BEARS (Steven Fromholz, 1975)
performed by Lyle Lovett on STEP INSIDE THIS HOUSE (1998)
transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com
Key of Ab, capo 1
suggested chord fingerings
G Em7 CaddD F6/9
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CHORD CHART
G Em 2C F C 2G
INTRO (acoustic guitar):
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H H
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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 seen the bear in me
BRIDGE (mandolin followed by dobro)
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 seen 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
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
F C G
No they just don't come no better than a bear
F C
No they just don't come no better than
F C
No they just don't come no better than
F C G
No they just don't come no better that a bear
