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 |