Teacher I Need You - Elton John (Don't Shoot Me 2 of 10) Chords

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I was sitting in the classroom, [Bb] trying to look intelligent [F] and care.
The teacher [C] looked at me. _
[Am] She was long and [Dm] she was clean.
[Bb] Sitting [F] there, [Gm] the lady dreamed [F] how that lady [Bb] means the [F] whole [Gm] world to me.
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It's a natural achievement, [Bb] conquering my whole world with her [F] image.
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[Am] She's an [Dm] inspiration [C] [Bb] for [F] my [Gm] graduation.
[F] She helps me keep [Bb] the [C] classroom [F] clean.
Oh, [Dm] teacher, [C] I [Bb] need you _ [Dm] like a little [C] child.
[Am] You got [Dm] something [C] in you [Bb] to drive a student [C] for a while.
To [Dm] give me [C] head [Bb] to vision, feel [Dm] my love [C] set afloat.
[Am] Help me get [Dm] that [C] calm [Bb] out.
Say, teacher, I, teacher, I, teacher, I, teacher, I [F] need you.
[Eb] Oh, oh, [Bb] _
[F] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] oh, [F] oh, oh, oh.
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ Letter, [Bb] tell about my feelings.
[F] _ Just a letter, [C] not a scene.
_ _ [Am] Focus my [Dm] [G] attention on [Bb] some [F] further [Gm] education.
_ [F] Connection with [Bb] the [Dm] world is [Gm] empty.
[C] So [F] I'm sitting in the classroom, [Bb] looking like a zombie.
[F] I'm waiting for the bell [F] to ring.
[C] _ _ [Am] I've got John [Dm] Wayne's senses.
[C] I've [Bb] got [F] everything [Gm] that passes.
[F] And it doesn't mean [Bb] a [C] doggone [F] thing.
_ [C] Oh, teacher, [Dm] [C] I [Bb] need you.
[Dm] Like a little [C] child, _ [Am] you've got [Dm] something [C] in you [Bb] to drive to school.
[C] But why do you [Dm] need [C] [Bb] education [Dm] in the love [C] circle?
_ [Am] Help me get [Dm] straight [C] calm out [Bb] of this.
Teacher, I, teacher, I, teacher, I, teacher, I [F] need you.
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[F] Oh, [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Dm] teacher, [C] I [Bb] need you.
[Dm] Like a [C] little child, [Am] you've got [Dm] something [C] in [Bb] you to drive to [C] school.
But why [Dm] do you need [C] _ [Bb] education [Dm] in the love [C] circle? _
[Am] Help me get [Dm] straight [C] calm [Bb] out of this.
Teacher, I, teacher, I, [Gm] teacher, [Bb] I, teacher, [F] I need you.
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