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Black Bear

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[Intro strum each chord once]
In the Cwoods, in the Ammountains there's a Fgood place to Ambegin
The Csong about a Amblack bear living in Fhis black bear Amden
Doing Call the black bear Amthings a Fblack bear just might Amdo
I Chope in my next Amlifetime I could Fbe a black bear Amtoo
And Chere comes black bear now, Amcrashing through the brush
FUnfazed by thorns and branches that would Amhurt me to the touch
In Cpursuit of some small animal, Amthe food chain is a truth
FAnd the bear has the advantage of the Ammassive claw and tooth
But Che'll also stop for berries or Amhoney from the bees
Or Fnuts that he can shake down from the Amcanopy of trees
And Cafterwards he'll have his choice from Amany stream to drink
While FI'll fill up another cup from Ammy old kitchen sink
And Cif he wants he'll have a nap Amand dream his black bear dreams
That FI could only dream of like I Amdream I drink from streams
And Cas he sleeps he hears a breeze Amand knows that he is safe
While FI'm sleeping with the fan on to Amdrown out my lack of faith
[Chorus]
The Csimplicity of solitude it's a Amhard thing to perfect
Stealing Fhappiness from loneliness is Amnot a simple theft
A Cblack bear has it figured out Amand gets what he deserves
And the Ffur that he is wearing is the Amfur that he prefers
[Bridge Strum each chord once]
And Cwhen he stared across the Amriver into my Feyes it made me Amshiver
And CI knew that it was Amlovely to Fhave a black bear Amthinking of me
And Cwhen he thinks, Amhe is thoughtful and Fwhen he rests Amhe is restful
And Cwhen he runs he Amruns the fastest he Fspins the earth right Amon its axis
And Cthat's his gift to all Amshowing us the sun
FKeeping time for everyone a Amsteady beating drum
And Call the dirt he bounds upon Amhe'd leave his heavy tracks
That is Fdeep when he is young and blue but Amdeepest when he's black
Cause Ccolour for the black bear is a Amsynonym for age
If FI were one then I'd be in my Amcinnamon phase
InCstead I am 22 and the Amdecades weight a ton
This new Fcentury's essentially a Ambullet from the gun
It takes Ccoffee pots that cost a lot Amjust to stay abreast
But Fcoffee hits my sense of loss and Ammakes a nervous wreck
The simpClicity of solitude is a Amhard thing to perfect
Stealing Fhappiness from loneliness is Amnot a simple theft
[Chorus]
But the Cblack bear has it figured out and Amgets what he deserves
And the Ffur that he is wearing is the Amfur that he prefers
[Outro strum each chord once]
And Cwhen he stared across the Amriver into my Feyes it made me Amshiver
And CI knew that it was Amlovely to Fhave a black bear Amthinking of me
And Cwhen he thinks, Amhe is thoughtful and Fwhen he rests Amhe is restful
And Cwhen he runs he Amruns the fastest he Fspins the earth right Amon its axis

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Black Bear

by Black Bear

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[Intro strum each chord once]

C Am F Am

In the woods, in the mountains there's a good place to begin

C Am F Am

The song about a black bear living in his black bear den

C Am F Am

Doing all the black bear things a black bear just might do

C Am F Am

I hope in my next lifetime I could be a black bear too

C Am

And here comes black bear now, crashing through the brush

F Am

Unfazed by thorns and branches that would hurt me to the touch

C Am

In pursuit of some small animal, the food chain is a truth

F Am

And the bear has the advantage of the massive claw and tooth

C Am

But he'll also stop for berries or honey from the bees

F Am

Or nuts that he can shake down from the canopy of trees

C Am

And afterwards he'll have his choice from any stream to drink

F Am

While I'll fill up another cup from my old kitchen sink

C Am

And if he wants he'll have a nap and dream his black bear dreams

F Am

That I could only dream of like I dream I drink from streams

C Am

And as he sleeps he hears a breeze and knows that he is safe

F Am

While I'm sleeping with the fan on to drown out my lack of faith

[Chorus]

C Am

The simplicity of solitude it's a hard thing to perfect

F Am

Stealing happiness from loneliness is not a simple theft

C Am

A black bear has it figured out and gets what he deserves

F Am

And the fur that he is wearing is the fur that he prefers

[Bridge Strum each chord once]

C Am F Am

And when he stared across the river into my eyes it made me shiver

C Am F Am

And I knew that it was lovely to have a black bear thinking of me

C Am F Am

And when he thinks, he is thoughtful and when he rests he is restful

C Am F Am

And when he runs he runs the fastest he spins the earth right on its axis

C Am

And that's his gift to all showing us the sun

F Am

Keeping time for everyone a steady beating drum

C Am

And all the dirt he bounds upon he'd leave his heavy tracks

F Am

That is deep when he is young and blue but deepest when he's black

C Am

Cause colour for the black bear is a synonym for age

F Am

If I were one then I'd be in my cinnamon phase

C Am

Instead I am 22 and the decades weight a ton

F Am

This new century's essentially a bullet from the gun

C Am

It takes coffee pots that cost a lot just to stay abreast

F Am

But coffee hits my sense of loss and makes a nervous wreck

C Am

The simplicity of solitude is a hard thing to perfect

F Am

Stealing happiness from loneliness is not a simple theft

[Chorus]

C Am

But the black bear has it figured out and gets what he deserves

F Am

And the fur that he is wearing is the fur that he prefers

[Outro strum each chord once]

C Am F Am

And when he stared across the river into my eyes it made me shiver

C Am F Am

And I knew that it was lovely to have a black bear thinking of me

C Am F Am

And when he thinks, he is thoughtful and when he rests he is restful

C Am F Am

And when he runs he runs the fastest he spins the earth right on its axis

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