The Hold Steady

The Bear And The Maiden Fair(Chords)

The Hold Steady

Key: G

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VERSE 1: 

G                        C 
A bear there was, a bear a bear 

G                         D 
All black and brown and covered in hair 

G                         C 
Three boys, a goat, and a dancing bear 

Am                       D 
They danced and spun up to the fair 

G                          C 
Oh! Sweet she was, and pure and fair 

G                          D 
The maid with honey up in her hair 

G                           C 
He smelled her all on the summer air 

Am                        C        D 
The maid with honey up in her hair 

Em C Em C From there, to here, from here to there G D C All black and brown and covered in hair Em C Em C Smelt that girl on the summer air G D G The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair
VERSE 2 (same chords as first half of Verse 1): Oh I'm a maid and I'm pure and fair I'll never dance with a hairy bear I called the knight, but you're a bear All black and brown and covered in hair
From there to here, from here to there All black and brown and covered in hair Smelt that girl on the summer air The bear, the bear, and the maiden fair

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