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