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Teach Me Tonight by James Taylor - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            [Chords]

    F#7#5 = 2x2332    Bm7 = x24232        E7 = 020100
    Amaj7 = x02120   C#m7 = 446454    E7sus4 = 020200
Amaj7sus2 = x02100   F#m9 = 242224      F#m7 = 242222
    Amaj7 = x06650      A = x07655      D/F# = x0423x
     E/G# = x0645x


[Intro]

Sounds like Amaj7 and E7sus4 (x2) plus some fingerpicked notes TBD


[Chorus 1]
F#7#5                  Bm7
Did you say I've got a lot to learn?
E7                           C#m7
Well, don't think I'm trying not to learn
F#7#5                    Bm7
Since this is the perfect spot to learn
E7          Amaj7sus2 Amaj7   F#7#5  F#7#5
Teach me tonight


[Chorus 2]
F#7#5                  Bm7
Starting with the A, B, C of it
E7                      C#m7
Right down to the X, Y, Z of it
F#7#5                 Bm7
Help me solve the mystery of it
E7          Amaj7
Teach me tonight


[Verse 1]
E7sus4    F#7#5        Bm7
Oh    the sky's a blackboard
E7         Amaj7   A#dim7
High above you
          Bm7     Cdim7     C#m7
And if a shooting star goes by
              D#m7b5   G#7#5     C#m7
I'll use that star to write, "I love you"
  F#m9     F#m7     Bm7      E7   F#7#5  F#7#5
A thousand times across the sky


[Chorus 3]
F#7#5                 Bm7
One thing isn't very clear, my love
E7                          C#m7
Should the teacher stand so near my love
F#7#5                Bm7
Graduation's almost here my love
E7          Amaj7
Teach me tonight


[Verse 1]
E7sus4    F#7#5        Bm7
Oh    the sky's a blackboard
E7         Amaj7   A#dim7
High above you
          Bm7     Cdim7     C#m7
And if a shooting star goes by
              D#m7b5   G#7#5     C#m7
I'll use that star to write, "I love you"
  F#m9     F#m7     Bm7      E7  F#7#5  F#7#5
A thousand times across the sky


[Chorus 4]
E7sus4   F#7#5             Bm7
Mmm, one thing isn't very clear, my love
E7                          C#m7
Should the teacher stand so near my love
F#7#5                Bm7
Graduation's almost here my love
E7          Amaj7sus2 Amaj7
Teach me tonight
Bm7                   Amaj7sus2 Amaj7
Starting with the ABC of        it


Alternate ad lib outro relative to Capo 2, slow strums of:
    Amaj7  D/F#  E/G#  D/F#  E7sus4  Amaj7
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0h2----3-----5-----3-----0-------0h5-----------------|
G|--1------2-----4-----2-----2-------6-------------------|
D|--2------4-----6-----4-----0-------6-------------------|
A|--0------0-----0-----0-----2-------0-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


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