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Teddy Bear Song

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DI WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEARG  
NOT LIVIN' OR LOVIN' OR GOIDN' NO WHEREA7  
I WISH I WAS A DTEDDY BEARG  
             D                                  A7
DAND A WISHIN' THAT I HADN'T FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU
I WIDSH I HAD BUTTON EYES AND A RED FELT NOSEG  
A7SHAGGY COTTON SKIN AND JUST ONE SET OF CLOTHESD  
SITTIN ON A SHELF IN A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STOREG  
          A7
DWITH NO DREAMS TO DREAM AND NOTHIN' TO BE SORRY FOR
(REPEAT VERSE 1)
    D
GI WISH I HAD A WOODEN HEART AND A SAWDUST MIND
                       A7
DTHEN YOUR MEM'RY WOULDN'T COME AROUND HURTIN' ALL THE TIME
GI'D HAVE A SEWED ON SMILE AND A PAINTED TWINKLE IN MY EYE
                 A7
DAND I'D NEVER WOULD OF EVER HAD TO LEARN HOW TO CRY
(REPEAT VERSE1)
    D
GI WISH I HAD A STRING YOU COULD PULL TO MAKE ME SAY
A7"HI" I'M TEDDY, AIN'T IT A LOVELY DAYD  
GTHEN I'D KNOW EVERY TIME I SPOKE THE WORDS WOULD RHYME
         A7
DAND NO ONE WOULD KNOW THE MESS I'VE MADE OF MY LIFE

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Teddy Bear Song

by Barbara Fairchild

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Chords in this song · guitar

D G

I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR

D A7

NOT LIVIN' OR LOVIN' OR GOIN' NO WHERE

D G

I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR

D A7

AND A WISHIN' THAT I HADN'T FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU

D G

I WISH I HAD BUTTON EYES AND A RED FELT NOSE

A7 D

SHAGGY COTTON SKIN AND JUST ONE SET OF CLOTHES

SITTIN ON A SHELF IN A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE

WITH NO DREAMS TO DREAM AND NOTHIN' TO BE SORRY FOR

(REPEAT VERSE 1)

I WISH I HAD A WOODEN HEART AND A SAWDUST MIND

THEN YOUR MEM'RY WOULDN'T COME AROUND HURTIN' ALL THE TIME

I'D HAVE A SEWED ON SMILE AND A PAINTED TWINKLE IN MY EYE

AND I'D NEVER WOULD OF EVER HAD TO LEARN HOW TO CRY

(REPEAT VERSE1)

I WISH I HAD A STRING YOU COULD PULL TO MAKE ME SAY

A7 D

"HI" I'M TEDDY, AIN'T IT A LOVELY DAY

THEN I'D KNOW EVERY TIME I SPOKE THE WORDS WOULD RHYME

AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW THE MESS I'VE MADE OF MY LIFE

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