Polar Bear Or Africa Jeff Rosenstock
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
C# Ab Bbm F# Ebm (2x)
Ebm C# Ab (2x)
Verse 1:
As [C#]I des[Ab]aturate the [Bbm]fertile greens, I [F#]wanna tell you I
[C#]Donâ??t pe[Ab]rpetuate thes[Bbm]e western schemes but [F#]I canâ??t stop laughing at
[C#]The short[Ab]sightedness of [Bbm]childhood dreams where weâ??r[F#]e all young astronauts.
The [C#]truth is it [Ab]sucks being [Bbm]young and in [F]love.
When youâ??r[F#]e old youâ??re j[Ebm]ust bummed that you[F#]â??ll nev[Ebm]er be [C#]happy enough.
C# Ab Bbm(2x)
Verse 2:
[C#]Swim in [Ab]waterfalls while [Bbm]parents sleep; [F#]emerge with spider bites.
[C#]Fearless[Ab]ly exploring [Bbm]new countries, I c[F#]rashed my motorbike.
I [C#]wanted to out[Ab]line the scar in [Bb]tattoo ink.
It looked [F#]like a polar bear or Africa.
But the [C#]scar went [Ab]away and my [Bbm]memories [F]changed.
No, it [F#]wouldnâ??t b[Ebm]e great to b[F#]e back in[Ebm] 1998.
[F#] [Ebm]
Chorus:
Iâ??ve bee[C#]n treating my body.
Like [F]I never worry that [Bb]Iâ??m gonna die
Because [F#]you would forgive me.
Iâ??ve bee[C#]n treating my body.
Like [F]I, Like Iâ??m worried
That [Bbm]Iâ??m gonn[Ab]a die an[F#]d youâ??re gonna[Ebm] forget[C#] my name.
Bridge:
So [Bbm]what do we get for the [Ab]friends weâ??ve met and th[Ebm]e ones we love a[F#]t homeâ??
Yeah, [Bbm]what do we get for the [Ab]friends weâ??ve met and th[Ebm]e one weâ??ve l[F#]eft aloneâ??
Weâ??re gonn[C#]a give â??em a trip to the hospital.
Weâ??re gonn[F]a give â??em the bill for the funeral.
Weâ??re gonn[Bbm]a give â??em the debt from our student loans.
Weâ??re gonn[F#]a give â??em whatâ??s left of the sh*t we owned.
Iâ??ve bee[C#]n treating my body.
Like [F]I never worry that [Bbm]Iâ??m gonna die
Because [F#]you would forgive me.
Iâ??ve bee[C#]n treating my body.
Like [F]I, Like Iâ??m worried
That [Bbm]Iâ??m gonn[Ab]a die an[Ebm]d youâ??re gonna[F#] forget my name.
[Bbm]Iâ??m gonn[Ab]a die an[Ebm]d youâ??re gonna [F#]forget my name.
[Bbm]Iâ??m gonn[Ab]a die an[Ebm]d youâ??re gonna [F#]forget[C#] my name.
So [Bbm]what do we get for the [Ab]friends weâ??ve met and th[Ebm]e ones we love a[F#]t homeâ??
Yeah, [Ebm]what do we get for the [Ab]friends weâ??ve met and th[Ebm]e one weâ??ve l[F#]eft aloneâ??
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