Teddy Bear Song Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays553

Teddy Bear Song by Barbara Fairchild is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, E, A7 and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			A                                       D 
I wish I had button eyes and a red felt nose 
E                                      A 
shaggy cotton skin and just one set of clothes 
                                         D 
sittin' on a shelf in a local department store 
     E                                          A 
with no dreams to dream and nothing to be sorry for 
A         A7         D 
I wish I was a teddy bear 
              E                  A 
not livin' or lovin' nor going nowhere 
          A7         D 
I wish I was a teddy bear 
        A                     E              A 
and I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you 
I wish I had a wooden heart and a sawdust mind 
then your memory wouldn't come around hurtin' all the time 
I'd have a sewed on smile and a painted twinkle in my eye 
and I never would've ever had to learn how to cry 
 
 
I wish I was a teddy bear 
not livin' or lovin' nor goin' nowhere 
I wish I was a teddy bear 
and I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you 
 
*Key Change - Bb* 
 
I wish I had a string you could pull to make me say 
"Hi. I'm Teddy. Ain't it a lovely day?" 
Then I'd know everytime I spoke the words were right 
and no one would know the mess I made of my life 
 
I wish I was a teddy bear 
not livin' or lovin' nor goin' nowhere 
I wish I was a teddy bear 
and I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you 
and I'm wishin' that I hadn't fallen in love with you 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante