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James Taylor - Teach Me Tonight Chords

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Teach Me Tonight Chords

(ver. 1)
James Taylor
[Intro]
 
Sounds like Amaj7 and E7sus4 (x2) plus some fingerpicked notes TBD
 
[Chorus 1]
F#7#5                  Bm7
Did you say I've got a lot to learn?
E7                           Amaj7
Well, don't think I'm trying not to learn
F#7#5                    Bm7
Since this is the perfect spot to learn
E7          Amaj7sus2 Amaj7   F#7#5  F#7#5
Teach me tonight
 
 
[Chorus 2]
F#7#5                  Bm7
Starting with the A, B, C of it
E7                      Amaj7
Right down to the X, Y, Z of it
F#7#5                 Bm7
Help me solve the mystery of it
E7          Amaj7
Teach me tonight
 
 
[Verse 1]
E7sus4    F#7#5        Bm7
Oh    the sky's a blackboard
E7         Amaj7
High above you
          Bm7               C#m7
And if a shooting star goes by
     Bm7      C#m7     A(5)     C#m7
I'll use that star to write, "I love you"
  F#m9     F#m7     Bm7      E7   F#7#5  F#7#5
A thousand times across the sky
 
 
[Chorus 3]
F#7#5                 Bm7
One thing isn't very clear, my love
E7                          Amaj7
Should the teacher stand so near my love
F#7#5                Bm7
Graduation's almost here my love
E7          Amaj7
Teach me tonight
 
 
[Verse 1]
E7sus4    F#7#5        Bm7
Oh    the sky's a blackboard
E7         Amaj7
High above you
         Bm7                C#m7
And if a shooting star goes by
     Bm7      C#m7     A(5)     C#m7
I'll use that star to write, "I love you"
  F#m9     F#m7     Bm7      E7  F#7#5  F#7#5
A thousand times across the sky
 
 
[Chorus 4]
E7sus4   F#7#5             Bm7
Mmm, one thing isn't very clear, my love
E7                          Amaj7
Should the teacher stand so near my love
F#7#5                Bm7
Graduation's almost here my love
E7          Amaj7sus2 Amaj7
Teach me tonight
Bm7                   Amaj7sus2 Amaj7
Starting with the ABC of        it
 
Alternate ad lib outro relative to Capo 2, slow strums of:
    Amaj7  D/F#  E/G#  D/F#  E7sus4  Amaj7
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0h2----3-----5-----4-----0-------0h5-----------------|
G|--1------2-----4-----2-----2-------6-------------------|
D|--2------4-----6-----4-----0-------6-------------------|
A|--0------0-----0-----0-----2-------0-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
            
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