Look for the
F7 Bb - Bb7 -
Bare necessities, The simple bare necessities
F - D7 - G7 -
Forget about your worries and your strife
C7 - F - F7 -
I mean the bare necessities
Bb - Bb7 -
Or Mother Nature's recipes
F -- D7 -- G7 -- C7 -- F -- Bb7 -- F -
That bring 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
- Bb - Bbm -
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
F - G7 -
To make some honey just for me
Dm - D7 -
You look under the rocks and plants
Gm -- D7 -- Gm -- C7 --
And take a glance at the fancy ants
F - D7
Then maybe try a few
Gm7 - C7 - F -- Dm -- Gm --
The bare necessities of life will come to you
C7 -- F -- Eb7 -- F -
They'll come to you!
Look for the
F7 Bb - Bb7 -
Bare necessities The simple bare necessities
F - D7 - G7 -
Forget about your worries and your strife
C7 - F - F7 -
I mean the bare necessities
Bb - Bb7 -
That's why a bear can rest at ease
F -- D7 -- G7 -- C7 -- F -- Bb7 -- F -
With just the bare necessities of life
C7 F
When you pick a pawpaw or a prickly pear
C7 F - F7
And you prick a raw paw, next time beware
- Bb - Bbm -
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
F - G7 -
When you pick a pear, try to use the claw
Dm - D7 -
But you don't need to use the claw
Gm -- D7 -- Gm -- C7 --
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
F - D7
Have I given you a clue ?
Gm7 - C7 - F -- Dm -- Gm --
The bare necessities of life will come to you
C7 -- F -- Eb7 -- F -
They'll come to you!
Look for the
F7 Bb - Bb7 -
Bare necessities, The simple bare necessities
F - D7 - G7 -
Forget about your worries and your strife
C7 - F - F7 -
I mean the bare necessities
Bb - Bb7 -
Or Mother Nature's recipes
F -- D7 -- G7 -- C7 -- F -- Bb7 -- F -
That bring the bare necessities of life
C7 F
So just try to relax, in my backyard
C7 F - F7
If you act like that bee acts, you're working too hard
- Bb - Bbm -
Don't spend your time just lookin' around
F - G7 -
For something you want that can't be found
Dm - D7 -
When you find out you can live without it
Gm -- D7- - Gm -- C7 --
And go along not thinkin' about it
F - D7
I'll tell you something true
Gm7 - C7 - F -- Dm -- Gm --
The bare necessities of life will come to you
C7 -- F -- Eb7 -- F
They'll come to you!
