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 GECF6/9 |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--0--| |--2--| |--3--| |--2--| |--2--| |--3--| |-----| |--3--| |--0--| |-----| |-----| CHORD CHART GE2FC2G INTRO (acoustic guitar): ___ ___ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|----3-------|-------------| |-----3---------3---|-----3---------3---|----3-------|-------------| |-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---|----0--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--| |-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---|----2-------|-------------| |--------0---2------|--------0---2------|-3----------|-------------| |-3-------\/--------|-0-------\/--------|--------------------------| HH ___ ___ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |--------3-------3--|--------3-------3--|----3-------|-------------| |--------3-------3--|--------3-------3--|----3-------|-------------| |--------0-------0--|--------0-------0--|----0--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--| |-2---3------3------|-0---2------2------|-0----------|-------------| |--\/---------------|--\/---------------|------------|-------------| |--H----------------|---H---------------|--------------------------| 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