{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2880812,"song":"The Dancing Bear","artist":"Natalie Merchant","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11649239-the-dancing-bear-chords-by-natalie-merchant/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2880812?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh, it's fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe dancing bear ran away with me;[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor the organ-grinder he came to town[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWith a jolly old bear in a coat of brown.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the funny old chap joined hands with me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhile I cut a caper and so did he.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Vocal part]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDadadai dai dai dai dai dai dai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\ndai dai, dadada dai dai dai, dai dai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\ndadadai dai dai dai,    daidadadadadai[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen 'twas fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI looked at him, and he looked at me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd I whispered a word in his shaggy ear,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd I said, \"I will go with you, my dear.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental part]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh, it's fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe dancing bear ran away with me;[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor the organ-grinder he came to town[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWith a jolly old bear in a coat of brown.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen the dancing bear he smiled and said,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, he didn't say much, but he nodded his head,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the organ-grinder began to play[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\"Over the hills and far away.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Vocal part]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDadadai dai dai dai dai dai dai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\ndai dai, dadada dai dai dai, dai dai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\ndadadai dai dai dai,   dai dadai dadai[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWith a fiddle-de-dum and a fiddle-de-dee;[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh, I looked at him and he winked at me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd my heart was light and the day was fair,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd away I went with the dancing bear.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh, ’tis fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe dancing bear came back with me;[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nFor the sugar-plum trees were stripped and bare,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd we couldn’t find the sugarcookies anywhere.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental part]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd the solemn old fellow he sighed and said,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell, he didn’t say much, but he shook his head,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhile I looked at him and he blinked at me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTill I shed a tear and so did he;[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd both of us thought of our supper that lay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOver the hills and far away.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental part]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen the dancing bear he took my hand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd we hurried away through the twilight land;[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd ’twas fiddle-de-dum and fiddle-de-dee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhen the dancing bear came back with me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental part]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Vocal part] Repeat 2x\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDadadai dai dai dai dai dai dai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\ndai dai, dadada dai dai dai, dai dai,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\ndadadai dai dai dai,  daidadai dadai[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLa dai dai dai dadai[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDai dai dai dai dadai[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLaidai dai,    laidai dai dai[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nAm\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Vocal part]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental part]\nAm\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Vocal part]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental part]\nAm\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental part]\nAm\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental part]\nAm     Dm Am Dm Am E Am\n\n[Vocal part] Repeat 2x","chords":["Am","Dm","E","G","C","F","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}