Foo Fighters - The Teacher: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Teacher" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Gmaj7/B
Who's at the door now?
Who's at the door now?

Bm            D             F C
Sun goes down, windows wide
Bm                    D           F C
One step closer to the other side
Bm           D           F C
I can feel what others do
Bm                    D       F C
Can't stop this if I wanted to

Chorus:
A#                             G#
Hey kid, what's the plan for tomorrow?
  G                     F
Where will I wake up? Where will I wake up?
A#                             G#
Hey kid, what's the plan for tomorrow?
  G                     F
Where will I wake up? Where will I wake up?

Hurry now, boy, time won't wait
The here and the now will separate
There are some things you cannot choose
Soul and spirit movin' through

Chorus

Bm
Who's at the door now?
Who's at the door now?
     Am
Wake up
Bm
Who's at the door now?
      Am
Wake up
      Am
Wake up
      G
Wake up
      G
Wake up
      Am
Wake up
      Am F
Wake up

      C
Wake up
      D
Wake up

Two cold stones on a riverbed
Ripped and torn, cannot mend
Old white candles on a dusty porch
One flame down, another born

Chorus

Bm
Who's at the door now?
Who's at the door now?

    Bm
You showed me how to breathe,
never showed me how to say goodbye
You showed me how to be,
never showed me how to say goodbye
Every page turns, it's a lesson learned in time
You showed me how to breathe,
never showed me how to say goodbye

F#m
Try and make good with the air that's left
 E
Countin' every minute, livin' breath by breath
   D6
By breath, by breath, by breath,
by breath, by breath
F#m
Try and make good with the air that's left
 E
Countin' every minute, livin' breath by breath
   D6
By breath, by breath, by breath,
by breath, by breath

You showed me how to need,
never showed me how to say goodbye
You showed me how to grieve,
never showed me how to say goodbye
Every page turns, it's a lesson learned in time
You showed me how to need,
never showed me how to say goodbye

Try and make good with the air that's left
Countin' every minute, livin' breath by breath
By breath, by breath, by breath, by breath, by
Try and make good with the air that's left
Countin' every minute, livin' breath by breath
By breath, by breath, by breath, by breath, by

      D B7 D B
Goodbye!
      D B7 D B
Goodbye!
      D B7 D B
Goodbye!
      D B7 D B
Goodbye!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Am

Guitar chord Am

B

Guitar chord B

B7

Guitar chord B7

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D6

Guitar chord D6

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

Gmaj7

Guitar chord Gmaj7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Teacher" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Teacher" by Foo Fighters.

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