Papa Bear Chords

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Papa Bear by Keith Harling is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Dm, C, Bb and Dm/C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Submitted by: Christopher R. (March 11, 2003) 
 
Intro 
 
It's (F) 4 o'clock all my work is done 
I can (Dm) go home early for a little fun 
(F) They say surprise adds a little spice 
To an (Dm) ordinary story book life 
I (C) looked down the hall and I (Bb) saw the end 
(C) Shadow on the wall of a(Bb)nother man 
 
Tell me (F) who's been sleepin' in papa bear's bed 
(Dm) Who's been lovin' my (Dm/C) baby instead of (Bb) me 
I can't (C) see 
Tell me (F) who's been sittin' in my favorite chair 
(Dm) Rockin' my baby while I'm not there 
Tell me (Bb) when, did the (C) fairy tell end 
(Bb) Who's been sleepin' (C) in papa bear's (F) bed 
 
(F) One's too hot, one's too cold 
(Dm) Two's just right, so I'm gonna go 
(F) Turn the page, it's time to move on 
What(Dm)ever we had has already gone 
(C) All the king's horses and (Bb) all the king's men 
(C) Couldn't put our hearts to(Bb)1gether again 
 
Tell me (F) who's been sleepin' in papa bear's bed 
(Dm) Who's been lovin' my (Dm/C) baby instead of (Bb) me 
I can't (C) see 
Tell me (F) who's been sittin' in my favorite chair 
(Dm) Rockin' my baby while I'm not there 
Tell me (Bb) when, did the (C) fairy tell end 
(Bb) Who's been sleepin' (C) in papa bear's (F) bed 
 
Guitar Solo 
 
Tell me (F) who's been sleepin' in papa bear's bed 
(Dm) Who's been lovin' my (Dm/C) baby instead of (Bb) me 
I can't (C) see 
Tell me (F) who's been sittin' in my favorite chair 
(Dm) Rockin' my baby while I'm not there 
Tell me (Bb) when, did the (C) fairy tell end 
(Bb) Who's been sleepin' (C) in papa bear's (F) bed (Dm) 
Tell me, (Bb) Who's been sleepin' (C) in papa bear's (F) bed 
 
Outro  
    	

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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante