Tonart: C major•
Verse 1
C
F
As you've guessed, I'm continental,
Ab
C
I'm romantic, and I'm sentimental.
And I look on love as something of an art,
but I've found that nationalities
F
have different formalities
Bdim
E
when it comes to affairs of the heart.
Am
B
Now, a Spaniard needs a soft guitar
E
Am
and a balcony to climb,
while the Portuguese need
B
the breeze and the trees.
E
But an Englishman needs time.
Am
B
The Italians long for an operatic song
E
Am
or a soft Sicilian wine,
while the French fall in love
B
at the drop of a glove.
E
An Englishman needs time.
Am
C
He'll admit his attraction,
G
C
His lips never part in a sigh.
A
What goes on in his breast
Dm
is completely suppressed
F
E
by the weight of his old -school tie.
Am
A
B
The Viennese need a Waltz by Strauss
E
A
Am
or a Glockenspiel's sweet chime.
F
While the Dutch begin with a bottle of gin,
Dm
E
but an Englishman needs time.
A
Am
B
Now in Persia, they need seven veils
E
Am
for a sultan in his prime.
While in Eskimo,
B
needs a whole lot of snow.
E
Am
An Englishman need
E
Am
E
Am
s time.
C
Though you'll have to wait,
F
he may work up to a date.
G
C
And if he's really mad for you,
Dm
you look smashing today,
F
E
and then invite you to the zoo.
Am
Now, I love my Englishmen, I do,
Bdim
E
they can be terribly Anglo -Saxon.
Am
But when it's all said and done,
B
Eb
and the battle is finally won,
E
Dm
C
Am
ladies, let's contemplate.
E
F
E
for an Englishman
B
E
Am
A
Am
A
who takes his time?
E
Am
A guy what takes his time
I'll go for any time
A
Am
I'm a fast -moving gal, I like them slow
D
Got no use for fancy driving
Bm
B
A
Wanna see a guy arriving in low
Am
B
E
Edim
I'd be satisfied, electrified
F#dim
Am
E
A
Am
To have a guy what takes his time
A
Bm
Cdim
A hurry up affair I al
Wouldn't give any Rus
E
Eaug
Am
A
sian gent a smile
D
I could go for any singer
Bdim
Who would come to send to linger
A
Bm
Cdim
A
a while?
E
Edim
What a lullaby would be supplied
F#dim
To know the guy what
E
A
Am
A
takes his time?
Bm
Cdim
I'll go for any time
A
Bm
A hasty job really spoils
Cdim
the master's talent
A
Am
D
No, no, no, I don't like a big commotion
A
D
Bdim
I'm a demon for slow motion
Am
A
Bm
Cdim
A
E
Why would I
Em
deny that I would die
C#dim
F#dim
To have a guy who
E
A
Bm
B
Cdim
takes his time?
A
Eaug
A
Bm
There isn't any fun
Cdim
in getting something done
Bm
Cdim
you have to make the grade
A
D
I could spot an amateur,
A
D
Bdim
appreciate a connoisseur
Am
A
Bm
A
at his trade
F#
E
Em
Who would qualify, no alibi,
A
Am
E
to be the guy what takes
A
Am
his tonight
Bm
Cdim
A
D
C
Bm
A
Oh
Oh, yeah
Thank you so much.
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C
F
Ab
Bdim
E
Am
B
G
A
Dm
Eb
D
Bm
Edim
F#dim
Cdim
Eaug
Em
C#dim
F#
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