Originally in Gm, I play in Gm but sing an octave down
Intro
Eb | Gm |
x2 |
Vox start on the 5
Eb | Gm |
Young teacher, the subject, | of school girl fantasy |
Eb | Gm |
She wants him, so badly, | knows what she wants to be |
Eb | Gm |
Inside her, there’s longing, | this girl’s an open page |
Eb | Gm |
Book marking, she’s so close now, | this girl is half his age |
Vox on 6 5 of the first chord on “don’t stand”
D | A | D | A |
Don’t | stand, | don’t | stand so |
Bm | G/A | Em7/A |
Don’t | stand so | close to me |
D | A | D | A |
Don’t | stand, | don’t | stand so |
Bm | G/A | Em7/A |
Don’t | stand so | close to me |
Em7/A |
Eb | Gm |
Her friends are, so jealous, | you know how bad girls get |
Eb | Gm |
Sometimes it’s, not so easy, | to be the teacher’s pet |
Eb | Gm |
Temptation, frustration, | so bad it makes him cry |
Eb | Gm |
Wet bus stop, she’s waiting, | his car is warm and dry |
D | A | D | A |
Don’t | stand, | don’t | stand so |
Bm | G/A | Em7/A |
Don’t | stand so | close to me |
D | A | D | A |
Don’t | stand, | don’t | stand so |
Bm | G/A | Em7/A |
Don’t | stand so | close to me |
Em7/A |
Eb | Gm |
Loose talk in, the class room, | to hurt they try and try |
Eb | Gm |
Strong words, in the staff room, | the accusations fly |
Eb | Gm |
It’s no use, he sees her, | he starts to shake and cough |
Eb | Gm |
Just like the old man, | in that book by Nabokov |
D | A | D | A |
Don’t | stand, | don’t | stand so |
Bm | G/A | Em7/A |
Don’t | stand so | close to me |
D | A | D | A |
Don’t | stand, | don’t | stand so |
Bm | G/A | Em7/A |
Don’t | stand so | close to me |
Em7/A |
Synth-y breakdown
Eb | Gm |
x4 |
With "please don’t stand so close to me
D | A | D | A |
Don’t | stand, | don’t | stand so |
Bm | G/A | Em7/A |
Don’t | stand so | close to me |
D | A | D | A |
Don’t | stand, | don’t | stand so |
Bm | G/A | Em7/A |
Don’t | stand so | close to me |
D | A | D | A |
Don’t | stand, | don’t | stand so |
Bm | G/A | Em7/A |
Don’t | stand so | close to me |
D | A | D | A |
Don’t | stand, | don’t | stand so |
Bm | G/A | Em7/A |
Don’t | stand so | close to me |