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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2093529,"song":"Teachers","artist":"Leonard Cohen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2093529-teachers-chords-by-leonard-cohen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2093529?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":35,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI met a woman long ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHer hair the black that black can go[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAre you a teacher of the heart?[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSoft she answered no[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI met a girl across the sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHer hair the gold that gold can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAre you a teacher of the heart?[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYes, but not for thee[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI met a man who lost his mind[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn some lost place I had to find[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nFollow me the wise man said[/tab]\r\n\r\nBut he walked behind\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI walked into a hospital[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhere none was sick and none was well[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen at night the nurses left[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI could not walk at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMorning came and then came noon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDinner time a scalpel blade[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nLay beside my silver spoon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome girls wander by mistake[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nInto the mess that scalpels make[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAre you the teachers of my heart?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe teach old hearts to break[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOne morning I woke up alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe hospital and the nurses gone[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHave I carved enough my Lord?[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nChild, you are a bone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI ate and ate and ate[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNo I did not miss a plate, well[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow much do these suppers cost?[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe'll take it out in hate[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 9]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI spent my hatred everyplace[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOn every work on every face[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSomeone gave me wishes[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAnd I wished for an embrace[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 10]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSeveral girls embraced me, then[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was embraced by men[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIs my passion perfect?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNo, do it once again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 11]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was handsome I was strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI knew the words of every song[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDid my singing please you?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nNo, the words you sang were wrong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 12]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho is it whom I address[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho takes down what I confess?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAre you the teachers of my heart?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe teach old hearts to rest[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 13]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh teachers are my lessons done?[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI cannot do another one[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey laughed and laughed and said, Well child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAre your lessons done?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAre your lessons done?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAre your lessons done?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\nBut he walked behind\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 9]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 10]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 11]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 12]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm\n\n[Verse 13]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm","chords":["Bm","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}