Chords for (I'm The) Teacher - Ian Hunter
Tempo:
85.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
E
C#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[C#] [E]
[C#m]
[C#] [E]
[C#] The question to reason is, is this a prison?
Some say it is, [C#m] some say it isn't.
[E]
[C#] Why do I try to listen?
As I pass by like an [E] intermission.
[A] If there's just one weed in this flowerless grave,
If there's just one seed I can save,
[E] I'm gonna reach it,
[B] It's to meet ya,
[A] I'm the teacher.
[C#] Outlaws, losers, junkies, losers,
Take it back, sleep with the three times [E] you've ever heard.
[C#] Say hello, everybody!
I look just so [C#m] small, I must be ripped [E] and chopped so slow.
[Em] [A] I'm dead inside with the lies I hide,
I used to be a spy, I never should have [E] tried to meet ya.
[B] Once you're drunk,
[A] Sadness is the cure,
[B] Reason is the cure,
[A] I'm the teacher.
[C]
[D] [C]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [C]
[D] [E] Make a snack, your soul is thrown in a way,
Like a fragile leaf on a windy [G] day.
[E] Can you read, can you write?
Say, couldn't care less, you can graduate on American Express.
[G]
No personal checks.
[C] What do I do?
Miss Sue, [G] gotta meet ya!
Don't you have [D] a good future?
Don't let [C] them miss you, too.
Cause sooner [D] or later,
They're [C] gonna treat ya.
[D] Pleased to meet ya,
[C] I'm the teacher.
Yeah.
[G]
[C] I'm the teacher.
[G]
[C] I'm the teacher.
[G]
[C] I'm the teacher.
[G]
[C] Yeah.
[G]
[C] I'm the teacher.
[G] I'm [C] [G]
[C] the teacher.
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
[C#] [E]
[C#m]
[C#] [E]
[C#] The question to reason is, is this a prison?
Some say it is, [C#m] some say it isn't.
[E]
[C#] Why do I try to listen?
As I pass by like an [E] intermission.
[A] If there's just one weed in this flowerless grave,
If there's just one seed I can save,
[E] I'm gonna reach it,
[B] It's to meet ya,
[A] I'm the teacher.
[C#] Outlaws, losers, junkies, losers,
Take it back, sleep with the three times [E] you've ever heard.
[C#] Say hello, everybody!
I look just so [C#m] small, I must be ripped [E] and chopped so slow.
[Em] [A] I'm dead inside with the lies I hide,
I used to be a spy, I never should have [E] tried to meet ya.
[B] Once you're drunk,
[A] Sadness is the cure,
[B] Reason is the cure,
[A] I'm the teacher.
[C]
[D] [C]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [C]
[D] [E] Make a snack, your soul is thrown in a way,
Like a fragile leaf on a windy [G] day.
[E] Can you read, can you write?
Say, couldn't care less, you can graduate on American Express.
[G]
No personal checks.
[C] What do I do?
Miss Sue, [G] gotta meet ya!
Don't you have [D] a good future?
Don't let [C] them miss you, too.
Cause sooner [D] or later,
They're [C] gonna treat ya.
[D] Pleased to meet ya,
[C] I'm the teacher.
Yeah.
[G]
[C] I'm the teacher.
[G]
[C] I'm the teacher.
[G]
[C] I'm the teacher.
[G]
[C] Yeah.
[G]
[C] I'm the teacher.
[G] I'm [C] [G]
[C] the teacher.
[G] [C] [G]
[C] [G]
Key:
C
G
E
C#
D
C
G
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] The question to reason is, is this a prison?
Some say it is, [C#m] some say it isn't.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Why do I try to listen?
As I pass by like an [E] intermission. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] If there's just one weed in this flowerless grave,
If there's just one seed I can save,
[E] I'm gonna reach it,
_ _ _ _ _ [B] It's to meet ya,
_ [A] I'm the teacher. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] Outlaws, losers, junkies, losers,
Take it back, sleep with the three times [E] you've ever heard. _ _ _ _
_ [C#] Say hello, everybody!
_ I look just so [C#m] small, I must be ripped [E] and chopped so slow. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] I'm dead inside with the lies I hide,
I used to be a spy, I never should have [E] tried to meet ya. _ _ _ _
_ [B] Once you're drunk,
[A] Sadness is the cure,
_ [B] Reason is the cure,
[A] I'm the teacher.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] Make a snack, your soul is thrown in a way,
Like a fragile leaf on a windy [G] day. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Can you read, can you write?
Say, couldn't care less, you can graduate on American Express.
[G] _
No personal checks.
_ _ [C] What do I do?
_ _ _ Miss Sue, [G] gotta meet ya!
_ _ _ _ Don't you have [D] a good future?
Don't let [C] them miss you, too.
Cause sooner [D] or later,
They're [C] gonna treat ya.
_ [D] Pleased to meet ya,
_ [C] I'm the teacher.
_ Yeah.
[G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I'm the teacher.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I'm the teacher.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I'm the teacher.
[G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Yeah.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I'm the teacher.
_ [G] I'm _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ the teacher.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] The question to reason is, is this a prison?
Some say it is, [C#m] some say it isn't.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Why do I try to listen?
As I pass by like an [E] intermission. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] If there's just one weed in this flowerless grave,
If there's just one seed I can save,
[E] I'm gonna reach it,
_ _ _ _ _ [B] It's to meet ya,
_ [A] I'm the teacher. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] Outlaws, losers, junkies, losers,
Take it back, sleep with the three times [E] you've ever heard. _ _ _ _
_ [C#] Say hello, everybody!
_ I look just so [C#m] small, I must be ripped [E] and chopped so slow. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] I'm dead inside with the lies I hide,
I used to be a spy, I never should have [E] tried to meet ya. _ _ _ _
_ [B] Once you're drunk,
[A] Sadness is the cure,
_ [B] Reason is the cure,
[A] I'm the teacher.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] Make a snack, your soul is thrown in a way,
Like a fragile leaf on a windy [G] day. _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Can you read, can you write?
Say, couldn't care less, you can graduate on American Express.
[G] _
No personal checks.
_ _ [C] What do I do?
_ _ _ Miss Sue, [G] gotta meet ya!
_ _ _ _ Don't you have [D] a good future?
Don't let [C] them miss you, too.
Cause sooner [D] or later,
They're [C] gonna treat ya.
_ [D] Pleased to meet ya,
_ [C] I'm the teacher.
_ Yeah.
[G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I'm the teacher.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I'm the teacher.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I'm the teacher.
[G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ Yeah.
_ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I'm the teacher.
_ [G] I'm _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ the teacher.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _