Don't Stand So Close to Me

Intro: 0:00
Gm!!!
0:21
D# | D# | Gm | Gm  - x2

Verse 1: 0:35
D#      F/D# D#       F/D# D#
  Young teacher - the subject
Gm      F/G       Gm   F/G
  Of school girl fantasy.
D#     F/D#  D#    F/D# D#
  She wants him so badly,
Gm        F/G     Gm       F/G
  Knows what she wants to be.
0:49
D#   F/D# D#         F/D# D#
  Inside her there's longing,
Gm      F/G       Gm   F/G
  This girl's an open page
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  Book marking she's so close now.
Gm      F/G     Gm      F/G
  This girl is half his age.

Chorus: 1:02
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.

D7/A Em/A

Verse 2: 1:18
D#       F/D# D#     F/D# D#
  Her friends are so jealous,
Gm      F/G     Gm  F/G
  You know how bad girls get.
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  Sometimes it's not so easy
Gm    F/G    Gm  F/G
  To be the teacher's pet.
1:31
D#    F/D# D#       F/D# D#
  Temptation, frustration,
Gm    F/G    Gm    F/G
  So bad it makes him cry.
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  Wet bus stop, she's waiting,
Gm     F/G    Gm  F/G
  His car is warm and dry.

Chorus: 1:45
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.

D7/A Em/A

Verse 3: 2:00
D#       F/D# D#       F/D# D#
  Loose talk  in the class room,
Gm    F/G        Gm F/G
  To hurt they try  and try.
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  Strong words in the staff room,
Gm    F/G  Gm F/G
  The accusations fly.
2:14
D#      F/D# D#       F/D# D#
  It's no    use, he sees her,
Gm     F/G       Gm  F/G
  He starts to shake and cough
D#      F/D#  D#     F/D# D#
  Just like the old man   in
Gm      F/G    Gm   F/G
  That book by Nabokov.

Chorus: 2:28
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.

Instrumental: 2:42
D7/A Em/A  - x3
2:47
D# | D# | Gm | Gm  - x4

Chorus: 3:14
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.

Chorus: 3:28
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.

Chorus: 3:42
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me.
D         A   D         A
  Don't stand,  don't stand so,
Bm        A        D7/A    Em/A
  Don't stand so close to me...