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[Intro]
lasts for 1:48 and is C and G repeated except 37s, 54s, 1:23s  in where it goes from G to Bb then C
C G
[Verse]
CWorld's no place to lovGe in
She Cdoesn't know what Gday it is
CFreezing to death with no Gclothes on
CDo you know what you Gare
It took me Cages to find my way Ghome
Give me Ca lead to hoGld on to
It's aClright for you, she said Gfaintly
CYou gave it Gaway
[Link]
   Bb  CI've never had one of Gthose
[Verse]
CChange of Gscene
Is Call I need to bGreathe again
As Csoon as I thought it was Gover
CIt started againG  
[Link]
   Bb  CI've never had one of Gthose
C    G
[Verse]
CLife's a bag of GRevels
And I'm Clooking for the Gorange one
She's CgoneG  
And Cnot for the first Gtime
[Link]
  BbIC've never had one of Gthose
[Verse]
CWorld's no place to Glove in
She Cdoesn't know what day it is
CHave you seen my polar Gbear
It's that wChite thing over Gthere
[Link]
  BbIC've never seen one of Gthose
[Outro]
GHow many ways, how many ways
GHow many ways do you fall before you're shot down?
GHow many ways, how many ways
GHow many ways, do you know?

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Polar Bear

by The Charlatans

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

lasts for 1:48 and is C and G repeated except 37s, 54s, 1:23s in where it goes from G to Bb then C

C G

[Verse]

C G

World's no place to love in

C G

She doesn't know what day it is

C G

Freezing to death with no clothes on

C G

Do you know what you are

C G

It took me ages to find my way home

C G

Give me a lead to hold on to

C G

It's alright for you, she said faintly

C G

You gave it away

[Link]

Bb C G

I've never had one of those

[Verse]

C G

Change of scene

C G

Is all I need to breathe again

C G

As soon as I thought it was over

C G

It started again

[Link]

Bb C G

I've never had one of those

C G

[Verse]

C G

Life's a bag of Revels

C G

And I'm looking for the orange one

C G

She's gone

C G

And not for the first time

[Link]

Bb C G

I've never had one of those

[Verse]

C G

World's no place to love in

She doesn't know what day it is

C G

Have you seen my polar bear

C G

It's that white thing over there

[Link]

Bb C G

I've never seen one of those

[Outro]

How many ways, how many ways

How many ways do you fall before you're shot down?

How many ways, how many ways

How many ways, do you know?

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