Biography:
Jack Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a British theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in America for his role in the classic Hollywood musical The Band Wagon in 1953.
According to the Everything Stops For Tea Songfacts, in spite of his impeccable English accent Buchanan was actually a Scotsman.
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EVERYTHING STOPS FOR TEA Goodhart / Hoffman / Sigler
---------------------------------------------------------------- 1935---------------
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
EVERYTHING STOPS FOR TEA Goodhart / Hoffman / Sigler
---------------------------------------------------------------- 1935---------------
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
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