Talking Bear Mountain Picnic
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Capotraste: Sem capotraste
Harmonica: G
On the last line in the verses, do a walk up from the G to the C chord with the notes A
B C
[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
G C D
Well I saw it advertised one day that the Bear Mountain Picnic was coming my way,
G C D
Come along and take a trip we'll bring you up there on a ship
G C D
bring the wife and family bring the whole kids - yippee!
G C D G
[Verse 2]
G C D
Well I ran right down and bought a ticket to this thing called the Bear Mountain Picnic
G C D
Little did I realise I was in for a pleasant funny surprise -
G C D
It had nothing to do with picnics, didn't come close to a mountain, I hate bears.
G C D G
[Verse 3]
G C D
Took the wife and kids down to the pier, there was 6000 people there
G C D
everybody had a ticket for the trip, "Oh well I said it's a pretty big ship".
G C D
Besides anyhow the more the merrier!
G C D G
[Verse 4]
G C D
Well we all got on and what do you think, that big old boat started to sink.
G C D
More people kept piling on and that old ship was going down -
G C D
funny way to start a picnic.
G
[Verse 5]
G C D D
Well I soon lost track of my kids and wife so many people I never saw in my life,
G C D
that old ship was sinking down in the water there were 6000 people trying to kill each
G
other.
G C
Dogs barking, cats a-screaming, women a-yelling, men a-flying, fists a-flying,
D
paper flying, cops a-comiing, me a-running - I think we'd better just call off the
picnic.
G C D G
[Verse 6]
G C D
I got shoved down and got pushed around all I remember was a moaning sound
G C D G
Don't remember one thing more all I remember is waking up on the shore.
C D
My arms and legs were broken, my feet were splintered, my head was cracked,
D
I couldn't walk, I couldn't talk, smell, feel, I couldn't see,
D
I didn't know where I was, I was bald, quite lucky to be alive though.
G C D G
[Verse 7]
G C D
Well feeling lucky I just climbed out of my casket, I just grabbed back hold of my
D
picnic basket,
G C D G
took the wife and kids and started home wishing I'd never got up that morning.
G C D
Now I don't care just what you do if you want to have a picnic thats up to you,
G C D
but don't tell me about it I don't want to hear it, you see I just lost all of my picnic
spirit.
G C D
I'll stay in my kitchen. Have a picnic in my bathroom.
G C D G
[Verse 8]
G C D
Well it don't seem to me quite so funny what some people are gonna do for money,
G C D G
there's a brand new gimmick every day, just to take somebodys money away.
C D
I think we oughta take some of these people, put 'em on a boat, send 'em up to bear
mountain for a picnic.
G C D G
How to play Talking Bear Mountain Picnic
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.