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My Beige Bear

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Gmajor

90BPM

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1/45

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 45Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Chords]
        G= 320033
    Cadd9= x32033
Cadd9(2) = x32030
    Am7-5= x05545
{Intro]
(Guitar 1)
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7s5-7-7-7s5-7s9-7s5---------------------|
A|-------------------------9-9-9s5-9-10s7------|
E|----------------------------------------10s3-|
(Guitar 2)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------0h2-3p2-|
D|-----------------0h2-3p2--------------2h3---------|
A|-------------2h3----------3-2-3-2-3h5-------------|
E|-3-2-3-2-3h5--------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
GTaupe mouse, top hat on his Cadd9head
Thinks he looks so Ggood
Teal cat won’t get off the Cadd9bed
Even though she Dshould
                       Cadd9(2)
Indigo monkey’s hiding underneath some other monkeys
                       DCadd9(2) Am7-5  
Nobody even knows she’s there
[Chorus]
EmMy Em/F#beige Gbear G/AdoesG/Bn’t Ccare that he’s Dold
EmMy Em/F#beige Gbear G/Astill G/Bhas Cfour paws to Dhold
When it’s Cdark and it’s A7cold
I reach Am7out for D7my beige GbearCadd9  
[Verse 2]
GTan horse, dusty on the Cadd9shelf
Too breakable to Gtouch
Jade snake, happy by herCadd9self
Won’t cuddle very Dmuch
                       Cadd9(2)
Indigo monkey’s making trouble when she should be sleeping
                       DCadd9(2) Am7-5  
Everyone wants to go to bed
[Chorus]
EmMy Em/F#beige Gbear G/AdoesG/Bn’t Ccare that he’s Dold
EmMy Em/F#beige Gbear G/Astill G/Bhas Cfour paws to Dhold
When it’s Cdark and it’s A7cold
I reach Am7out for D7my beige EmbearEm/F#  G  
G/A G/B G/C G/D G/E
[Bridge]
G/FBeige bear says that G/Esome monkeys might G/Ebjust be lonelyG/D  
G/FBeige bear says that G/Eno monkey wants to G/Ebbe badG/D  
G/FBeige bear says that G/Esome monkeys misG/Ebbehave onlyG/D  
Because they’re AmsadAm/B  C  C/Db  
D D/E D/F D/F#
G Cadd9 G Cadd9
[Verse 3]
GMauve dog gets the bed just Cadd9right
The pillow sinks down Gdeep
Cream cow moos a soft goodCadd9night
Now everyone’s aDsleep
                      Cadd9(2)
Indigo monkey’s lying peacefully with arms around her
                         DCadd9(2) Am7-5  
Next to a wise and kindly bear
[Chorus]
EmMy Em/F#beige Gbear G/AdoesG/Bn’t Ccare that he’s Dold
EmMy Em/F#beige Gbear G/Astill G/Bhas Cfour paws to Dhold
When it’s Cdark and it’s A7cold
I reach Am7out for D7my beige EmbearEm/F#  G  

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My Beige Bear

by Jonathan Coulton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Am7-5

Em/F#

G/A

G/B

Am7

G/C

G/D

G/E

G/F

G/Eb

Am/B

C/Db

D/E

D/F

D/F#

[Chords]

= 320033

Cadd9

= x32033

Cadd9(2) = x32030

Am7-5

= x05545

{Intro]

(Guitar 1)

E|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|

D|-7-7-7s5-7-7-7s5-7s9-7s5---------------------|

A|-------------------------9-9-9s5-9-10s7------|

E|----------------------------------------10s3-|

(Guitar 2)

E|--------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------0h2-3p2-|

D|-----------------0h2-3p2--------------2h3---------|

A|-------------2h3----------3-2-3-2-3h5-------------|

E|-3-2-3-2-3h5--------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G Cadd9

Taupe mouse, top hat on his head

Thinks he looks so good

Cadd9

Teal cat won’t get off the bed

Even though she should

Cadd9(2)

Indigo monkey’s hiding underneath some other monkeys

D Am7-5

Cadd9(2)

Nobody even knows she’s there

[Chorus]

Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D

My beige bear doesn’t care that he’s old

Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D

My beige bear still has four paws to hold

C A7

When it’s dark and it’s cold

Am7 D7 G Cadd9

I reach out for my beige bear

[Verse 2]

G Cadd9

Tan horse, dusty on the shelf

Too breakable to touch

Cadd9

Jade snake, happy by herself

Won’t cuddle very much

Cadd9(2)

Indigo monkey’s making trouble when she should be sleeping

D Am7-5

Cadd9(2)

Everyone wants to go to bed

[Chorus]

Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D

My beige bear doesn’t care that he’s old

Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D

My beige bear still has four paws to hold

C A7

When it’s dark and it’s cold

Am7 D7 Em Em/F# G

I reach out for my beige bear

G/A G/B G/C G/D G/E

[Bridge]

G/F G/E G/Eb G/D

Beige bear says that some monkeys might just be lonely

G/F G/E G/Eb G/D

Beige bear says that no monkey wants to be bad

G/F G/E G/Eb G/D

Beige bear says that some monkeys misbehave only

Am Am/B C C/Db

Because they’re sad

D D/E D/F D/F#

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

[Verse 3]

G Cadd9

Mauve dog gets the bed just right

The pillow sinks down deep

Cadd9

Cream cow moos a soft goodnight

Now everyone’s asleep

Cadd9(2)

Indigo monkey’s lying peacefully with arms around her

D Am7-5

Cadd9(2)

Next to a wise and kindly bear

[Chorus]

Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D

My beige bear doesn’t care that he’s old

Em Em/F# G G/A G/B C D

My beige bear still has four paws to hold

C A7

When it’s dark and it’s cold

Am7 D7 Em Em/F# G

I reach out for my beige bear

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