Chords for Leonard Cohen - Teachers
Tempo:
131.3 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
B
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
I met a [Em] woman long ago, [Bm] her hair the [G] black that black can [Bm] go.
Are you a [G] teacher of the [F#m] heart?
[Bm] Soft she answered, no.
[B]
I met a [Em] girl across the sea, [Bm] her hair the [G] gold that gold [Bm] can be.
Are you [G] a teacher of the [Bm] heart?
Yes, but not for thee.
[B] I met a [G] man who lost his [Bm] mind in some lost place [Em] I had to [G#] find.
Follow [G] me, the [E] wise [B] man said, but he walked behind.
I walked into [G] a hospital [Bm] where none was sick [G] and none was [F#m] well.
[Bm] When at night [G] the nurses [Bm] left, I could not walk at all.
Morning [G] came and then came noon.
[Bm] Dinner [G] time, a scalpel [E] [Bm] blade lay [G] beside my [B] silver spoon.
Some girls [G] wander by [Bm] mistake into the [G] mess that [B] scalpels make.
Are you the teachers [G] of my [E] heart?
We [B] teach old hearts to break.
One morning I [G] woke up alone [Bm] in the hospital [G] and the nurse was [E] gone.
Have I [G] carved enough?
[F#m] My [Bm] lord, child, you are a bone.
[B] I ate and [G] ate and ate.
[Bm] No, I did not [G] miss a plate.
[Bm] Well, how [E] much do [G] these suppers [E] cost?
[Bm] We'll take it out in [B] hate.
I spent [Em] my hatred every place, [Bm] on every [G] work, on [F#m] every [Bm] face.
Someone gave [G] me wishes [Bm] and I wished for an embrace.
Several [G] girls embraced [B] me then.
I [G] was embraced [Bm] by men.
Is my [G] passion [E] perfect?
No, do it [Bm] once again.
I was [G] handsome, I was [Bm] strong.
I knew the words [G] of [F#m] every [Bm] song.
Did my [G] singing please you?
[F#m] No, [Bm] the words you sang were wrong.
Who is it whom I address?
Who [Em] takes down what I confess?
[Bm] Are you the [G] teachers of [F#m] my heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to rest.
Oh, teachers, are [G] my lessons [Bm] done?
I cannot do another one.
They laughed and laughed [G] and said, [Bm] well, child,
[B] are your lessons done?
Are your lessons done?
[Bm] [B] Are your [Bm] lessons done?
[B]
I met a [Em] woman long ago, [Bm] her hair the [G] black that black can [Bm] go.
Are you a [G] teacher of the [F#m] heart?
[Bm] Soft she answered, no.
[B]
I met a [Em] girl across the sea, [Bm] her hair the [G] gold that gold [Bm] can be.
Are you [G] a teacher of the [Bm] heart?
Yes, but not for thee.
[B] I met a [G] man who lost his [Bm] mind in some lost place [Em] I had to [G#] find.
Follow [G] me, the [E] wise [B] man said, but he walked behind.
I walked into [G] a hospital [Bm] where none was sick [G] and none was [F#m] well.
[Bm] When at night [G] the nurses [Bm] left, I could not walk at all.
Morning [G] came and then came noon.
[Bm] Dinner [G] time, a scalpel [E] [Bm] blade lay [G] beside my [B] silver spoon.
Some girls [G] wander by [Bm] mistake into the [G] mess that [B] scalpels make.
Are you the teachers [G] of my [E] heart?
We [B] teach old hearts to break.
One morning I [G] woke up alone [Bm] in the hospital [G] and the nurse was [E] gone.
Have I [G] carved enough?
[F#m] My [Bm] lord, child, you are a bone.
[B] I ate and [G] ate and ate.
[Bm] No, I did not [G] miss a plate.
[Bm] Well, how [E] much do [G] these suppers [E] cost?
[Bm] We'll take it out in [B] hate.
I spent [Em] my hatred every place, [Bm] on every [G] work, on [F#m] every [Bm] face.
Someone gave [G] me wishes [Bm] and I wished for an embrace.
Several [G] girls embraced [B] me then.
I [G] was embraced [Bm] by men.
Is my [G] passion [E] perfect?
No, do it [Bm] once again.
I was [G] handsome, I was [Bm] strong.
I knew the words [G] of [F#m] every [Bm] song.
Did my [G] singing please you?
[F#m] No, [Bm] the words you sang were wrong.
Who is it whom I address?
Who [Em] takes down what I confess?
[Bm] Are you the [G] teachers of [F#m] my heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to rest.
Oh, teachers, are [G] my lessons [Bm] done?
I cannot do another one.
They laughed and laughed [G] and said, [Bm] well, child,
[B] are your lessons done?
Are your lessons done?
[Bm] [B] Are your [Bm] lessons done?
[B]
Key:
Bm
G
B
F#m
E
Bm
G
B
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I met a [Em] woman long ago, [Bm] her hair the [G] black that black can [Bm] go.
Are you a [G] teacher of the [F#m] heart?
[Bm] Soft she answered, no.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
I met a [Em] girl across the sea, [Bm] her hair the [G] gold that gold [Bm] can be.
Are you [G] a teacher of the [Bm] heart?
Yes, but not for thee. _ _ _
_ [B] _ I met a [G] man who lost his [Bm] mind in some lost place [Em] I had to [G#] find.
Follow [G] me, the [E] wise [B] man said, but he walked behind. _
_ _ _ _ _ I walked into [G] a hospital [Bm] where none was sick [G] and none was [F#m] well.
[Bm] When at night [G] the nurses [Bm] left, I could not walk at all. _ _ _ _ _
Morning [G] came and then came noon.
[Bm] Dinner [G] time, a scalpel [E] [Bm] blade lay [G] beside my [B] silver spoon. _ _ _ _ _ _
Some girls [G] wander by [Bm] mistake into the [G] mess that [B] scalpels make.
Are you the teachers [G] of my [E] heart?
We [B] teach old hearts to break. _ _
_ _ One morning I [G] woke up alone [Bm] in the hospital [G] and the nurse was [E] gone.
Have I [G] carved enough?
[F#m] My [Bm] lord, child, you are a bone.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ I ate and [G] ate and ate.
[Bm] No, I did not [G] miss a plate.
[Bm] Well, how [E] much do [G] these suppers [E] cost?
[Bm] We'll take it out in [B] hate. _ _ _ _
I spent [Em] my hatred every place, [Bm] on every [G] work, on [F#m] every [Bm] face.
Someone gave [G] me wishes [Bm] and I wished for an embrace. _ _ _
_ _ _ Several [G] girls embraced [B] me then.
I [G] was embraced [Bm] by men.
Is my [G] passion [E] perfect?
No, do it [Bm] once again. _
_ _ _ _ _ I was [G] handsome, I was [Bm] strong.
I knew the words [G] of [F#m] every [Bm] song.
Did my [G] singing please you?
[F#m] No, [Bm] the words you sang were wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
Who is it whom I address?
Who [Em] takes down what I confess?
[Bm] Are you the [G] teachers of [F#m] my heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to rest. _ _ _
_ Oh, teachers, are [G] my lessons [Bm] done?
I cannot do another one.
They laughed and laughed [G] and said, [Bm] well, child,
[B] are your lessons done? _
_ _ Are your lessons done? _
[Bm] _ _ [B] Are your [Bm] lessons done? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I met a [Em] woman long ago, [Bm] her hair the [G] black that black can [Bm] go.
Are you a [G] teacher of the [F#m] heart?
[Bm] Soft she answered, no.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
I met a [Em] girl across the sea, [Bm] her hair the [G] gold that gold [Bm] can be.
Are you [G] a teacher of the [Bm] heart?
Yes, but not for thee. _ _ _
_ [B] _ I met a [G] man who lost his [Bm] mind in some lost place [Em] I had to [G#] find.
Follow [G] me, the [E] wise [B] man said, but he walked behind. _
_ _ _ _ _ I walked into [G] a hospital [Bm] where none was sick [G] and none was [F#m] well.
[Bm] When at night [G] the nurses [Bm] left, I could not walk at all. _ _ _ _ _
Morning [G] came and then came noon.
[Bm] Dinner [G] time, a scalpel [E] [Bm] blade lay [G] beside my [B] silver spoon. _ _ _ _ _ _
Some girls [G] wander by [Bm] mistake into the [G] mess that [B] scalpels make.
Are you the teachers [G] of my [E] heart?
We [B] teach old hearts to break. _ _
_ _ One morning I [G] woke up alone [Bm] in the hospital [G] and the nurse was [E] gone.
Have I [G] carved enough?
[F#m] My [Bm] lord, child, you are a bone.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ I ate and [G] ate and ate.
[Bm] No, I did not [G] miss a plate.
[Bm] Well, how [E] much do [G] these suppers [E] cost?
[Bm] We'll take it out in [B] hate. _ _ _ _
I spent [Em] my hatred every place, [Bm] on every [G] work, on [F#m] every [Bm] face.
Someone gave [G] me wishes [Bm] and I wished for an embrace. _ _ _
_ _ _ Several [G] girls embraced [B] me then.
I [G] was embraced [Bm] by men.
Is my [G] passion [E] perfect?
No, do it [Bm] once again. _
_ _ _ _ _ I was [G] handsome, I was [Bm] strong.
I knew the words [G] of [F#m] every [Bm] song.
Did my [G] singing please you?
[F#m] No, [Bm] the words you sang were wrong. _ _ _ _ _ _
Who is it whom I address?
Who [Em] takes down what I confess?
[Bm] Are you the [G] teachers of [F#m] my heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to rest. _ _ _
_ Oh, teachers, are [G] my lessons [Bm] done?
I cannot do another one.
They laughed and laughed [G] and said, [Bm] well, child,
[B] are your lessons done? _
_ _ Are your lessons done? _
[Bm] _ _ [B] Are your [Bm] lessons done? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _