Key: C major•
Verse 1
C
F
As you've guessed, I'm continental,
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C
I'm romantic, and I'm sentimental.
And I look on love as something of an art,
but I've found that nationalities
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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
Am
B
The Italians long for an operatic song
E
Am
or a soft Sicilian wine,
while the French fall in love
Am
C
He'll admit his attraction,
G
C
His lips never part in a sigh.
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.
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,
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Am
An Englishman need
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Am
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Am
s time.
G
C
And if he's really mad for you,
F
E
and then invite you to the zoo.
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E
they can be terribly Anglo -Saxon.
B
Eb
and the battle is finally won,
E
Dm
C
Am
ladies, let's contemplate.
E
F
E
for an Englishman
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E
Am
A
Am
A
who takes his time?
E
Am
A guy what takes his time
I'll go for any time
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Am
I'm a fast -moving gal, I like them slow
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B
A
Wanna see a guy arriving in low
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B
E
Edim
I'd be satisfied, electrified
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Am
E
A
Am
To have a guy what takes his time
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Bm
Cdim
A hurry up affair I al
Wouldn't give any Rus
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Eaug
Am
A
sian gent a smile
A
Bm
Cdim
A
a while?
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Edim
What a lullaby would be supplied
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A
Am
A
takes his time?
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Cdim
I'll go for any time
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Bm
A hasty job really spoils
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Am
D
No, no, no, I don't like a big commotion
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D
Bdim
I'm a demon for slow motion
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Bm
Cdim
A
E
Why would I
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To have a guy who
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B
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takes his time?
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A
Bm
There isn't any fun
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you have to make the grade
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D
I could spot an amateur,
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appreciate a connoisseur
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at his trade
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Em
Who would qualify, no alibi,
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E
to be the guy what takes
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his tonight
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Cdim
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D
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A
Oh
Oh, yeah
Thank you so much.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC F Ab Bdim E...
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