Dancing Bear chords by The Mamas & The Papas
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Intro 1
(E major) (A minor) (F major) (A minor) (E minor) (A minor)
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (D minor) (C major) (D minor) (C major) (E major) (G major)
(A minor) (F major) (A minor) (F major) (A minor) (F major)
(D minor) I
Verse 1
(A minor) wouldn't want to (F major) be a chimney (A minor) sweep (D minor)
All (F major) black from head to (A minor) foot (F major)
From climb (A minor) ing (D minor) in them chimneys (C major)
And (A minor) cleaning out that soot (E major)
With a broom and ladder (F major) and (E major) pail
The darkened walls I scale
And far and high I see (F major) a patch of
sky
(A minor) (D minor)
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Verse 2
(A minor) (D minor)
I'd (A minor) rather be the gypsy
(D minor) (I'd rather be the gypsy)
Whose (A minor) camped at the (F major) edge
of (A minor) town
(Camped at the (F major) edge of town)
The one (A minor) who (D minor) has the (A minor) dancing bear
(C major) That follows him (A minor) around (E major)
And he lifts his big foot up
He puts his big foot down
And bows and twirls
And dances 'round and (A minor) 'round (F major) (A minor) (F major)
Verse 3
I found (A minor) I (F major) was a cabin (A minor) boy (D minor)
Last (F major) night as I did (A minor) dream (F major)
Bound (A minor) upon (D minor) a (C major) magic ship
For a (A minor) land I'd nev (E major) er seen
And the moon she filled our sails (A minor)
(E major) And the stars they steered
out course (A minor)
(E major) And on our bow there was a golden
(A minor) horse (D minor) (A minor) (F major)
Verse 4
The (F major) queen eats fruit and (D minor) candy (A minor)
The (F major) bish (A minor) op (D minor) nuts an (B flat#) d cheese (A minor)
And (F major) when I am a (C major) grown man
I'll taste (A minor) just what I please (E major)
The honey from the bee
The shellfish from the sea
The earth, the wind, a girl
Someone to share (F major) these (E major) things with (A minor) me (F major)
Verse 5
I (A minor) wouldn't want to (F major) be
a chimney (A minor) sweep (D minor)
All black from head (F major) to (A minor)
(E major) (A minor) (F major) foot
From (A minor) climbing (C major) in (A minor) them chimneys
(D minor) And (A minor) cleaning out (F major) (A minor)
that (F major) soot
I'd rather be the (A minor) gypsy (D minor)
Whose camped (C major) at the edge of (F major) town
The (A minor) one (C major) who (A minor) has (F major)
(A minor) the dancing bear
Outro 1
That follows him around
(A minor) (A minor) (A minor)
(A minor) (C major) (C major) (C major) (C major) (G major)
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