The Bare Necessities

Key of C

C(e) Look for the bare necessities F(d) The simple bare necessities C D7 G7 Forget about your worries and your strife C C7 I mean the bare necessities F Fdim Old Mother Nature's recipes C D7 G7 C That brings the bare necessities of life G7 C Wherever I wander, wherever I roam G7 C C7 I couldn't be fonder of my big home C7 F Fdim The bees are buzzin' in the tree C Fdim To make some honey just for me When you look under the rocks and plants And take a glance at the fancy ants Then maybe try a few Dm G7 C The bare necessities of life will come to you They'll come to you!

Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities That's why a bear can rest at ease With just the bare necessities of life Now when you pick a pawpaw Or a prickly pear And you prick a raw paw Next time beware Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw When you pick a pear Try to use the claw But you don't need to use the claw When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw Have I given you a clue ? The bare necessities of life will come to you They'll come to you! So just try and relax, yeah cool it Fall apart in my backyard 'Cause let me tell you something little britches If you act like that bee acts, uh uh You're working too hard And don't spend your time lookin' around For something you want that can't be found When you find out you can live without it And go along not thinkin' about it I'll tell you something true The bare necessities of life will come to you

Key of F

(a) F Look for the bare necessities (g) Bb The simple bare necessities F G7 C7 Forget about your worries and your strife F F7 I mean the bare necessities Bb Bdim Old Mother Nature's recipes F G7 C7 F That brings the bare necessities of life C7 F Wherever I wander, wherever I roam C7 F F7 I couldn't be fonder of my big home F7 Bb Bdim The bees are buzzin' in the tree F Bdim To make some honey just for me When you look under the rocks and plants And take a glance at the fancy ants Then maybe try a few Gm C7 F The bare necessities of life will come to you They'll come to you!

Look for the bare necessities The simple bare necessities Forget about your worries and your strife I mean the bare necessities That's why a bear can rest at ease With just the bare necessities of life Now when you pick a pawpaw Or a prickly pear And you prick a raw paw Next time beware Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw When you pick a pear Try to use the claw But you don't need to use the claw When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw Have I given you a clue ? The bare necessities of life will come to you They'll come to you! So just try and relax, yeah cool it Fall apart in my backyard 'Cause let me tell you something little britches If you act like that bee acts, uh uh You're working too hard And don't spend your time lookin' around For something you want that can't be found When you find out you can live without it And go along not thinkin' about it I'll tell you something true The bare necessities of life will come to you

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