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I Wanna Be A Bear

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"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