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Teddy Bear Song

Barbara Fairchild
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
I  WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR
 NOT LIVIN' OR LOVIN' OR GOIN'  NO WHERE
 I WISH I WAS A TEDDY  BEAR
 
AND  A WISHIN' THAT I HADN'T FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU
 I WISH  I HAD BUTTON EYES AND A RED FELT NOSE
SHAGGY  COTTON SKIN AND JUST ONE SET OF CLOTHES
 SITTIN ON A SHELF IN A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE
 WITH NO DREAMS  TO DREAM AND NOTHIN' TO BE SORRY FOR
 (REPEAT VERSE 1)
 I WISH  I HAD A WOODEN HEART AND A SEWED ON SMILE
 THEN YOUR MEM'RY WOULDN'T  COME AROUND HURTIN' ALL THE TIME
I'D  HAVE A SEWED ON SMILE AND A PAINTED TWINKLE IN MY EYE
 AND I'D NEVER WOULD  OF EVER HAD TO LEARN HOW TO CRY
 (REPEAT VERSE1)
 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 EVERY TIME I SPOKE THE WORDS WOULD RHYME
 AND NO ONE WOULD  KNOW THE MESS I'VE MADE OF MY LIFE

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Readable chord sheet for Teddy Bear Song by Barbara Fairchild

[D]I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR             [G]
NOT LIVIN' OR LOVIN' OR GOI[D]N' NO WHERE                 [A7]
I WISH I WAS A [D]TEDDY BEAR            [G]
             [D]                                  [A7]
[D]AND A WISHIN' THAT I HADN'T FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU

I WI[D]SH I HAD BUTTON EYES AND A RED FELT NOSE                               [G]
[A7]SHAGGY COTTON SKIN AND JUST ONE SET OF CLOTHES                               [D]
SITTIN ON A SHELF IN A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE                               [G]
WITH NO DR[A7]EA[D]MS TO DREAM AND NOTHIN' TO BE SORRY FOR

(REPEAT VERSE 1)

I WI[D]S[G]H I HAD A WOODEN HEART AND A SEWED ON SMILE
THEN YOUR MEM'RY WOULDN[A7]'T[D] COME AROUND HURTIN' ALL THE TIME

[G]I'D HAVE A SEWED ON SMILE AND A PAINTED TWINKLE IN MY EYE
AND I'D NEVER WOU[A7]LD[D] OF EVER HAD TO LEARN HOW TO CRY

(REPEAT VERSE1)

I WI[D]S[G]H I HAD A STRING YOU COULD PULL TO MAKE ME SAY
[A7]"HI" I'M TEDDY, AIN'T IT A LOVELY DAY                [D]

[G]THEN I'D KNOW EVERY TIME I SPOKE THE WORDS WOULD RHYME
AND NO ON[A7]E [D]WOULD KNOW THE MESS I'VE MADE OF MY LIFE