capo 1

| G – Em | C | F – C | G | x2

( G ) some folks say there ( Em ) ain’t no bears in ( C ) arkansas
( F ) some folks never ( C ) seen a bear at ( G ) all
( G ) some folks say that ( Em ) bears go around eating ( C ) babies raw
( F ) some folks got A ( C ) bear across the ( G ) hall

( G ) some folks say that ( Em ) bears go around ( C ) smelling bad
( F ) others say that A ( C ) bear is honey ( G ) sweet
( G ) some folks say this ( Em ) bear’s the best i ( C ) ever had
( F ) some folks got A ( C ) bear beneath their ( G ) feet

( G ) some folks drive the ( Em ) bears out of the ( C ) wilderness
( F ) some to see A ( C ) bear would pay A ( G ) fee
( G ) me i just bear ( Em ) up to my ( C ) bewildered best
and ( F ) some folks even ( C ) see the bear in ( G ) me

| G – Em | C | F – C | G | x2

( G ) some folks drive the ( Em ) bears out of the ( C ) wilderness
( F ) some to see A ( C ) bear would pay A ( G ) fee
( G ) me i just bear ( Em ) up to my ( C ) bewildered best
and ( F ) some folks even ( C ) see the bear in ( G ) me

so ( G ) meet a bear and ( Em ) take him on out to ( C ) lunch with you
and ( F ) even though your ( C ) friends may stop and ( G ) stare
just ( G ) remember that’s a bear ( Em ) there in the ( C ) bunch with you
and they ( F ) just don’t come no ( C ) better than A ( G ) bear
( repeat )