Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] Bm [Verse 1]

I ^Bmmet a woman l^Gong ago Her h^Bmair the black that b^Glack can go Are y^Bmou a teacher of the h^Geart? S^Bmoft she answered no

Bm [Verse 2]

I ^Bmmet a girl acr^Goss the sea Her h^Bmair the gold that g^Gold can be Are ^Bmyou a teacher ^Gof the heart? Ye^Bms, but not for thee

Bm [Verse 3]

I ^Bmmet a man who l^Gost his mind In ^Bmsome lost place I h^Gad to find ^BmFollow me the w^Gise man s^Bmaid

But he walked behind Bm [Verse 4]

I w^Bmalked into a h^Gospital Where n^Bmone was sick and n^Gone was well ^BmWhen at night the n^Gurses left I c^Bmould not walk at all

Bm [Verse 5]

^BmMorning came and t^Ghen came noon ^BmDinner time a sc^Galpel blade ^BmLay beside my s^Gilver s^Bmpoon

Bm [Verse 6]

^BmSome girls wander b^Gy mistake In^Bmto the mess that sc^Galpels make Are ^Bmyou the teachers ^Gof my heart? We t^Bmeach old hearts to break

Bm [Verse 7]

One ^Bmmorning I woke ^Gup alone The h^Bmospital and the n^Gurses gone H^Bmave I carved eno^Gugh my Lord? Ch^Bmild, you are a bone

Bm [Verse 8]

I ^Bmate and ate and a^Gte No I ^Bmdid not miss a p^Glate, well H^Bmow much do these s^Guppers cost? We'll ^Bmtake it out in hate

Bm [Verse 9]

I s^Bmpent my hatred ^Geveryplace On ^Bmevery work on ^Gevery face ^BmSomeone gave me w^Gishes And I ^Bmwished for an embrace

Bm [Verse 10]

^BmSeveral girls emb^Graced me, then ^Bm I was emb^Graced by men ^BmIs my passion p^Gerfect? No, ^Bmdo it once again

Bm [Verse 11]

^BmI was handsome ^GI was strong I k^Bmnew the words of e^Gvery song ^BmDid my singing p^Glease you? No, the w^Bmords you sang were wrong

Bm [Verse 12]

^BmWho is it whom ^GI address ^BmWho takes down what ^GI confess? Are ^Bmyou the teachers ^Gof my heart? We t^Bmeach old hearts to rest

Bm [Verse 13]

Oh t^Bmeachers are my l^Gessons done? I ^Bmcannot do an^Gother one They ^Bmlaughed and laughed and s^Gaid, Well child ^BmAre your lessons done? ^BmAre your lessons done? ^BmAre your lessons done?

Leonard Cohen - Teachers