🎸 Teach The Gifted Children chords by Lou Reed

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Lou Reed - Teach the gifted children

Intro:  4x E A


Verse 1:
         E    A
Teach the gifted children
          E   A
Teach them to have mercy
         E    A
Teach them about sunsets
         E    A
Teach them about moonrise
         E   A
Teach them about anger
            E    A
The sin that comes with dawning
         E    A
Teach them about flowers
           E     A
And the beauty of forgetfulness

Chorus:
          E           A
Then take me to the river (take me to the river)
         E            A
And put me in the water (and put me in the water)
        E              A
Bless them and forgive them (take me to the river)
          E               A
Father cause they just don't know (take me to the river)
        E    A
All the gifted children

Verse 2:
         E    A
Teach the gifted children
          E   A
The way of men and animals
         E   A
Teach them about cities
          E     A
The history of the mysteries
           E    A
Their vice and their virtues
          E        A
About branches that blow in the wind
       E       A
On the wages of their sins
         E    A
Teach them of forgiveness
         E   A
Teach them about mercy
         E   A
Teach them about music
              E   A
And the cool and cleansing waters


Chorus:
             E              A
What do they say, take me to the river (take me to the river)
        E           A
Take me to the river (take me to the river)
       E           A
Put me in the water (take me to the river)
           E            A
And teach the gifted children (take me to the river)
        E            A
All the gifted children (take me to the river)
E           A
   (Take me to the river)
E           A
   (Take me to the river)