The Lesson chords by The Lemon Twigs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
E Edim A/E E  F#m  B7 E
E G#m7b5 Db7b9 F#m B7 B7+ E B7

Verse 1:
     E            Edim   A/E   E
It's best to not breathe in at all
     F#m7
Your teachers say
    B7                                E
The toxins in the air will take your life away
     E               Db7b9
But don't believe a word from them
       F#m
You'll be okay
       B7    B7+5       E   B7
For I will breathe with you

Verse 2:
    E          Edim  A/E      E
You can't afford to show your face
    F#m
And smile back
     B7                              E
The spark of a new love can cause a heart attack
    E               Db7b9
So leave me here to smile
          F#m
Until my teeth turn black
    B7                 E
And I won't grieve for you

Chorus:
            A      E7
And in the coming years
             A    E7
We all will disappear
          F#7                        Bm
Into the clouds that the rain falls from
           D     G#dim7
And if we make believe
            A/C#      Adim7/C
Our bodies create the seas
    Bm/F#         E7   A   F#  Bm  E7  A  F#  Bm E Emaj7 E7
We'll feel less worrisome


A  Ebdim7

Verse 3:
   E            Edim  A/E    E       F#m
I can't pretend to know why some die by the sword
    B7
Was taught when I was young
             E
One day I'd meet the Lord
    E            Db7b9
But sitting here in class
                F#m
That talk just makes me bored
       B7   B7+         E     B7
While others nod their heads

Verse 4:
      E          Edim     A/E   E       F#m
I've always felt this distance I could not explain
     B7                                E
I've chalked it up as something wrong inside my brain
      E          Db7b9
But maybe we're all lost
             F#m
Since we all bleed the same
   B7           E7
Remember what I said

Chorus:
              A    E7
That in the coming years
             A  E7
We all will disappear
         F#7                         Bm
Into the clouds that the rain falls from
          D     G#dim7
And if we make believe
            A/C#      Adim7/C
Our bodies create the seas
       Bm/F#
We'll feel less worrisome

Outro:

A F# Bm E7  A F# Bm E Emaj7 E7  A Ebdim7 A/E