The Teacher

The Teacher easy guitar chords by Paul Simon

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 1

Capo

Transpose

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Capo
  • Em

  • A

  • B

    2
  • Am

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • F#dim

    4
  • Em

  • A

  • B

    2
  • Am

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • F#dim

    4
  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    There once 
    was 
    a teacher 
    of great 

    renown 

    Whose 
    words 
    were 
    like tablets 

    of stone 

    Because 
    it's 
    easi
    er 
    to learn 

    than un
    learn 

    Because 
    we've 
    passed 
    the 

    point 
    of no 
    return 

    Gather 
    your 
    goods 
    and 
    follow 
    me 

    Or you 
    will 
    surely 
    die 

    Verse 2
    was 
    only 
    child 
    of the city 

    My 
    par
    ents 
    were 
    children 

    of 
    immigrant 
    stock

    So 
    we fol
    lowed 
    as 
    followers 
    go 

    Over 
    the 
    mountain 
    with a napkin 
    of snow 

    And 
    ate 
    the ber
    ries 
    and 

    the roots 
    that 
    grow 

    Along 
    the 
    timberline 

    Deeper 
    Verse 3
    and 
    deeper 

    the dream
    er of 
    love 

    Sleeps 
    on 
    quilt 
    of stars 

    Verse 4

    It's 
    cold 

    Sometimes 
    you 
    can't 

    catch 
    your 
    breath 

    It's 
    cold 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 5
    Time 
    in abundance 
    thickened 
    his 
    step 

    So 
    the teach
    er di
    vided 
    in 
    two 

    One 
    half 
    ate 
    the forests 
    and the 
    fields 

    The other 
    half 
    sucked 
    all 

    the moisture 
    from the 
    clouds 

    And we, 
    we were 
    amazed 

    at the 
    power 
    of his appetite 

    Deeper 
    Verse 6
    and 
    deeper 

    the dream
    er of 
    love 

    Sleeps 
    on 
    quilt 
    of 
    stars 

    Verse 7

    Sometimes 
    we don't 

    know 
    who we 
    are 

    Sometimes 
    force 
    overpowers 

    us and 
    we 
    cry 

    My 
    teacher, 
    carry 
    me 
    home 

    Carry 
    me 
    home, 
    my 
    teacher 

    Carry 
    me 
    home 

    Carry 
    me 
    home, 
    my 
    teacher 

    Carry 
    me 
    home 

    Carry me 
    home, my 
    teacher 

    Carry 
    me 
    home 

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