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From: HiTopMark@aol.com
"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"
transcribed by Mark Woodruff
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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# C# B5 E5 C# F# C# B5 E5 C#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 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# B5 E5 C#
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 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 shit in the woods
In my cave, hunt my prey
Could be you, I wanna have food
