The Lemon Twigs – The Student Becomes The Teacher (Guitar)

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[Intro] D Bm C D Bm C G [Verse 1]
A#aug      A#
Shane does say

     B            F#
On a tired summer day

 G                A                A#
"Mom and Dad, I'd like to make a change

        C
Or I'll slip away"
[Instrumental] D [Verse 2]
A#aug               A#
Vaudeville School Days

       B             F#
On the TV set does play

G                   A                A#
Something clicks inside his little brain

    C       D
The answer's plain
[Instrumental] D C G [Chorus]
    D         Bm        C
The student becomes the teacher

        D         Bm        C
And the teacher becomes the principal

        D           Bm
And the principal dies

    F            Dm
And everybody cries

       G            Em      F    D#dim7 C6/E C
They remember him alive, you see

            F      Eb D7 G
I want that for me
[Verse 3]
A#aug     A#
Dad does say

           B                    F#
"Well, hey kid, there's just no way

G              A               A#
Don't you ever turn on channel five

             C         D
Hey, man, we want you alive
[Instrumental] D [Verse 4]
 A#aug       A#
"Life's not fair

      B                    F#
These kids, they just don't care

G                  A                A#
I'll never let you step foot in that place!

      C
(Don't slip away)"
[Instrumental] D C G [Chorus]
    D         Bm        C
The student becomes the teacher

        D         Bm        C
And the teacher becomes the principal

        D           Bm
And the principal dies

    F            Dm
And everybody cries

       G            Em      F    D#dim7 C6/E C
They remember him alive, you see

            F      Eb D7 G
I want that for me
[Bridge]
D              Bm
Oh, please believe me

C                Ab Bb
I'm asking you to try

 Eb     G        Ab
Life escapes me night and day

        Abm
Well, I just can't stay

[Outro]
Eb
Ah-ah-ah x3

Eb Bb C
Ah-ah-ah