The Bear

F C F C F F The bear moved into the city Bb F When all of the work dried up Dm F Put it all in his pickup truck C And drove down the mountain F And he scoured the classified ads Bb F For a window with a view of the trees Dm F Signed his name, got a set of keys C And the empty light of a room Dm And he said Bb F "Wonder if this is what heaven is like Am C Dm What if it means I'm more dead than alive Bb F What would I be if I turned out the light C Dm Before night fell." C F Bb Dm C F C F C F C F C F The bear walked a while for groceries Bb F And everyone stared at the ground Dm F Moving to the beat of the sound C Of the voices of the engines F And the sidewalk wore at his feet Bb F And it hurt just a little more Dm F To open and close the door C Of the bodega on the corner Dm And he said Bb F "Wonder if this is what heaven is like Am C Dm What if it means I'm more dead than alive Bb F What would I be if I turned out the light C Dm Before night fell." C F Dm C F In the old days Dm C F We would up and run Dm C F In the old days Dm C F We were so young C F C F Bb F Dm F Bb C F The bear laid down on a park bench Bb F Stared straight up at the sky Dm F Waiting on the first starlight C In the space between the buildings F And he stayed awake all night Bb F With the cars and the people Dm F And his fingers formed a steeple C Pointed at the sky Dm And he said Bb F "Wonder if this is what heaven is like Am C Dm What if it means I'm more dead than alive Bb F What would I be if I turned out the light C Dm Before night fell." C F