Dancing Bear chords by The Mamas & The Papas

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Am 
F 
Am 
Dm 
wouldn't want to be a chimney sweep
F 
Am 
F 
All black from head to foot
Am 
Dm 
C 
From climbing in  them chimneys
Am 
E 
And cleaning out that soot
F 
E 
With a broom and ladder and pail
The darkened walls I scale
F 
And far and high I see a patch of
sky
Am 
Dm 

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Verse 2
Am 
Dm 
Am 
I'd rather be the gypsy
Dm 
(I'd rather be the gypsy)
Am 
F 
Whose camped at the edge
Am 
of town
F 
(Camped at the edge of town)
Am 
Dm 
Am 
The one who has the dancing bear
C 
Am 
E 
That follows him around
And he lifts his big foot up
He puts his big foot down
And bows and twirls
Am 
F 
Am 
F 
And dances 'round and 'round

Verse 3
Am 
F 
Am 
Dm 
I found I was a cabin boy
F 
Am 
F 
Last night as I did dream
Am 
Dm 
C 
Bound upon a magic ship
Am 
E 
For a land I'd never seen
Am 
And the moon she filled our sails
E 
And the stars they steered
Am 
out course
E 
And on our bow there was a golden
Am 
Dm 
Am 
F 
horse

Verse 4
F 
Dm 
Am 
The queen eats fruit and candy
F 
Am 
Dm 
Bb# 
Am 
The bishop  nuts and cheese
F 
C 
And when I am a grown man
Am 
E 
I'll taste just what I please
The honey from the bee
The shellfish from the sea
The earth, the wind, a girl
F 
E 
Am 
F 
Someone to share these things with me

Verse 5
Am 
F 
I wouldn't want to be
Am 
Dm 
a chimney sweep
F 
Am 
All black from head to
E 
Am 
F 
foot
Am 
C 
Am 
From climbing in them chimneys
Dm 
Am 
F 
Am 
And cleaning out
F 
that soot
Am 
Dm 
I'd rather be the gypsy
C 
F 
Whose camped at the edge of town
Am 
C 
Am 
F 
The one who has
Am 
the dancing bear