I Wanna Be A Bear

"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)

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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