[Intro]
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[Verse]
F             C                G                 Am
Just when I thought I finally learned my lesson well
F                   C                 G
There was more to this than meets the eye
F                 C                   G               Am
And for all the things you taught me, only time will tell
F          C             G
If I'll be able to survive, oh yeah
 
 
[Chorus]
C        F     Bb        G
Teacher, teacher can you teach me?
C       F            Bb        G
Can you tell me all I need to know?
C        F     Bb        G
Teacher, teacher can you reach me?
C         F             Bb            G
Or will I fall when you let me go? Oh, oh
 
 
[Verse]
F                   G           F               Am
Am I ready for the real world? Will I pass the test?
F                G
You know it's a jungle out there
F                     G         F               Am
Ain't nothin' gonna stop me, I won't be second best
F                              G
But the joke's on those who believe the system's fair, oh yeah
 
 
[Chorus]
C        F     Bb        G
Teacher, teacher can you teach me?
C       F            Bb        G
Can you tell me all I need to know?
C        F     Bb        G
Teacher, teacher can you reach me?
C        F          Bb    G
I wanna know what's goin' on, oh yeah
 
 
[Solo]
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[Bridge]
Am              G      F                 C      Dm
So the years go on and on but nothing's lost or won
                   C       Bb
What you learn is soon forgotten
Am                       G        F
They take the best years of your life
                 C         Dm
Try to tell you wrong from right
                 C      Bb         G
But you walk away with nothing, oh oh
 
 
[Final Chorus]
C        F     Bb        G
Teacher, teacher can you teach me?
C       F            Bb        G
Can you tell me all I need to know?
C        F     Bb        G
Teacher, teacher can you reach me?
C         F             Bb     G
Or will I fall when you let me go?
C        F     Bb        G
Teacher, teacher can you teach me?
C       F              Bb        G
Can you tell me if I'm right or wrong?
C        F     Bb        G
Teacher, teacher can you reach me?
C       F           Bb          F
I wanna know what's goin' on, oh
G               F   G                F
Teacher, teacher   can you teach me?
G               F   G                F
Teacher, teacher   can you teach me?
G               F   G                F
Teacher, teacher   can you teach me?
G               F   G
Teacher, teacher,   oh yeah
F                    G
Teacher, teacher,  (Teacher, teacher)
F                    G
Teacher, teacher,  (Teacher, teacher)
F                    G
Teacher, teacher,  (Teacher, teacher)
F                    G
Teacher, teacher,  (Teacher, teacher)
F                    G
Teacher, teacher,  (Teacher, teacher)
F                G               F
Teacher, teacher, can you reach me?
G                F
Can you reach me?
G                F   G
Can you, can you?
 
 
[Ending]
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