Don't Poke The Bear chords by Buffalo Gals Band

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

🎸 Verse 1:
Gm                          Cm
Brother You may wonder what happened To me
Gm
Why my One eye Looks at Kentucky and the
D7                  Gm
other at Tennessee  How did I become this
                  Cm              Gm
mangled, tangled, shadow of a man? Well
             Cm       Gm
listen to my story if you can



🎸 Chorus:
C                              Gm
I was walking alone out in the woods without

a care  When I found myself standing In her
D7         Gm
lair  You think that I’d be careful not to
Cm                            Gm
make a sound in there  But I forgot what
                      D7
they always told me
Don’t Poke The Bear

🎸 Instrumental:
D Gm Cm Gm D7

🎸 Verse 2:
Gm                                     Cm
Ever since I was a little kid from the age
                 Gm
of one or two
I always had to do the things
D7                      Gm
they told me not to do  The times that I’ve
                      Cm              Gm
been careless are too many to recall  But
             D7                Gm
one mistake stands out most of all

🎸 Chorus:
C                              Gm
I was walking alone out in the woods without

a care  When I found myself standing In her
D7         Gm
lair  You think that I’d be careful not to
Cm                            Gm
make a sound in there  But I forgot what
                      D7
they always told me
Don’t Poke The Bear

🎸 Verse 3:
Gm
Well I’ve been shocked with high line wires
Cm                               Gm
set my clothes and hair on fire, jumped off
                          D7    Gm
cliffs and buildings on a dare  Well I’ve
                              Cm
been stabbed in biker fights, nearly died
                  Gm
from cobra bites, but they don’t compare to
  D7                Gm
a great big Grizzly Bear

🎸 Chorus:
C                              Gm
I was walking alone out in the woods without

a care  When I found myself standing In her
D7         Gm
lair  You think that I’d be careful not to
Cm                            Gm
make a sound in there  But I forgot what
                      D7
they always told me
Don’t Poke The Bear