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Intro: (  F   G) x4
FJust when I thCought I finally leGarned my lesson wAmell, Fthere was more to tChis than meets the eGye
FAnd for all the thCings you taught me, Gonly time will tAmell, Fif I'll be aCble to survGive, oh yeah
TCeacher, tFeacherBb, can you tGeach me?  Ccan you tFell me all I nBbeed to knGow?
TCeacher, tFeacherBb, can you rGeach me?  Cor will I fFall when you Bblet me go?  oh nGo?
FAm I ready for the rCeal world, wGill I pass the teAmst?  Fyou know it's a jCungle out thGere
FAin't nothin gonna sCtop me, GI won't be second bAmest
But the jFoke's on those who beliCeve the system's fGair, oh yeah 
TCeacher, tFeacherBb, can you tGeach me?  Ccan you tFell me if I'm rBbight or wrGong?
TCeacher, tFeacherBb, can you rGeach me?  CI wanna kFnow what's gBboin on, oh yeah
Solo:  (  C   F   Bb   G) x3   C   F  Bb  
              Am/  G-                    F/  E-                              Dm/  C-   Bb  
So the years go on and on, but nothing's lost or won, and what you learned is soon forgotten
                       Am/   G-                        F/    E-   Dm  
They take the best years of your life, try to tell you wrong from right
              /   C-             Bb  G/B  
But you walk away with nothing, oh oh
  C(hold)                                    C               F        Bb  G  
Teacher, teacher, can you teach me?  can you tell me all I need to know?
TCeacher, tFeacherBb, can you rGeach me?  Cor will I fFall when you Bblet me goG?
TCeacher, tFeacherBb, can you tGeach me?  Ccan you tFell me if I'm rBbight or wrGong?
TCeacher, tFeacherBb, can you rGeach me?  CI wanna knFow what's gBboin on, oh
  FTGeacher, teacherF, cGan you teach me?  FtGeacher, teacherF, cGan you reach me?
  FTGeacher, teacherF, cGan you teach me?  FtGeacher, teacherF, oGoh yeah
TFeacher, teacher   GtFeacher, teacherG  

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Teacher Teacher

by 38 Special

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

F G

Intro: ( ) x4

F C G Am F C G

Just when I thought I finally learned my lesson well, there was more to this than meets the eye

F C G Am F C G

And for all the things you taught me, only time will tell, if I'll be able to survive, oh yeah

C F Bb G C F Bb G

Teacher, teacher, can you teach me? can you tell me all I need to know?

C F Bb G C F Bb G

Teacher, teacher, can you reach me? or will I fall when you let me go? oh no?

F C G Am F C G

Am I ready for the real world, will I pass the test? you know it's a jungle out there

F C G Am

Ain't nothin gonna stop me, I won't be second best

F C G

But the joke's on those who believe the system's fair, oh yeah

C F Bb G C F Bb G

Teacher, teacher, can you teach me? can you tell me if I'm right or wrong?

C F Bb G C F Bb

Teacher, teacher, can you reach me? I wanna know what's goin on, oh yeah

C F Bb G C F Bb

Solo: ( ) x3

Am G F E Dm C Bb

/ - / - / -

So the years go on and on, but nothing's lost or won, and what you learned is soon forgotten

Am G F E Dm

/ - / -

They take the best years of your life, try to tell you wrong from right

C Bb G/B

/ -

But you walk away with nothing, oh oh

C C F Bb G

(hold)

Teacher, teacher, can you teach me? can you tell me all I need to know?

C F Bb G C F Bb G

Teacher, teacher, can you reach me? or will I fall when you let me go?

C F Bb G C F Bb G

Teacher, teacher, can you teach me? can you tell me if I'm right or wrong?

C F Bb G C F Bb

Teacher, teacher, can you reach me? I wanna know what's goin on, oh

F G F G F G F G

Teacher, teacher, can you teach me? teacher, teacher, can you reach me?

F G F G F G F G

Teacher, teacher, can you teach me? teacher, teacher, ooh yeah

F G F G

Teacher, teacher teacher, teacher

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