RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - "The Art Teacher" tabbed by Rollo, rollosb@hotmail.com This song is a wonderful and blissful touch to a magnificent album from an artist that's undoubtedly one of the most creative, sincere and well-sounding artists since God-knows-when. Do it justice!

^EbmThere I was in ^Bbuniform ^ELooking at the ^Eb7sus4art---- ^Eb7teacher. ^BI was just a ^Gbgirl then; ^BNever have I loved ^Asi^Abmnce ^Gbthen.

^EbmHe was not that much ^Bbolder than I was He had ^Etaken our class to the ^Eb7sus4Metropolitan Mu^Eb7seum ^BHe asked us what our ^Gbfavorite work of art was, But ne^Bver could I tell him it ^Awa^Abms-- ^Gbhim. Oh, I ^Bwish I could tell him -- Oh, I wish I could have t^Gbold him.

^EbmI looked at the ^BbReubens and Rembrandts ^EI liked the J^Eb7sus4ohn Singer Se^Eb7rgeants ^B He told me he liked^Gb Turner N^Bever have I turned ^Asi^Abmnce ^Gbthen No, ^Bnever have I turned to ^Gbany other man.

[French horn solo, following verse structure]

^EbmAll this having been ^Abm7said, ^Bb7I married an e^Bxecutive ^Bbcompa^Any ^Abmhead. B Ab Bm/F# Bm/E Bm/D Bm/Db Bm Gb* All this having been done, a Tur---ner------------ I- own one. ^EbmHere I am in this ^Bbuniform, this pantsuit sort of thing, ^E Thinking of the ^Eb7sus4art--- t^Eb7eacher. ^B I was just a ^Gbgirl then; N^Bever have I loved ^Asi^Abmnce ^Gbthen. No, ^Bnever have I loved ^Gbany other man.

[ends on a high Gb chord] * This is actually played as a D-Db-Bb-Gb sequence occurring two times fast, one time slow.

Rufus Wainwright - Art teacher