lawyer in the courtroom in the middle of an alimony plea
C C7 F Fm C G C E
Has to stop and help 'em pour when the clock strikes four cos everything stops for tea
[CHORUS 1]
Am E Am E Am E Am
It's a very good English custom though the weather be cold or hot
D7 G D7 G7
When you need a little pick-up, you'll find a little tea cup will always hit the spot
[VERSE 2]
C Gdim G C Ab9 G
You remember Cleo-patra had a date to meet Mark Anthony at three?
C C7 F Fm C G C
When he came an hour late she said "You'll have to wait" for everything stops for tea
C Gdim G C Ab9 G
Oh, they may be playing football and the crowd is yelling "Kill the referee!"
C C7 F Fm C G C E
But no matter what the score, when the clock strikes four everything stops for tea
[CHORUS 2]
Am E Am E Am E Am
It's a very good English custom and a stimulant for the brain
D7 G D7 G7
When you feel a little weary, well a cup'll make you cheery and it's cheaper than champagne
[VERSE 3]
C Gdim G C Ab9 G
Oh, the golfer may be golfing and is just about to make a hole-in-three
C C7 F Fm C G C
But it always gets them sore when the clock yells "four!" and everything stops for tea
C Gdim G C Ab9 G
Now I know just why Franz Schubert didn't finish his unfinished symphony
C C7 F Fm C G C
He might have written more but the clock struck four and everything stopped for tea
