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The Bear

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Sounds good on acoustic if you play the chords as barre chords, 
while keeping the high e and b strings open on every chord and 
you just move up and down the neck, as shown below.
  F#244300
   E012200
   B799800
   A577600
   G355400
[Intro]
F#  E
[Verse 1]
F#  E
I was first attracted by your scF#entE  
Your heart must be a caramelised F#onionE  
By the time I saw your flF#ameE  
It was all over for you and what's his F#namEe
[Instrumental]
F#  E
F#  E
[Verse 2]
I think it was Algonquin F#parkE  
It was so cold and winter F#darkE  
A promised hibernation higF#hE  
Took me across the great black plate of icBeA  B  A  
Now I'm the islaF#nderE  
[Instrumental]
F#  E
F#  E
[Verse 3]
I found a place to call my F#denE  
And dreamt of the ferry and the enormous mF#anE  
Huge as were his chilF#drenE  
Following around after himB  A  B  A  
I'm the islF#andeEr
[Bridge]
GI woke up in the furtive sApring
More capable of anyBthiAngB  A  
[Instrumental]
B   A
B   A
F#  E
[Verse 4]
I waited for more men to F#comeE  
They docked their boats and cocked their F#gunsE  
The time for truth and reconciliation's F#goneE  
But with my belly full I intended to get Bsomething Adone
B  A
I'm the islanF#derE  
F#  E
[Bridge]
GI woke up in the dead of sApring
More hungry than anythinBgA  B  A  
[Outro]
F#I'm the islanEder
F#I'm the islanEder
 F#      E    F#      E     F#   E(4x)

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The Bear

by The Tragically Hip

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Sounds good on acoustic if you play the chords as barre chords,

while keeping the high e and b strings open on every chord and

you just move up and down the neck, as shown below.

244300

012200

799800

577600

355400

[Intro]

F# E

[Verse 1]

F# E

I was first attracted by your scent

F# E

Your heart must be a caramelised onion

F# E

By the time I saw your flame

F# E

It was all over for you and what's his name

[Instrumental]

F# E

[Verse 2]

F# E

I think it was Algonquin park

F# E

It was so cold and winter dark

F# E

A promised hibernation high

B A B A

Took me across the great black plate of ice

F# E

Now I'm the islander

[Instrumental]

F# E

[Verse 3]

F# E

I found a place to call my den

F# E

And dreamt of the ferry and the enormous man

F# E

Huge as were his children

B A B A

Following around after him

F# E

I'm the islander

[Bridge]

G A

I woke up in the furtive spring

B A B A

More capable of anything

[Instrumental]

B A

F# E

[Verse 4]

F# E

I waited for more men to come

F# E

They docked their boats and cocked their guns

F# E

The time for truth and reconciliation's gone

B A

But with my belly full I intended to get something done

B A

F# E

I'm the islander

F# E

[Bridge]

G A

I woke up in the dead of spring

B A B A

More hungry than anything

[Outro]

F# E

I'm the islander

F# E

I'm the islander

F# E F# E F# E

(4x)

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