The Teacher Chords by Big Country

Tempo:
131.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

C

D

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Big Country - The Teacher chords
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[C]
[G]
[Em] [C]
[Em]
[C]
[G]
[Em] [C]
[G] [A]
[Em] [C]
[G]
[E] [C]
[G] [D]
[E] [Em] [C]
[G]
[E] [Em] [C]
[G] [E]
[G] [D]
[C] The birds on the boat in the [D] morning [Em] light
The open air, the sweet wind, strings delight
Teacher, [G] will you [D] show [G] to me
[Em] The boat which [D] we will land [G] and see
I am not a mystery
I want everything [D] laid out [C] for me
[G] I'm a love [G] mystery
I'm a love [A] [G] mystery
[C]
[Em] [C]
[G] [A]
[E]
[Em]
[C]
[G]
[E] [C]
[G] [E]
You [Em] showed me walls around the world
Where seekers passed and [D] guides [C] unfurled
Where tales [Bm] tell [Em] confirmed
And
[Am] the [C] moon lit [Em] in silver swans
Teacher, [G] will you show to me
The boat which we will [D] land and [G] see
I am not [D] a [G] mystery
I want [Em]
everything laid [D] out for [C] me
I'm a [D] love [G] mystery
[Em]
I'm a [D] love mystery
[C] [Em]
[G] [A] [Em]
[C] [G] [A] [C]
[E] [Em] Teacher, [G] will you show to me
[Em] The boat which we [D] will land and see
[Em] I am not [D] a mystery
[C] I [Em] want everything laid out [G] for me
[D] I'm a love mystery
[G] I'm a [D] love [Em] mystery
[D] I'm a love [G] [Em] mystery
[G] I'm a [D] love [G] mystery
[Em] [C] [G]
[E]
[G]
[F#] [E]
[C] [G]
[Em]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Big Country - The Teacher chords, practice playing E, Em, C, G, E and C in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 65 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 132 BPM. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] The birds on the boat in the [D] morning [Em] _ light _ _ _ _
The open air, the sweet wind, strings delight
_ _ _ _ _ _ Teacher, [G] will you [D] show [G] to me
[Em] The boat which [D] we will land [G] and see
I am not a mystery
I want everything [D] laid out [C] for me
[G] I'm a love _ [G] mystery
_ I'm a love [A] _ _ [G] mystery
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
You [Em] showed me walls around the world
Where seekers passed and [D] guides _ [C] unfurled
Where tales [Bm] tell _ [Em] confirmed
_ And _ _
[Am] the [C] moon lit [Em] in silver swans _ _ _ _ _ _
Teacher, [G] will you show to me
The boat which we will [D] land and [G] see
I am not [D] a [G] mystery
I want [Em]
everything laid [D] out for [C] me
I'm a [D] love [G] mystery
_ _ [Em]
I'm a [D] love _ _ mystery _ _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Teacher, [G] will you show to me
[Em] The boat which we [D] will land and see
[Em] I am not [D] a mystery
[C] I [Em] want everything _ laid out [G] for me _
[D] I'm a love mystery
_ _ [G] I'm a [D] love [Em] mystery
_ _ [D] I'm a love _ [G] _ [Em] mystery
_ [G] I'm a [D] love [G] mystery
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Stuart Adamson.

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