Fred Bear chords by
Ted Nugent (Official Version)
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Key: A minorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

Verse 1

There I was, back in the wild again

And I felt right at home where I belong

I had that feelin' comin' over me again

Just like it happened so many times before

Interlude 1

Verse 2
Dm Dm 
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Bb Bb 
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The spirit of the woods
C C 
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is like an old good friend
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C C 
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It makes me feel warm and good inside
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Bb Bb 
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I knew his name
C C 
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and it was good to see him again
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'Cause in the wind he's still alive

Chorus 1
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Oh, Fred Bear,
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C C 
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walk with me  down the trails again
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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Take me back, back where I belong
Dm Dm 
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Oh, Fred Bear,
Bb Bb 
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C C 
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I'm glad to have you at my side, my friend
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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And I'll join you in the big hunt before too long

Interlude 2

Before too

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Verse 3
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C C 
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It was kinda dark, another misty dusk
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C C 
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And it came from a tangle down below
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I tried to remember
C C 
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everything he taught me so well
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C C 
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I had to decide which way to go

Verse 4
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C C 
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Was I alone or in a hunter's dream?
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Bb Bb 
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'Cause the moment of truth
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was here and now
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C C 
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I felt his touch, I felt his guiding hand
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C C 
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The buck was mine, forevermore

Chorus 2
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Because of Fred Bear,
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C C 
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I'll walk down these trails again
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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Take me back where I belong
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Fred Bear,
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C C 
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I'm glad to have you at my side, my friend
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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And I'll join you in the big hunt before too long

Solo 1
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C C 
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G G 
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G G 
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F F 
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C C 
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G G 
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G G 
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F F 
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C C 
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G G 
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G G 
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F F 
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C C 
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D D 
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D D 
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D D 
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G G 
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F F 
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C C 
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G G 
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G G 
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F F 
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C C 
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G G 
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F F 
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C C 
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G G 
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F F 
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Interlude 3

Gsus4

Gsus2

Gsus4

Gsus2

Interlude 4

Verse 5
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We're not alone
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when we're in the great outdoors
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C C 
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We got his spirit, we've got his soul
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He will guide our steps,
C C 
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he'll guide our arrows home
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The restless spirit forever roams

Chorus 3
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Fred Bear,
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C C 
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walk with me  down the trails again
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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Take me back, back where I belong
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Oh, Fred Bear,
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C C 
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I'm glad to have you at my side, my friend
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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And I'll join you in the big hunt before too long

Chorus 4
Dm Dm 
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Oh, Fred Bear,
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C C 
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walk with me  down the trails again
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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Take me back, back where I belong
Dm Dm 
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Oh, Fred Bear,
Bb Bb 
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C C 
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I'm glad to have you at my side, my friend
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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And I'll join you in the big hunt before too long
Dm Dm 
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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In the wind he's still alive
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C C 
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In the wind he's still alive
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Bb Bb 
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C C 
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In the wind he's still alive
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C C 
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In the wind he's still alive
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C C 
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In the wind, I hear, I hear Fred

Outro 1
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Dm Dm 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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(Bear)
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Dm Dm 
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(I hear ya Fred,
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Dm Dm 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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Talk     to me, yea
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Dm Dm 
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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Its all right
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Dsus4 Dsus4 
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Let's go hunting  baby
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Dm Dm 
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Dm Dm 
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Say Fred, you go up on that ridge
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And I'll go down in the swamp
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We'll get that buck)

Outro 2

Dsus4

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDm Bb C G F...

Chords

Dm
Bb
C
G
F
D
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
Gsus2: 3-x-0-2-3-3
Dsus4: x-x-0-2-3-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 5

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Fred Bear by Ted Nugent, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It suits players who want to learn Fred Bear the way Ted Nugent intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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