Chord/Tab song: Polar Bear Or Africa

Tuning: Standard

Intro:
C# Ab Bbm F# Ebm (2x)
Ebm C# Ab (2x)

Verse 1:
As [C#]I des[Ab]aturate the [Bbm]fertile greens, I [F#]wanna tell you I
[C#]Don't pe[Ab]rpetuate thes[Bbm]e western schemes but [F#]I can't stop laughing at
[C#]The short[Ab]sightedness of [Bbm]childhood dreams where we'r[F#]e all young astronauts.
The [C#]truth is it [Ab]sucks being [Bbm]young and in [F]love.
When you'r[F#]e old you're j[Ebm]ust bummed that you[F#]'ll nev[Ebm]er be [C#]happy enough.

C# Ab Bbm(2x)

Verse 2:
[C#]Swim in [Ab]waterfalls while [Bbm]parents sleep; [F#]emerge with spider bites.
[C#]Fearless[Ab]ly exploring [Bbm]new countries, I c[F#]rashed my motorbike.
I [C#]wanted to out[Ab]line the scar in [Bb]tattoo ink.
It looked [F#]like a polar bear or Africa.
But the [C#]scar went [Ab]away and my [Bbm]memories [F]changed.
No, it [F#]wouldn't b[Ebm]e great to b[F#]e back in[Ebm] 1998.

[F#] [Ebm]

Chorus:
I've bee[C#]n treating my body.
Like [F]I never worry that [Bb]I'm gonna die
Because [F#]you would forgive me.
I've bee[C#]n treating my body.
Like [F]I, Like I'm worried
That [Bbm]I'm gonn[Ab]a die an[F#]d you're gonna[Ebm] forget[C#] my name.

Bridge:
So [Bbm]what do we get for the [Ab]friends we've met and th[Ebm]e ones we love a[F#]t home'
Yeah, [Bbm]what do we get for the [Ab]friends we've met and th[Ebm]e one we've l[F#]eft alone'

We're gonn[C#]a give 'em a trip to the hospital.
We're gonn[F]a give 'em the bill for the funeral.
We're gonn[Bbm]a give 'em the debt from our student loans.
We're gonn[F#]a give 'em what's left of the sht we owned.

I've bee[C#]n treating my body.
Like [F]I never worry that [Bbm]I'm gonna die
Because [F#]you would forgive me.
I've bee[C#]n treating my body.
Like [F]I, Like I'm worried

That [Bbm]I'm gonn[Ab]a die an[Ebm]d you're gonna[F#] forget my name.
[Bbm]I'm gonn[Ab]a die an[Ebm]d you're gonna [F#]forget my name.
[Bbm]I'm gonn[Ab]a die an[Ebm]d you're gonna [F#]forget[C#] my name.

So [Bbm]what do we get for the [Ab]friends we've met and th[Ebm]e ones we love a[F#]t home'
Yeah, [Ebm]what do we get for the [Ab]friends we've met and th[Ebm]e one we've l[F#]eft alone'