Bing Crosby & Connie Boswell - 'An Apple for the Teacher' Chords
Tempo:
123.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
Bb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [F]
[Ebm] You're [Ab] sophisticated
[Db]
[Ebm] I think I'm [Bbm] naive
[Ab] Well, let's [Db] play [Ab] the game [Bbm] that way
[Ab] Yes, that's what I [Am] believe
An [F] apple for the teacher
[G] That seems the thing to do
[C] Because I want to learn [Em] about romance [C] from you
An [A] apple for [F] the teacher
Just to [Dm] show that I'm meek and [G] mild
If you insist on saying that I'm [C] just a problem [F] child
You're going to [G] get all my [Bb]
attention
[G] And your wish will be [Bb] my rule
And maybe [Em] you'll be good to [Ebm] me
Just [G] keep me after [C] school
An [F] apple for the teacher
[Em] That's how I [Dm] better [G] start
Then after [C] a while you [D] may give in and let [C] me bring [F] my heart
[G] [Bb]
[Db]
An apple for the teacher
That [Eb] seems the thing to do
[Eb] Because I want to learn about romance [Ab] from you
[Db] An apple for the teacher
[Bb] To show I'm [Eb] meek and mild
[Gb] If you [Bb] insist on saying [Eb] that I'm [Ab] just a problem [Db] child
You'll get all my [Gb] attention
Your [Db] wish will be [Gb] my rule
[Bbm] And maybe [Ab]
you'll be good to [G] me
And [Eb] keep me [Ab] after school
[Db] An apple for the teacher
[F]
That's how I better [Eb] start
Then [E] after a while you [Bb] may give in [Eb] and let me bring [F] my heart
[Gb]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] An apple for the teacher
[A] An apple for the teacher
Is always going to do the trick
[Em] Not [B] if you didn't study [Dm]
[Em] your arithmetic
[Am] I [F] got an apple for the teacher
[G] Gonna meet [Dm] great success
[G] Well it [B] won't if you didn't [D] memorize [C] the Gettysburg [F] Gadget
[G] I got a little bit of glamour
[Cm] And charm that's [Bb] cute and quaint
I [G] may excuse your [C]
glamour
[Dm] And believe you what [C] you ain't
I [E] got an apple, big [F] red apple for the teacher
That's [G] how I'm fixin' to start
Then [Bm] after a while I [D] may give in [G] and let you bring your heart
Then after [B] a while she may [D] give [G] in and let you bring your heart
[N]
[Ebm] You're [Ab] sophisticated
[Db]
[Ebm] I think I'm [Bbm] naive
[Ab] Well, let's [Db] play [Ab] the game [Bbm] that way
[Ab] Yes, that's what I [Am] believe
An [F] apple for the teacher
[G] That seems the thing to do
[C] Because I want to learn [Em] about romance [C] from you
An [A] apple for [F] the teacher
Just to [Dm] show that I'm meek and [G] mild
If you insist on saying that I'm [C] just a problem [F] child
You're going to [G] get all my [Bb]
attention
[G] And your wish will be [Bb] my rule
And maybe [Em] you'll be good to [Ebm] me
Just [G] keep me after [C] school
An [F] apple for the teacher
[Em] That's how I [Dm] better [G] start
Then after [C] a while you [D] may give in and let [C] me bring [F] my heart
[G] [Bb]
[Db]
An apple for the teacher
That [Eb] seems the thing to do
[Eb] Because I want to learn about romance [Ab] from you
[Db] An apple for the teacher
[Bb] To show I'm [Eb] meek and mild
[Gb] If you [Bb] insist on saying [Eb] that I'm [Ab] just a problem [Db] child
You'll get all my [Gb] attention
Your [Db] wish will be [Gb] my rule
[Bbm] And maybe [Ab]
you'll be good to [G] me
And [Eb] keep me [Ab] after school
[Db] An apple for the teacher
[F]
That's how I better [Eb] start
Then [E] after a while you [Bb] may give in [Eb] and let me bring [F] my heart
[Gb]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C] An apple for the teacher
[A] An apple for the teacher
Is always going to do the trick
[Em] Not [B] if you didn't study [Dm]
[Em] your arithmetic
[Am] I [F] got an apple for the teacher
[G] Gonna meet [Dm] great success
[G] Well it [B] won't if you didn't [D] memorize [C] the Gettysburg [F] Gadget
[G] I got a little bit of glamour
[Cm] And charm that's [Bb] cute and quaint
I [G] may excuse your [C]
glamour
[Dm] And believe you what [C] you ain't
I [E] got an apple, big [F] red apple for the teacher
That's [G] how I'm fixin' to start
Then [Bm] after a while I [D] may give in [G] and let you bring your heart
Then after [B] a while she may [D] give [G] in and let you bring your heart
[N]
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_ _ [Ebm] _ You're [Ab] sophisticated
[Db] _
_ [Ebm] I think I'm [Bbm] _ naive
[Ab] Well, let's [Db] play [Ab] the game [Bbm] that way
[Ab] Yes, that's what I _ [Am] believe
_ An _ [F] apple for the teacher
[G] That seems the thing to do _
[C] Because I want to learn [Em] about romance [C] from you
An [A] apple for [F] the teacher
Just to [Dm] show that I'm meek and [G] mild
If you insist on saying that I'm [C] just a problem [F] child
You're going to [G] get all my [Bb]
attention
[G] And your wish will be [Bb] my rule
And maybe [Em] you'll be good to [Ebm] me
Just [G] keep me after [C] school
_ An [F] apple for the teacher
[Em] That's how I [Dm] better [G] start
Then after [C] a while you [D] may give in and let [C] me bring [F] my heart
_ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db]
An apple for the teacher
That [Eb] seems the thing to do
_ [Eb] Because I want to learn about romance [Ab] from you
[Db] An apple for the teacher
[Bb] To show I'm [Eb] meek and mild
[Gb] If you [Bb] insist on saying [Eb] that I'm [Ab] just a problem [Db] child
You'll get all my [Gb] attention
Your [Db] wish will be [Gb] my rule
[Bbm] And maybe [Ab]
you'll be good to [G] me
And [Eb] keep me [Ab] after school
[Db] An apple for the teacher
_ [F]
That's how I better [Eb] start
Then [E] after a while you [Bb] may give in [Eb] and let me bring [F] my heart
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] An apple for the teacher
[A] An apple for the teacher
Is always going to do the trick
[Em] _ Not [B] if you didn't study [Dm] _
_ [Em] your arithmetic
[Am] I [F] got an apple for the teacher
_ [G] Gonna meet [Dm] great success
[G] Well it [B] won't if you didn't [D] memorize [C] the Gettysburg [F] Gadget
_ [G] I got a little bit of glamour
[Cm] And charm that's [Bb] cute and quaint
I [G] may excuse your [C]
glamour
[Dm] And believe you what [C] you ain't
I [E] got an apple, big [F] red apple for the teacher
That's [G] how I'm fixin' to start
Then [Bm] after a while I [D] may give in [G] and let you bring your heart
Then after [B] a while she may [D] give [G] in and let you bring your heart _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ You're [Ab] sophisticated
[Db] _
_ [Ebm] I think I'm [Bbm] _ naive
[Ab] Well, let's [Db] play [Ab] the game [Bbm] that way
[Ab] Yes, that's what I _ [Am] believe
_ An _ [F] apple for the teacher
[G] That seems the thing to do _
[C] Because I want to learn [Em] about romance [C] from you
An [A] apple for [F] the teacher
Just to [Dm] show that I'm meek and [G] mild
If you insist on saying that I'm [C] just a problem [F] child
You're going to [G] get all my [Bb]
attention
[G] And your wish will be [Bb] my rule
And maybe [Em] you'll be good to [Ebm] me
Just [G] keep me after [C] school
_ An [F] apple for the teacher
[Em] That's how I [Dm] better [G] start
Then after [C] a while you [D] may give in and let [C] me bring [F] my heart
_ _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db]
An apple for the teacher
That [Eb] seems the thing to do
_ [Eb] Because I want to learn about romance [Ab] from you
[Db] An apple for the teacher
[Bb] To show I'm [Eb] meek and mild
[Gb] If you [Bb] insist on saying [Eb] that I'm [Ab] just a problem [Db] child
You'll get all my [Gb] attention
Your [Db] wish will be [Gb] my rule
[Bbm] And maybe [Ab]
you'll be good to [G] me
And [Eb] keep me [Ab] after school
[Db] An apple for the teacher
_ [F]
That's how I better [Eb] start
Then [E] after a while you [Bb] may give in [Eb] and let me bring [F] my heart
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [C] An apple for the teacher
[A] An apple for the teacher
Is always going to do the trick
[Em] _ Not [B] if you didn't study [Dm] _
_ [Em] your arithmetic
[Am] I [F] got an apple for the teacher
_ [G] Gonna meet [Dm] great success
[G] Well it [B] won't if you didn't [D] memorize [C] the Gettysburg [F] Gadget
_ [G] I got a little bit of glamour
[Cm] And charm that's [Bb] cute and quaint
I [G] may excuse your [C]
glamour
[Dm] And believe you what [C] you ain't
I [E] got an apple, big [F] red apple for the teacher
That's [G] how I'm fixin' to start
Then [Bm] after a while I [D] may give in [G] and let you bring your heart
Then after [B] a while she may [D] give [G] in and let you bring your heart _ _ _ _
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