E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||| If You'll Be the Teacher – Mandy Barnett E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||| Written by: Sue & Ned Miller From: “Election (Original Soundtrack)” (1999) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||| [Intro] | Ab | % | [Verse A] Ab I wanna know how love began Ab I wanna go to school again Ab Fdim7 Eb7 If you'll be the teacher Eb7 Long before the schoolbells chime Eb7 I'll be there ahead of time Eb7 Ab Just to see my teacher [Verse B] Ab Start right from the first of it Ab Don't miss a thing I wanna get Ab Ab7 | Db F7/C | Bbm | All the facts then I'll know what to do Db Ddim7 When we graduate I'll hold you tight Ab F7 Then you'll know you taught me right Bbm Eb | Ab | E7 | Teacher, teacher I'm in love with you [Verse A] | A | % | % | % | | A | Cdim7 | E | % | (If you'll be the teacher) | E | % | % | % | | E | E7 | A | % | (If you'll be the teacher) [Verse B] A Start right from the first of it A Don't miss a thing I wanna get A A7 | D F#7/C# | Bm | All the facts then I'll know what to do D D#dim7 When we graduate I'll hold you tight A F#9 Then you'll know you taught me right Bm E | A | A A Teacher, teacher I'm in love with you [Extra Verse A not used in the movie’s soundtrack] I will learn psychology Then go on to biology If you'll be the teacher I'll study hard from dawn to dark I will get the highest mark If you'll be my teacher