A Tribute to the Middle-Aged Bear

Lyrics © Naomi Rivkis; \ttto ``A Talk with the Middle-Sized Bear'' by Steve Savitzky

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	C	F	C	Am
You've h	ad a rough j	ourney; y	our flight was del	ayed

	C	G
There's a cr	amp in your legs and an ache in your h	ead

	C	F	C	Am
And you l	ong to be b	ack in your	own cozy b	ed.

	Dm	G
But he's g	ot his guitar and he wants you to pl	ay.

	C	Am
Your p	oint that it's midnight will f	all on deaf ears--

	C*	C	F	G6
He's p	uppy-dog eager	and d	evil-may-c	are.

	C*	F	Am
He h	asn't slept much in the l	ast several y	ears;

	F	G	Csus2	G	C
So stay	up with the M	id	dle-A	ged	Bear.

C Am

For the M iddle-Aged Bear is a creature most r are

C G

He's l osing his memory and some of his h air

C F

But th ere's half of Bob Dylan he'll pl ay if you dare

G F G C

Hang aro und with the M iddle- Aged B ear.

	C	F	C	Am
He's	clumsy, forg	etful, il	l-tempered, and s	hy;

	C	G
His b	eard it has grown till it brushes his	shoes

	C	F	C	Am
I'd	warn you he g	rowls, but I	don't think that's	news

	Dm	G
But he'll	shift into whimsy in the blink of an	eye.

	C	Am
He	says he's not clever, and s	ometimes he's right.

	C*	C	F	G6
Somet	imes he drifts off	and forg	ets that you're	there,

	C*	F	Am
But his	puns will get worse when it's	later at	night

	F	G	Csus2	G	C
So watch	out for the	Mi	ddle-A	ged	Bear.

C Am

For the M iddle-Aged Bear is a creature most r are

C G

If you think he's half crazy, you're one of a pair.

C F

He'll blithely admit it and doesn't much care,

G F G C

So you're stuck with the Middle-A ged be ar.

	C	F	C	Am
There's a r	ant in his j	ournal on	subjects arc	ane

	C	G
Though the p	eople who know say he's probably wron	g;

	C	F	C	Am
But on g	ood days he s	till writes a h	ell of a s	ong,

	Dm	G
And	what he can't play he can probably f	eign.

	C	Am
He'll	send you a letter; he	can't stand the phone

	C*	C	F	G6
He's c	onvinced it'll j	ump him f	rom out of thin a	ir

	C*	F	Am
He's f	ond of your company but e	asier al	one

	F	G	Csus2	G	C
It makes	sense to the	Mi	ddle-A	ged	Bear.

C Am

For the M iddle-Aged Bear is a creature most r are

C G

His sp ectacles accent his nearsighted st are.

C F

Though he t hinks we don't love him, we're g lad that he's there--

G F G C

Raise a glass to our M iddle- Aged B ear.