Topic: The Teacher
This is just a song about the more you learn the more you realize you don’t know. I have accepted the fact that I will never know as much as I thought I knew when I was 18. It sure would be nice to have that feeling of unfounded fearlessness once again but I don’t see that happening anytime soon. Anyway I hope you all like the song.
The Teacher By Jeff Gilpin
December 12th,2007
Intro
[Em]
Verse 1
[Em]...21
[G]Never gonna die and [D]all about fun
[Em]That is until I run
[G]Smack dab into [A]life [D]
Verse 2
[Em]…23
[G]Taken it all a too [D]seriously
[Em]More grown up but still pretty free
[G]Then smacked again by [A]life [D]
Chorus
[F7]I use to know it all
At [C]least that’s what I thought
[F7]Then steps in Life, the teacher
[B7]Oh the lesson life’s taught
Verse 3
[Em]…25
It’s [G]a wonder I made it [D]here alive
Out of [Em]danger’s way I managed to dive
[G]Into the deep end of [A]life [D]
Verse 4
[Em]…30
[G]I not really old [D]just a bit dirty
Es[Em]caping all the things that can hurt me
But [G]can’t escape from [A]life [D]
Chorus
[F7]I use to know it all
At [C]least that’s what I thought
[F7]Then steps in Life, the teacher
[B7]Oh the lesson life’s taught
Verse 5
[Em]…38
[G]Young in my head but a [D]bit over weight
[Em]Still a big kid who’s grown up too late
But [G]not too late for [A]life[D]
Verse 6
[Em]…47
I’m [G]kind of grown up and [D]wondering about heaven
[Em]Worried our future won’t be so pleasant
[G]Worried about our children’s[A] life [D]
Chorus
[F7]I use to know it all
At [C]least that’s what I thought
[F7]Then steps in Life, the teacher
[B7]Oh the lesson life’s taught
Ending Chorus
[F7]Now I know that I don’t know much
[C]Life’s funny that way
From a [F7]know it all to I just don’t know
Hope knowing a [B7]little will get me[D]through the [A]day [Em]
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
