Chords for Leonard Cohen - Teachers (Official Audio)
Tempo:
131.4 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
B
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bm]
I met a woman [G] long [E] ago, her [Bm] hair the [G] black that black can [E] go.
[Bm] Are you a [G] teacher of [F#m] the [Bm] heart?
Soft she answered, no.
[B] I met a girl [G] across [Em] the sea, [B] her hair the gold [G] that gold can [B] be.
Are you a [G] teacher of the [Bm] heart?
Yes, but not for thee.
[B]
I met a man [G] who lost his [Em] mind [Bm] in some lost place I [Em] had to [G#] find.
Follow me, [G] the wise [E] man [B] said, but he walked behind.
I walked into [G] a hospital [Bm] where none was [G] sick and none [F#m] was well.
[Bm] When at [G] night the nurses [Bm] left, I could not walk at all.
Morning [G] came and then came [Bm] noon, dinner time.
[G] A scalpel [E] blade [Bm] lay [G] beside my [Bm] silver spoon.
Some girls [G] wander by [Bm] mistaken to the mess [G] that scalpels [Bm] make.
Are you the [G] teachers of my [E] heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to break.
[B]
One morning [G] I woke up [Bm] alone, the hospital [G] and the nurses [E] gone.
Have I [G] carved enough?
My [Bm] lord, child, you are a [B] bone.
I ate and [G] ate and ate, [Bm] no, I did not [G] miss a plate.
Well, [Bm] how much do [G] these suppers [Bm] cost?
We'll take it out in [B] hate.
I spent my [Em] hatred every [Bm] place, on every [G] work, on every [F#m] face.
[Bm] Someone gave me [G] [A] wishes and [Bm] I wished for an embrace.
Several [G] girls embraced me [Bm] then, I was [G] embraced by [Bm] men.
Is my [G] passion perfect?
[E] No, do it [Bm] once again.
I was [G] handsome, I was [Bm] strong, I knew the [G] words of every [E] [Bm] song.
Did my singing [G] please you?
[Bm] No, the words you sang were wrong.
Who is it whom [G] I [E] [Bm] address?
Who takes [Em] down what I [Bm] confess?
Are you the [G] teachers of my [F#m] heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to rest.
Oh, teachers, [E] are [G] my lessons [Bm] done?
I cannot [G] do another [Bm] one.
They laughed and [G] laughed and said, [Bm] well, child, [B] are your lessons done?
Are your lessons done?
[Bm]
[B] Are your lessons [Bm] done?
[B]
I met a woman [G] long [E] ago, her [Bm] hair the [G] black that black can [E] go.
[Bm] Are you a [G] teacher of [F#m] the [Bm] heart?
Soft she answered, no.
[B] I met a girl [G] across [Em] the sea, [B] her hair the gold [G] that gold can [B] be.
Are you a [G] teacher of the [Bm] heart?
Yes, but not for thee.
[B]
I met a man [G] who lost his [Em] mind [Bm] in some lost place I [Em] had to [G#] find.
Follow me, [G] the wise [E] man [B] said, but he walked behind.
I walked into [G] a hospital [Bm] where none was [G] sick and none [F#m] was well.
[Bm] When at [G] night the nurses [Bm] left, I could not walk at all.
Morning [G] came and then came [Bm] noon, dinner time.
[G] A scalpel [E] blade [Bm] lay [G] beside my [Bm] silver spoon.
Some girls [G] wander by [Bm] mistaken to the mess [G] that scalpels [Bm] make.
Are you the [G] teachers of my [E] heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to break.
[B]
One morning [G] I woke up [Bm] alone, the hospital [G] and the nurses [E] gone.
Have I [G] carved enough?
My [Bm] lord, child, you are a [B] bone.
I ate and [G] ate and ate, [Bm] no, I did not [G] miss a plate.
Well, [Bm] how much do [G] these suppers [Bm] cost?
We'll take it out in [B] hate.
I spent my [Em] hatred every [Bm] place, on every [G] work, on every [F#m] face.
[Bm] Someone gave me [G] [A] wishes and [Bm] I wished for an embrace.
Several [G] girls embraced me [Bm] then, I was [G] embraced by [Bm] men.
Is my [G] passion perfect?
[E] No, do it [Bm] once again.
I was [G] handsome, I was [Bm] strong, I knew the [G] words of every [E] [Bm] song.
Did my singing [G] please you?
[Bm] No, the words you sang were wrong.
Who is it whom [G] I [E] [Bm] address?
Who takes [Em] down what I [Bm] confess?
Are you the [G] teachers of my [F#m] heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to rest.
Oh, teachers, [E] are [G] my lessons [Bm] done?
I cannot [G] do another [Bm] one.
They laughed and [G] laughed and said, [Bm] well, child, [B] are your lessons done?
Are your lessons done?
[Bm]
[B] Are your lessons [Bm] done?
[B]
Key:
Bm
G
B
E
Em
Bm
G
B
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I met a woman [G] long [E] ago, her [Bm] hair the [G] black that black can [E] go.
[Bm] Are you a [G] teacher of [F#m] the [Bm] heart?
Soft she answered, no. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ I met a girl [G] across [Em] the sea, [B] her hair the gold [G] that gold can [B] be.
Are you a [G] teacher of the [Bm] heart?
Yes, but not for thee.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
I met a man [G] who lost his [Em] mind [Bm] in some lost place I [Em] had to [G#] find.
Follow me, [G] the wise [E] man [B] said, but he walked behind. _ _ _
_ _ I walked into [G] a hospital [Bm] where none was [G] sick and none [F#m] was well.
[Bm] When at [G] night the nurses [Bm] left, I could not walk at all.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Morning [G] came and then came [Bm] noon, dinner time.
[G] A scalpel [E] blade [Bm] lay [G] beside my [Bm] silver spoon.
_ _ _ _ _ Some girls [G] wander by [Bm] mistaken to the mess [G] that scalpels [Bm] make.
Are you the [G] teachers of my [E] heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to break.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
One morning [G] I woke up [Bm] alone, the hospital [G] and the nurses [E] gone.
Have I [G] carved enough?
My [Bm] lord, child, you are a [B] bone. _ _ _
_ _ I ate and [G] ate and ate, [Bm] no, I did not [G] miss a plate.
Well, [Bm] how much do [G] these suppers [Bm] cost?
We'll take it out in [B] hate.
_ _ _ _ I spent my [Em] hatred every [Bm] place, on every [G] work, on every [F#m] face.
[Bm] Someone gave me [G] [A] wishes and [Bm] I wished for an embrace. _ _ _ _ _
_ Several [G] girls embraced me [Bm] then, I was [G] embraced by [Bm] men.
Is my [G] passion perfect?
[E] No, do it [Bm] once again. _ _ _
_ _ _ I was [G] handsome, I was [Bm] strong, I knew the [G] words of every [E] [Bm] song.
Did my singing [G] please you?
[Bm] No, the words you sang were wrong.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Who is it whom [G] I [E] [Bm] address?
Who takes [Em] down what I [Bm] confess?
Are you the [G] teachers of my [F#m] heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to rest. _ _ _ _
Oh, teachers, [E] are [G] my lessons [Bm] done?
I cannot [G] do another [Bm] one.
They laughed and [G] laughed and said, [Bm] well, child, [B] are your lessons done? _ _ _
Are your lessons done?
[Bm] _ _ _
[B] Are your lessons [Bm] done? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I met a woman [G] long [E] ago, her [Bm] hair the [G] black that black can [E] go.
[Bm] Are you a [G] teacher of [F#m] the [Bm] heart?
Soft she answered, no. _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ I met a girl [G] across [Em] the sea, [B] her hair the gold [G] that gold can [B] be.
Are you a [G] teacher of the [Bm] heart?
Yes, but not for thee.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
I met a man [G] who lost his [Em] mind [Bm] in some lost place I [Em] had to [G#] find.
Follow me, [G] the wise [E] man [B] said, but he walked behind. _ _ _
_ _ I walked into [G] a hospital [Bm] where none was [G] sick and none [F#m] was well.
[Bm] When at [G] night the nurses [Bm] left, I could not walk at all.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Morning [G] came and then came [Bm] noon, dinner time.
[G] A scalpel [E] blade [Bm] lay [G] beside my [Bm] silver spoon.
_ _ _ _ _ Some girls [G] wander by [Bm] mistaken to the mess [G] that scalpels [Bm] make.
Are you the [G] teachers of my [E] heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to break.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
One morning [G] I woke up [Bm] alone, the hospital [G] and the nurses [E] gone.
Have I [G] carved enough?
My [Bm] lord, child, you are a [B] bone. _ _ _
_ _ I ate and [G] ate and ate, [Bm] no, I did not [G] miss a plate.
Well, [Bm] how much do [G] these suppers [Bm] cost?
We'll take it out in [B] hate.
_ _ _ _ I spent my [Em] hatred every [Bm] place, on every [G] work, on every [F#m] face.
[Bm] Someone gave me [G] [A] wishes and [Bm] I wished for an embrace. _ _ _ _ _
_ Several [G] girls embraced me [Bm] then, I was [G] embraced by [Bm] men.
Is my [G] passion perfect?
[E] No, do it [Bm] once again. _ _ _
_ _ _ I was [G] handsome, I was [Bm] strong, I knew the [G] words of every [E] [Bm] song.
Did my singing [G] please you?
[Bm] No, the words you sang were wrong.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Who is it whom [G] I [E] [Bm] address?
Who takes [Em] down what I [Bm] confess?
Are you the [G] teachers of my [F#m] heart?
[Bm] We teach old hearts to rest. _ _ _ _
Oh, teachers, [E] are [G] my lessons [Bm] done?
I cannot [G] do another [Bm] one.
They laughed and [G] laughed and said, [Bm] well, child, [B] are your lessons done? _ _ _
Are your lessons done?
[Bm] _ _ _
[B] Are your lessons [Bm] done? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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