I Need a Teacher — Hiss Golden Messenger
Chords and lyrics for I Need a Teacher by Hiss Golden Messenger (key of E).
Verse 1
you let the open strings ring.
You can get a bit closer to the sound he gets when he plays it solo if you
mess around
with a hammer on the 4th fret A-string, especially from the E during the
intro and from
the F#m11 after "...American moment" (before a switch back to E).
EADGBe
Asus2: x02200
Bsus4: x24400
Verse 1
[E]Love me harder
[Asus2]Cry like thunder
[E]Kick the floorboards
[Asus2]Paint it a different color
[E]'Nother year older
[Asus2]Debt slightly deeper
[E]Paycheck smaller
[Asus2]Goddamn, I need a teacher
Chorus
[E]Rock me, Daddy, I'm still your kid, ah
[Bsus4]The ways to you are oh-so-very different
[F#m11]Beauty in the broken American moment
[E]Rock me, Daddy, happiness ain't free
[Bsus4]I see where you're at, I know you can see me
[F#m11]Beauty in the broken American moment
Verse 2
[E]Tell the truth, dear
[Asus4]Don't be jaded
[E]That's no way to play it
[Asus4]To say it, to feel it
[E]Lord, make me thankful
[Asus4]Though it ain't easy
[E]Give it away freely
[Asus4]It'll come back to you eventually
Chorus
[E]Rock me, Daddy, I'm still your kid, ah
[Bsus4]The ways to you are oh-so-very different
[F#m11]Beauty in the broken American moment
[E]Rock me, Daddy, happiness ain't free
[Bsus4]I see where you're at, I know you can see me
[F#m11]Beauty in the broken American moment
Chorus
[E]Rock me, Daddy, I'm still your kid, ah
[Bsus4]The ways to you are oh-so-very different
[F#m11]Beauty in the broken American moment
[E]Rock me, Daddy, happiness ain't free
[Bsus4]I see where you're at, I know you can see me
[F#m11]Beauty in the broken American moment
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