{"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":2157193,"song":"The Dancing Bear","artist":"The Mamas & The Papas","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2157193-the-dancing-bear-chords-by-the-mamas-the-papas/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2157193?type=chord","rating":4.69469,"votes":10,"content":"The Dancing Bear\r\nThe Mamas & The Papas\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n I wouldn't want to be a chimney sweep all black from head to foot[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n From climbing in them chimneys and cleaning out that soot[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n With a broom and ladder and pail, the darkened walls I scale,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n And far, and high, I see a patch of sky.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n I'd rather be the gypsy who's camped at the edge of town,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\n The one who has the dancing bear that follows him around.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n And he lifts his big foot up, and he puts his big foot down,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n And bows, and twirls, and dances 'round and 'round.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n I found I was a cabin boy last night as I did dream.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\n Bound upon a magic ship for a land I'd never seen.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\n And the moon she filled our sails, and the stars they steered our course[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]Dm[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n And on our bow there was a golden horse.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n The queen eats sugar candy, the bishop, nuts and cheese.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n And when I am a grown man, I'll taste just what I please;[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n The honey from the bee, the shellfish from the sea,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n The earth, the wind a girl, someone to share these things with me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n I wouldn't want to be a chimney sweep all black from head to foot[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n From climbing in them chimneys and cleaning out that soot.[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n I'd rather be the gypsy who's camped at the edge of town,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n The one who has the dancing bear that follows him around.[/tab]","plain_text":"The Dancing Bear\nThe Mamas & The Papas\n\n[Intro]\nAm\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Am","Em","C","E","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}