Fairchild Barbara - The Teddy Bear Song guitar tab

Submitted By: Michelle Sherman

Subject: The Teddy Bear Song

Sung by: Barbara Fairchild

THE TEDDY BEAR SONG

D G

I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR

D A7

NOT LIVIN' OR LOVIN' OR GOIN' NO WHERE

D G

I WISH I WAS A TEDDY BEAR

D A7

D

AND A WISHIN' THAT I HADN'T FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU

D G

I WISH I HAD BUTTON EYES AND A RED FELT NOSE

A7 D

SHAGGY COTTON SKIN AND JUST ONE SET OF CLOTHES

G

SITTIN ON A SHELF IN A LOCAL DEPARTMENT STORE

A7

D

WITH NO DREAMS TO DREAM AND NOTHIN' TO BE SORRY FOR

(REPEAT VERSE 1)

D

G

I WISH I HAD A WOODEN HEART AND A SEWED ON SMILE

A7

D

THEN YOUR MEM'RY WOULDN'T COME AROUND HURTIN' ALL THE TIME

G

I'D HAVE A SEWED ON SMILE AND A PAINTED TWINKLE IN MY EYE

A7

D

AND I'D NEVER WOULD OF EVER HAD TO LEARN HOW TO CRY

(REPEAT VERSE1)

D

G

I WISH I HAD A STRING YOU COULD PULL TO MAKE ME SAY

A7 D

"HI" I'M TEDDY, AIN'T IT A LOVELY DAY

G

THEN I'D KNOW EVERY TIME I SPOKE THE WORDS WOULD RHYME

A7

D

AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW THE MESS I'VE MADE OF MY LIFE

(REPEAT VERSE 1)