Look for the
F5 Bb5 - Bb5 -
Bare necessities, The simple bare necessities
F5 - D5 - G5 -
Forget about your worries and your strife
C5 - F5 - F5 -
I mean the bare necessities
Bb5 - Bb5 -
Or Mother Nature's recipes
F5 -- D5 -- G5 -- C5 -- F5 -- Bb5 -- F5 -
That bring the bare necessities of life
C5 F5
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
C5 F5 - F5
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
- Bb5 - Bb5 -
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
F5 - G5 -
To make some honey just for me
D5 - D5 -
You look under the rocks and plants
G5 -- D5 -- G5 -- C5 --
And take a glance at the fancy ants
F5 - D5
Then maybe try a few
G5 - C5 - F5 -- D5 -- G5 --
The bare necessities of life will come to you
C5 -- F5 -- Eb5 -- F5 -
They'll come to you!
Look for the
F5 Bb5 - Bb5 -
Bare necessities The simple bare necessities
F5 - D5 - G5 -
Forget about your worries and your strife
C5 - F5 - F5 -
I mean the bare necessities
Bb5 - Bb5 -
That's why a bear can rest at ease
F5 -- D5 -- G5 -- C5 -- F5 -- Bb5 -- F5 -
With just the bare necessities of life
C5 F5
When you pick a pawpaw or a prickly pear
C5 F5 - F5
And you prick a raw paw, next time beware
- Bb5 - Bb5 -
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
F5 - G5 -
When you pick a pear, try to use the claw
D5 - D5 -
But you don't need to use the claw
G5 -- D5 -- G5 -- C5 --
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
F5 - D5
Have I given you a clue ?
G5 - C5 - F5 -- D5 -- G5 --
The bare necessities of life will come to you
C5 -- F5 -- Eb5 -- F5 -
They'll come to you!
Look for the
F5 Bb5 - Bb5 -
Bare necessities, The simple bare necessities
F5 - D5 - G5 -
Forget about your worries and your strife
C5 - F5 - F5 -
I mean the bare necessities
Bb5 - Bb5 -
Or Mother Nature's recipes
F5 -- D5 -- G5 -- C5 -- F5 -- Bb5 -- F5 -
That bring the bare necessities of life
C5 F5
So just try to relax, in my backyard
C5 F5 - F5
If you act like that bee acts, you're working too hard
- Bb5 - Bb5 -
Don't spend your time just lookin' around
F5 - G5 -
For something you want that can't be found
D5 - D5 -
When you find out you can live without it
G5 -- D7- - G5 -- C5 --
And go along not thinkin' about it
F5 - D5
I'll tell you something true
G5 - C5 - F5 -- D5 -- G5 --
The bare necessities of life will come to you
C5 -- F5 -- Eb5 -- F5
They'll come to you!
