Jeff Rosenstock - Polar Bear Or Africa Chords

Tuning: Standard


Intro:
C#   Ab  Bbm  F#  Ebm (2x)
Ebm  C#  Ab (2x)


Verse 1:
   C#   Ab          Bbm               F#
As I desaturate the fertile greens, I wanna tell you I
C#        Ab           Bbm                   F#
Don’t perpetuate these western schemes but I can’t stop laughing at
C#       Ab             Bbm                          F#
The shortsightedness of childhood dreams where we’re all young astronauts.
    C#          Ab          Bbm          F
The truth is it sucks being young and in love.
            F#              Ebm                F#       Ebm   C#
When you’re old you’re just bummed that you’ll never be happy enough.


C# Ab Bbm(2x)


Verse 2:
C#      Ab               Bbm            F#
Swim in waterfalls while parents sleep; emerge with spider bites.
C#      Ab           Bbm               F#
Fearlessly exploring new countries, I crashed my motorbike.
  C#           Ab               Bb
I wanted to outline the scar in tattoo ink.
          F#
It looked like a polar bear or Africa.
        C#        Ab          Bbm      F
But the scar went away and my memories changed.
       F#          Ebm         F#       Ebm
No, it wouldn’t be great to be back in 1998.

F#  Ebm


Chorus:
          C#
I’ve been treating my body.
     F                  Bb
Like I never worry that I’m gonna die
        F#
Because you would forgive me.
          C#
I’ve been treating my body.
     F
Like I, Like I’m worried
     Bbm       Ab      F#              Ebm    C#
That I’m gonna die and you’re gonna forget my name.


Bridge:
   Bbm                    Ab                        Ebm             F#
So what do we get for the friends we’ve met and the ones we love at home’
      Bbm                    Ab                        Ebm            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.
            F
We’re gonna give ‘em the bill for the funeral.
            Bbm
We’re gonna give ‘em the debt from our student loans.
            F#
We’re gonna give ‘em what’s left of the sh*t we owned.

          C#
I’ve been treating my body.
     F                  Bbm
Like I never worry that I’m gonna die
        F#
Because you would forgive me.
          C#
I’ve been treating my body.
     F
Like I, Like I’m worried

     Bbm       Ab      Ebm             F#
That I’m gonna die and you’re gonna forget my name.
Bbm       Ab      Ebm              F#
I’m gonna die and you’re gonna forget my name.
Bbm       Ab      Ebm              F#    C#
I’m gonna die and you’re gonna forget my name.

   Bbm                    Ab                        Ebm             F#
So what do we get for the friends we’ve met and the ones we love at home’
      Ebm                    Ab                        Ebm            F#
Yeah, what do we get for the friends we’ve met and the one we’ve left alone’