Intro: ( F G ) x4

F             C                 G                Am  F                   C                   G
Just when I thought I finally learned my lesson well, there was more to this than meets the eye
F                 C                   G               Am  F            C          G
And for all the things you taught me, only time will tell, if I'll be able to survive, oh yeah

 C        F     Bb         G        C         F             Bb       G
Teacher, teacher, can you teach me?  can you tell me all I need to know?
 C        F     Bb         G        C           F            Bb              G
Teacher, teacher, can you reach me?  or will I fall when you let me go?  oh no?

F                   C           G                Am  F                 C           G
Am I ready for the real world, will I pass the test?  you know it's a jungle out there
F                   C       G                  Am 
Ain't nothin gonna stop me, I won't be second best
         F                      C                 G
But the joke's on those who believe the system's fair, oh yeah 

 C        F     Bb         G        C         F              Bb        G
Teacher, teacher, can you teach me?  can you tell me if I'm right or wrong?
 C        F     Bb         G        C         F           Bb          
Teacher, teacher, can you reach me?  I wanna know what's goin on, oh yeah

Solo:  ( C F Bb G ) x3  C F Bb

Am              /G  -  F                  /E  -  Dm                            /C  -   Bb
So the years go on and on, but nothing's lost or won, and what you learned is soon forgotten
Am                       /G   -   F                     /E    -   Dm
They take the best years of your life, try to tell you wrong from right
              /C   -    Bb         G/B
But you walk away with nothing, oh oh

 C (hold)                           C         F             Bb      G
Teacher, teacher, can you teach me?  can you tell me all I need to know?
 C        F     Bb         G        C           F            Bb       G
Teacher, teacher, can you reach me?  or will I fall when you let me go?
 C        F     Bb         G        C         F              Bb        G
Teacher, teacher, can you teach me?  can you tell me if I'm right or wrong?
 C        F     Bb         G        C          F          Bb       
Teacher, teacher, can you reach me?  I wanna know what's goin on, oh
F  G              F  G               F  G              F  G
  Teacher, teacher, can you teach me?  teacher, teacher, can you reach me?
F  G              F  G               F  G              F  G
  Teacher, teacher, can you teach me?  teacher, teacher, ooh yeah
 F               G  F              G
Teacher, teacher   teacher, teacher
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