Melanie Martinez - Teddy Bear: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Teddy Bear" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

18+
Em           D              A
Stitched you up, put you together
With cotton and feather
Em        D                    A
Gave you love, put my heart inside you
Oh what could I do
          Em
When you started talking in your sleep
 D
Saying things you'd do to me
A
I didn't care
I wasn't scared
         Em
Now I'm finding knives under the sheets
  D
Crumbled photographs of me
A
I'm in despair
Should I be scared?

Chorus:
 G                       A
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
          Bm
You were comforting and quiet
                        A
How did love become so violent?
      G                      G
Oh, teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Bm                                          A
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

I threw you out, I didn't outgrow you
I just didn't know you
But now you're back
It’s so terrifying how you paralyze me

Now you're showing up inside my home
Breathing deep into the phone
I’m so unprepared
I’m fucking scared

Chorus:
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

I'm fucking scared

Chorus:
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Teddy Bear" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Teddy Bear" by Melanie Martinez.