Chords:
{t:Waltzing With Bears}
{artist:Tommy Makem}
{key: D}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbv7Lfnu5OU F so capo 3
{c: Thanks To Jon Benallack}
{sos}
He goes [D] wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-[G]waltzing with [D] bears,
[A] Raggy bears, shaggy bears, [G] baggy bears [D] too.
[D] There's nothing on Earth Uncle [G] Walter won't [D] do,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [G] wa-wa-wa-[D]waltzing,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [A] waltzing with [D] bears! [D]
{eos}
{c: this verse is not in the YouTube}
[D] My Uncle Walter's not [G] right in the [D] head.
[A] He's been that way all his life [G] my Mother [D] said.
It's [D] not that he's violent or [G] falls down the [D] stairs.
It's [G] that he goes [D] waltzing goes [A] waltzing with [D] bears. [D]
{soc}
He goes [D] wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-[G]waltzing with [D] bears,
[A] Raggy bears, shaggy bears, [G] baggy bears [D] too.
[D] There's nothing on Earth Uncle [G] Walter won't [D] do,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [G] wa-wa-wa-[D]waltzing,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, go [A] waltzing with [D] bears! [D]
{eoc}
I [D] went upstairs in the [G] middle of the [D] night,
I [A] tiptoed inside and I [G] turned on the [D] light,
but [D] to my dismay, he was [G] nowhere in [D] sight,
[G] My Uncle [D] Walter goes [A] waltzing at [D] night! [D]
{soc}
He goes [D] wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-[G]waltzing with [D] bears,
[A] Raggy bears, shaggy bears, [G] baggy bears [D] too.
[D] There's nothing on Earth Uncle [G] Walter won't [D] do,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [G] wa-wa-wa-[D]waltzing,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [A] waltzing with [D] bears! [D]
{eoc}
I [D] gave Uncle Walter a [G] new coat to [D] wear,
[A] When he comes in it's all [G] covered with [D] hair,
And [D] lately I've noticed [G] several new [D] tears,
I'm [G] afraid Uncle [D] Walter goes [A] waltzing with [D] bears! [D]
{soc}
He goes [D] wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-[G]waltzing with [D] bears,
[A] Raggy bears, shaggy bears, [G] baggy bears [D] too.
[D] There's nothing on Earth Uncle [G] Walter won't [D] do,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [G] wa-wa-wa-[D]waltzing,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [A] waltzing with [D] bears! [D]
{eoc}
We [D] told Uncle Walter that [G] he should be [D] good,
And [A] do all the things that we [G] said he [D] should,
I think [D] he would rather be [G] out in the [D] wood,
I'm [G] afraid we might [D] lose Uncle [A] Walter for [D] good! [D]
{soc}
He goes [D] wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-[G]waltzing with [D] bears,
[A] Raggy bears, shaggy bears, [G] baggy bears [D] too.
[D] There's nothing on Earth Uncle [G] Walter won't [D] do,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [G] wa-wa-wa-[D]waltzing,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [A] waltzing with [D] bears! [D]
{eoc}
We [D] begged Uncle Walter, "Oh [G] please won't you [D] stay!"
He [A] managed to stay at [G] home for a [D] day,
But the [D] bears all barged in, and they [G] took him [D] away!
Now he's [G] waltzing with [D] pandas, he [G] can't [D] understand us,
the [G] bears all [D] demand at least [A] one dance a [D] day! [D]
{soc}
He goes [D] wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-[G]waltzing with [D] bears,
[A] Raggy bears, shaggy bears, [G] baggy bears [D] too.
[D] There's nothing on Earth Uncle [G] Walter won't [D] do,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [G] wa-wa-wa-[D]waltzing,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [A] waltzing with [D] bears! [D]
{eoc}
{c: This verse not on the YouTube}
My [D] Aunt Matilda was [G] mad as could [D] be
Wal-[A]ter, that rat, never [G] waltzes with [D] me
So she [D] took her fur coat and [G] remodeled it [D] so
And [G] Now she can [D] go waltz-[A]ing and Walter won't [D] know [D]
{soc}
He goes [D] wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-[G]waltzing with [D] bears,
[A] Raggy bears, shaggy bears, [G] baggy bears [D] too.
[D] There's nothing on Earth Uncle [G] Walter won't [D] do,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [G] wa-wa-wa-[D]waltzing,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [A] waltzing with [D] bears! [D]
{eoc}
{c: This verses not on the YouTube}
That [D] night when the moon rose [G] we crept down [D] the stairs
He [A] took us to dance where the [G] Bears have their [D] lairs
We danced [D] in a bear hug with [G] nary a [D] care
It all fe[G]els like flying [D] and there [G] is no [D] denying
And [G] Now my Paja[D]mas are cov[A]ered with [D] hair [D]
{soc}
He goes [D] wa-wa-wa-wa, wa-[G]waltzing with [D] bears,
[A] Raggy bears, shaggy bears, [G] baggy bears [D] too.
[D] There's nothing on Earth Uncle [G] Walter won't [D] do,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [G] wa-wa-wa-[D]waltzing,
So [G] he can go [D] waltzing, [A] waltzing with [D] bears! [A] [D]
{eoc}
