Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
G+G E minorEm DmDm x2
G#G# Bb majorBb C majorC x2
Verse 1:
G#G# Bb majorBb
Young teacher, the subject
C majorC
Of schoolgirl fantasy
G#G# Bb majorBb
She wants him so badly
C majorC
Knows what she wants to be
G#G# Bb majorBb
Inside her there's longing
C majorC
This girl's an open page
G#G# Bb majorBb
Bookmarking, she's so close now
C majorC
This girl is half his age
G#G# Bb majorBb C majorC x2
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
Verse 2:
G#G# Bb majorBb
Her friends are so jealous
C majorC
You know how bad girls get
G#G# Bb majorBb
Sometimes it's not so easy
C majorC
To be the teacher's pet
G#G# Bb majorBb
Temptation, frustration
C majorC
So bad it makes him cry
G#G# Bb majorBb
Wet bus stop, she's waiting
C majorC
His car is warm and dry
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
Instrumental:
G#G# Bb majorBb C majorC x4
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
Verse 3:
G#G# Bb majorBb
Loose talk in the classroom
C majorC
To hurt they try and try
G#G# Bb majorBb
Strong words in the staffroom
C majorC
The accusations fly
G#G# Bb majorBb
It's no use, he sees her
C majorC
He starts to shake and cough
G#G# Bb majorBb
Just like the old man in
C majorC
That book by Nabokov
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G E minorEm DmDm
Don't stand so close to me