Don't Stand So Close to Me

Young (F)(Eb)teacher, the (F)(Eb)subject (Gm)of (F)schoolgirl (Gm)fantasy.

(Eb)She (F)wants (Eb)him so (F)(Eb)badly,

(Gm)knows (F)what she (Gm)wants to be.

(Eb)(F)Inside (Eb)her there's (F)(Eb)longing;

(Gm)this (F)girl's an (Gm)open (F)(Eb)page.

(F)(Eb)Bookmarking, she's so (F)close (Eb)now.

(Gm)This (F)girl is (Gm)half his age.

(D)Don't (A)stand, (D)don't (A)stand so,

(Bm7)don't (A)stand so (D7)close to me.

(D)Don't (A)stand, (D)don't (A)stand so,

(Bm7)don't (A)stand so (D7)close to me.

(Eb)Her friends are so (F)(Eb)jealous.

(Gm)You (F)know how (Gm)bad girls get.

(Eb)(F)Sometimes (Eb)it's not so (F)(Eb)easy (Gm)to (F)be the (Gm)teacher's pet.

(Eb)(F)(Eb)Temptation, (F)(Eb)frustration, (Gm)so (F)bad it (Gm)makes him (Eb)cry.

Wet (F)bus (Eb)stop,

she's (F)(Eb)waiting, (Gm)his (F)car is (Gm)warm and (D)dry.

Don't (A)stand, (D)don't (A)stand so,

(Bm7)don't (A)stand so (D7)close to me.

(D)Don't (A)stand, (D)don't (A)stand so,

(Bm7)don't (A)stand so (D7)close to me.

(Eb)Loose talk in the (F)(Eb)classroom;

(Gm)to (F)hurt they (Gm)try and (Eb)try.

Strong (F)words (Eb)in not the (F)staff (Eb)room;

(Gm)the (F)(Gm)accusations (Eb)fly.

It's (F)no (Eb)use,

he (F)sees (Eb)her.

(Gm)He (F)starts to (Gm)shake and (Eb)cough just (F)like (Eb)the old (F)man (Eb)in (Gm)that (F)book by (Gm)(D)Nabokov.

Don't (A)stand, (D)don't (A)stand so,

(Bm7)don't (A)stand so (D7)close to me.

(D)Don't (A)stand, (D)don't (A)stand (Bm7)so,

don't (A)stand so (D7)close to me.

(D)Don't (A)stand, (D)don't (A)stand (Bm7)so,

don't (A)stand so (D7)close to me.

(D)Don't (A)stand, (D)don't (A)stand (Bm7)so,

don't (A)stand so (D7)close to me.