Teachers

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[Intro]
Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm G
I met a woman long ago
Bm G
Her hair the black that black can go
Bm G
Are you a teacher of the heart?
Bm
Soft she answered no
Bm
[Verse 2]
Bm G
I met a girl across the sea
Bm G
Her hair the gold that gold can be
Bm G
Are you a teacher of the heart?
Bm
Yes, but not for thee
Bm
[Verse 3]
Bm G
I met a man who lost his mind
Bm G
In some lost place I had to find
Bm G Bm
Follow me the wise man said
But he walked behind
Bm
[Verse 4]
Bm G
I walked into a hospital
Bm G
Where none was sick and none was well
Bm G
When at night the nurses left
Bm
I could not walk at all
Bm
[Verse 5]
Bm G
Morning came and then came noon
Bm G
Dinner time a scalpel blade
Bm G Bm
Lay beside my silver spoon
Bm
[Verse 6]
Bm G
Some girls wander by mistake
Bm G
Into the mess that scalpels make
Bm G
Are you the teachers of my heart?
Bm
We teach old hearts to break
Bm
[Verse 7]
Bm G
One morning I woke up alone
Bm G
The hospital and the nurses gone
Bm G
Have I carved enough my Lord?
Bm
Child, you are a bone
Bm
[Verse 8]
Bm G
I ate and ate and ate
Bm G
No I did not miss a plate, well
Bm G
How much do these suppers cost?
Bm
We'll take it out in hate
Bm
[Verse 9]
Bm G
I spent my hatred everyplace
Bm G
On every work on every face
Bm G
Someone gave me wishes
Bm
And I wished for an embrace
Bm
[Verse 10]
Bm G Bm
Several girls embraced me, then
G
I was embraced by men
Bm G
Is my passion perfect?
Bm
No, do it once again
Bm
[Verse 11]
Bm G
I was handsome I was strong
Bm G
I knew the words of every song
Bm G
Did my singing please you?
Bm
No, the words you sang were wrong
Bm
[Verse 12]
Bm G
Who is it whom I address
Bm G
Who takes down what I confess?
Bm G
Are you the teachers of my heart?
Bm
We teach old hearts to rest
Bm
[Verse 13]
Bm G
Oh teachers are my lessons done?
Bm G
I cannot do another one
Bm G
They laughed and laughed and said, Well child
Bm
Are your lessons done?
Bm
Are your lessons done?
Bm
Are your lessons done?
Bm

Teachers chords and lyrics

Free chords for Teachers by Leonard Cohen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm
[Verse 2]
Bm
[Verse 3]
But he walked behind
Bm
[Verse 4]
Bm
[Verse 5]
Bm
[Verse 6]
Bm
[Verse 7]
Bm
[Verse 8]
Bm
[Verse 9]
Bm
[Verse 10]
Bm
[Verse 11]
Bm
[Verse 12]
Bm
[Verse 13]
Bm

Teachers Chords by Leonard Cohen

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