Chord/Tab song: I Wanna Be a Bear

"I Wanna Be A Bear" by the DESCENDENTS

words and music by Tony Lombardo/Frank Navetta
as heard on the DESCENDENTS New Alliance Recording
"Milo Goes To College"

Intro Figure "A" Intro Figure "B"
F# C# B5 E5 C# N.C.
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & etc. 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:11-11----------9--------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:11-11-11-11-9--9--11-11-|------------------------|------------------------|
A:9--9--11-11-9--7--11-11-|------------------------|9--9-----------7--------|
E:------9--9--7-----9--9--|------------------------|------9--9--7-----9-----|

(play Intro Fig. "A" 5x) (bass arr. for guitar)

Intro Figure "C" Verse Figure (Right Hand or Palm Muting, typical)
[F#]1 &am[C#]p; 2 [B5] &a[E5]mp;[C#] 3 &a[F#]mp; 4 &[C#]; 1 &a[B5]mp; [E5] 2 [C#] & 3 & 4 &

e:------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G:11-11----------9--------|r(11)-r(11)-------------------r(9)--------------|
D:11-11-11-11-9--9--11----|r(11)-r(11)-r(11)-r(11)-r(9)--r(9)--r(11)-r(11)-|
A:9--9--11-11-9--7--11----|r(9)--r(9)--r(11)-r(11)-r(9)--r(7)--r(11)-r(11)-|
E:------9--9--7-----9-----|------------r(9)--r(9)--r(7)--------r(9)--r(9)--|

Got your Jour--dache jeans

e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|

(play Verse Figure 4x w/ Verse #1 Lyrics)

Chorus Figure w/ Chorus #1 Lyrics)
[C#]1 & 2 & 3 &a[B5]mp;[E5] 4[C#] & etc.

e:|------------------------|------------------------|
B:|------------------------|------------------------|
G:|------------------------|---9--------------------|
D:|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|9--9--11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A:|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|9--7--11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E:|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|7-----9--9--9--9--9--9--|

Just like pay Yer

[G5] [D5] [B5] [A5] [B5] [G5][D5][B5][A5]

e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:12-12-------------------|------------------------|12-12-------------------|
D:12-12-12-12-9--9--7--7--|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|12-12-12-12-9--9--7--7--|
A:10-10-12-12-9--9--7--7--|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|10-10-12-12-9--9--7--7--|
E:------10-10-7--7--5--5--|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|------10-10-7--7--5--5--|

just a human being on this planet Yer just flesh & blood like all

[B5] [G5] [D5] [B5][A5][B5]

e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|12-12-------------------|------------------------|
D:9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|12-12-12-12-9--9--7--7--|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A:9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|10-10-12-12-9--9--7--7--|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E:7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|------10-10-7--7--5--5--|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

the rest You'll get old & have a wrinkled ass

[D5]

e:------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D:12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|------------------------------------------------|
A:12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|------------------------------------------------|
E:10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------------------------------------|

(play Verse Figure sans P.M. 4x w/ Verse #2 Lyrics)

Outro
[C#] [B5] [E5] [C#] [G5][D5][B5][A5]

e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|---9--------------------|12-12-------------------|
D:11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|9--9--11-11-11-11-11-11-|12-12-12-12-9--9--7--7--|
A:11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|9--7--11-11-11-11-11-11-|10-10-12-12-9--9--7--7--|
E:9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|7-----9--9--9--9--9--9--|------10-10-7--7--5--5--|

Burgers not berries Ladies are women but women are

[B5] [G5] [D5] [B5][A5][B5]

e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|12-12-------------------|------------------------|
D:9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|12-12-12-12-9--9--7--7--|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A:9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|10-10-12-12-9--9--7--7--|9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E:7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|------10-10-7--7--5--5--|7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|

not ladies You wanna settle down & go get married

[G5] [D5] [B5] [A5] [B5] [D5][F#][D5]

e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:12-12-------------------|------------------------|11-11-11-11-------------|
D:12-12-12-12-9--9--7--7--|9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-|11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-|
A:10-10-12-12-9--9--7--7--|9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-|9--9--9--9--12-12-12-12-|
E:------10-10-7--7--5--5--|7--7--7--7--10-10-10-10-|------------10-10-10-10-|

I

[B5] [D5] [F#] [D5] [B5]

e:------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------11----------|------------------------|
D:9-----12----11----12----|9-----------------------|
A:9-----12----9-----12----|9-----------------------|
E:7-----10----------10----|7-----------------------|

don't wanna smell your muff!


Verse #1:

Got your Jourdache jeans
Got your pretty long hair
Dinner, movie powder your nose
Take their money for a lay

Verse #2:

Humans are ses, I wanna be bear
I wanna sht in the woods
In my cave, hunt my prey
Could be you, I wanna have food