Polar Bear Or Africa
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
C# Ab Bbm F# Ebm (2x)
Ebm C# Ab (2x)
Verse 1:
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As I desaturate the fertile greens, I wanna tell you I
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Don??t perpetuate these western schemes but I can??t stop laughing at
C# Ab Bbm F#
The shortsightedness of childhood dreams where we??re all young astronauts.
C# Ab Bbm F
The truth is it sucks being young and in love.
F# Ebm F# Ebm C#
When you??re old you??re just bummed that you??ll never be happy enough.
C# Ab Bbm(2x)
Verse 2:
C# Ab Bbm F#
Swim in waterfalls while parents sleep; emerge with spider bites.
C# Ab Bbm F#
Fearlessly exploring new countries, I crashed my motorbike.
C# Ab Bb
I wanted to outline the scar in tattoo ink.
F#
It looked like a polar bear or Africa.
C# Ab Bbm F
But the scar went away and my memories changed.
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No, it wouldn??t be great to be back in 1998.
FEbm
Chorus:
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I??ve been treating my body.
F Bb
Like I never worry that I??m gonna die
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Because you would forgive me.
C#
I??ve been treating my body.
F
Like I, Like I??m worried
Bbm Ab F# Ebm C#
That I??m gonna die and you??re gonna forget my name.
Bridge:
Bbm Ab Ebm F#
So what do we get for the friends we??ve met and the ones we love at home??
Bbm Ab Ebm F#
Yeah, what do we get for the friends we??ve met and the one we??ve left alone??
C#
We??re gonna give ??em a trip to the hospital.
F
We??re gonna give ??em the bill for the funeral.
Bbm
We??re gonna give ??em the debt from our student loans.
F#
We??re gonna give ??em what??s left of the sh*t we owned.
C#
I??ve been treating my body.
F Bbm
Like I never worry that I??m gonna die
F#
Because you would forgive me.
C#
I??ve been treating my body.
F
Like I, Like I??m worried
Bbm Ab Ebm F#
That I??m gonna die and you??re gonna forget my name.
Bbm Ab Ebm F#
I??m gonna die and you??re gonna forget my name.
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I??m gonna die and you??re gonna forget my name.
Bbm Ab Ebm F#
So what do we get for the friends we??ve met and the ones we love at home??
Ebm Ab Ebm F#
Yeah, what do we get for the friends we??ve met and the one we??ve left alone??