Chords:
{t: Bare Necessities, The }
{key: C}
{artist:Phil Harris and Bruce Reitherman}
Look for the [C] bare necessities, the [F] simple bare necessities,
[C] Forget about your [A] worries and your [Dm] strife [G]
I mean the [C] bare necessities, old [F] Mother Nature's recipes,
that [C] brings the [Am] bare ne[Dm]cessi [G]ties of [C] life
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Wherever I [G] wander, wherever I [C] roam,
I couldn't be [G] fonder of my big [C] home [C7]
The bees are [F] buzzin' in the [Dm] tree,
To make some [C] honey just for [Am] me
When [D] you look under the [D7] rocks and plants,
and [G] take a glance at the [G7] fancy ants,
Then [C] maybe try a [A] few
The bare ne[Dm]cessities of [G] life will come to [C] you
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Look for the [C] bare necessities, the [F] simple bare necessities,
[C] Forget about your [A] worries and your [Dm] strife [G]
I mean the [C] bare necessities, that's [F] why a bear can rest at ease
With [C] just the [Am] bare ne[Dm]cessi [G]ties of [C] life
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Now when you pick a [G] pawpaw, or a prickly [C] pear,
And you prick a [G] raw paw, the next time [C] beware [C7]
Don't pick the [F] prickly pear by the [Dm] paw,
When you pick a [C] pear, try to use the [Am] claw.
But [D] you don't need to [D7] use the claw
When [G] you pick a pear of the [G7] big pawpaw [C]
Have I given you a [A] clue?
The bare ne[Dm]cessities of [G] life will come to [C] you,
[Dm] they'll come [G] to [C] you!
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Instrumental verse, lines 1 – 4
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So just [G] try and relax, yeah cool it, [C] fall apart in my backyard.
Cause let me tell you [G] something, little britches.
If you act like that bee acts, [C] uh uh, you're working too hard [C7]
And [F] don't spend your time lookin' around,
For something you [C] want that can't be [C7] found
When [D] you find out you can [D7] live without it,
And [Dm] go along not [G] thinkin' about it.
[C] I'll tell you something [A] true
The bare ne[Dm]cessi ties of [G] life will come to [C] you
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Look for the [C] bare necessities, the [F] simple bare necessities,
[C] Forget about your [A] worries and your [Dm] strife [G]
I mean the [C] bare necessities, old [F] Mother Nature's recipes,
That [C] brings the [Am] bare ne[Dm]cessi [G]ties of [C] life
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Terry Gilkyson:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HET6sYGiWzg
