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Capo 1
|G-Em|C|F-C|G|  x2
(G) Some folks say there (Em) ain't no bears in (C) Arkansas
(F) Some folks never (C) seen a bear at (G) all
(G) Some folks say that (Em) bears go around eating (C) babies raw
(F) Some folks got a (C) bear across the (G) hall
(G) Some folks say that (Em) bears go around (C) smelling bad
(F) Others say that a (C) bear is honey (G) sweet
(G) Some folks say this (Em) bear's the best I (C) ever had
(F) Some folks got a (C) bear beneath their (G) feet
(G) Some folks drive the (Em) bears out of the (C) wilderness
(F) Some to see a (C) bear would pay a (G) fee
(G) Me I just bear (Em) up to my (C) bewildered best
And (F) some folks even (C) see the bear in (G) me
|G-Em|C|F-C|G|  x2
(G) Some folks drive the (Em) bears out of the (C) wilderness
(F) Some to see a (C) bear would pay a (G) fee
(G) Me I just bear (Em) up to my (C) bewildered best
And (F) some folks even (C) see the bear in (G) me
So (G) meet a bear and (Em) take him on out to (C) lunch with you
And (F) even though your (C) friends may stop and (G) stare
Just (G) remember that's a bear (Em) there in the (C) bunch with you
And they (F) just don't come no (C) better than a (G) bear
(repeat)

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Bears

by Lyle Lovett

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

G Em C F C G

|-||-|| x2

G Em C

() Some folks say there () ain't no bears in () Arkansas

F C G

() Some folks never () seen a bear at () all

G Em C

() Some folks say that () bears go around eating () babies raw

F C G

() Some folks got a () bear across the () hall

G Em C

() Some folks say that () bears go around () smelling bad

F C G

() Others say that a () bear is honey () sweet

G Em C

() Some folks say this () bear's the best I () ever had

F C G

() Some folks got a () bear beneath their () feet

G Em C

() Some folks drive the () bears out of the () wilderness

F C G

() Some to see a () bear would pay a () fee

G Em C

() Me I just bear () up to my () bewildered best

F C G

And () some folks even () see the bear in () me

G Em C F C G

|-||-|| x2

G Em C

() Some folks drive the () bears out of the () wilderness

F C G

() Some to see a () bear would pay a () fee

G Em C

() Me I just bear () up to my () bewildered best

F C G

And () some folks even () see the bear in () me

G Em C

So () meet a bear and () take him on out to () lunch with you

F C G

And () even though your () friends may stop and () stare

G Em C

Just () remember that's a bear () there in the () bunch with you

F C G

And they () just don't come no () better than a () bear

(repeat)

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