Polar Bear Or Africa chords by Jeff Rosenstock

• Capo on 1st

CAPO ON 1ST

CHORDS:
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C G Am
C G Am
Dm C G
Dm C G

      C     G        Am               F
As I desaturate the fertile greens, I wanna tell you I
      C      G          Am                    F
Don't perpetuate these western schemes but I can't stop laughing at
    C          G           Am                       F
The shortsightedness of childhood dreams where we're all young astronauts.

    C          G          Am          E
The truth is it sucks being young and in love.

            F              Dm                F       Dm
When you're old you're just bummed that you'll never be happy enough.

C G Am
C G Am

     C       G           Am           F
Swim in waterfalls while parents sleep; emerge with spider bites.
    C       G          Am              F
Fearlessly exploring new countries, I crashed my motorbike.
         C               G       Am
I wanted to outline the scar in tattoo ink.
          F
It looked like a polar bear or Africa.
        C        G          Am      E
But the scar went away and my memories changed.
       F          Dm         F      Dm
No, it wouldn't be great to be back in 1998.

F  Dm

C
I've been treating my body.
E                      Am
Like I never worry that I'm gonna die
F
Because you would forgive me.
C
I've been treating my body.
E
Like I, like I'm worried
     Am       G          F         Dm                  C
That I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.

   Am                    G                        Dm             F
So what do we get for the friends we've met and the ones we love at home?
      Am                    G                        Dm            F
Yeah, what do we get for the friends we've met and the one we’ve left alone?

            C
We're gonna give 'em a trip to the hospital.
            E
We're gonna give 'em the bill for the funeral.
            Am
We're gonna give 'em the debt from our student loans.
            F
We're gonna give 'em what's left of the shit we owned.

            C
We're gonna give 'em a trip to the hospital.
            E
We're gonna give 'em the bill for the funeral.
            Am
We're gonna give 'em the debt from our student loans.
            F
We're gonna give 'em what's left of the shit we owned.

            C
We're gonna give 'em a trip to the hospital.
            E
We're gonna give 'em the bill for the funeral.
            Am
We're gonna give 'em the debt from our student loans.
            F
We're gonna give 'em what's left of the shit we owned.

            C
We're gonna give 'em a trip to the hospital.
            E
We're gonna give 'em the bill for the funeral.

     Am       G      F              Dm
That I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.
Am       G      F              Dm
I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.
Am       G      F              Dm    C
I'm gonna die and you're gonna forget my name.

C E Am G F
C E Am G F

   Am                    G                        Dm             F
So what do we get for the friends we've met and the ones we love at home?
      Am                    G                        Dm            F