Bare Necessities

By

Chorus

Look for the
C
bare ne
C7
cessities, the
F
simple bare ne
F7
cessities,
For
C
get about your
A7
worries, and your
D7
strife,
G7
I mean, the
C
bare ne
C7
cessities, ol'
F
Mother Nature's
F7
recipes,
That
C
bring the
A7
bare ne
D7
cessi
G7
ties of
C
life
F7
C

Verse 1

Wherever I
G7
wander, wherever I
C
roam,
I couldn't be
G7
fonder, of my big
C
home,
The
C7
bees are
F
buzzin' in the
Fm
tree to make some
C
honey just for
D7
me,
When
Am7
you look under the
A7
rocks and plants,
And
Dm7
take a glance at the
D7
fancy
G7
ants, then
C
maybe try a
A7
few,
The bare ne
Dm7
cessities of
G7
life will come to
C
you,
Am
Dm7
They'll
G7
come to
C
you
F7
C

Chorus *

Look for the
C
bare ne
C7
cessities, the
F
simple bare ne
F7
cessities,
For
C
get about your
A7
worries, and your
D7
strife,
G7
I mean, the
C
bare ne
C7
cessities, ol'
F
Mother Nature's
F7
recipes,
That
C
bring the
A7
bare ne
D7
cessi
G7
ties of
C
life
F7
C

Verse 2

Now, when you pick a
G7
paw-paw, or a prickly
C
pear,
And you prick a
G7
raw paw, well, next time
C
...beware,
Don't
C7
pick the
F
prickly pear by the
Fm
paw,
When you pick a
C
pear try to use the
D7
claw,
But
Am7
you don't need to
A7
use the claw,
When
Dm7
you pick a pair of the
D7
big paw -
G7
paw!
C
Have I given you a
A7
clue?
The bare ne
Dm7
cessities of
G7
life will come to
C
you,
Am
Dm7
They'll
G7
come to
C
you
F7
C

Interlude

C
C7
F
F7
C
A7
D7
G7
C
C7
F
F7
C
A7
D7
G7
C
F7
C
Oh, man, this is really living!
C
C
So just
C/B
try
C/A
and re
G7/D
lax!
G7
G7/D
Yeah,
G7
cool it!
C
Fall apart
C/G
...in my back
C
yard,
C
C/B
'Cause,
C/A
let me
G7/D
tell you something, Little Britches,
G7
If you keep
G7/D
acting like that
G7
bee acts.
C
..uh - uh,
C/G
you're working too hard,
C7
And
F
don't spend your time looking a -
Fm
round...
...For something you
C
want, that can't be
A7
found,
When
Am7
you find out you can
A7
live without it,
And
Dm7
go
N.C.
along not
D7
thinking a -
G7
bout it, I'll
C
tell you something
A7
true,
The bare ne
Dm7
cessities of
G7
life will come to
C
you
F7
C
C
G7
C
F7
C
G7
Dm7
G7
C
F7
C

Chorus *

Look for the
C
bare ne
C7
cessities, the
F
simple bare ne
F7
cessities,
For
C
get about your
A7
worries, and your
D7
strife,
G7
I mean, the
C
bare ne
C7
cessities, ol'
F
Mother Nature's
F7
recipes,
That
C
bring the
A7
bare ne
D7
cessi
G7
ties of
C
life
F7
C

When you pick a paw-paw or prickly pear and you prick a raw paw, next time beware
Don’t pick the prickly pear by paw, when you pick the pear try to use the claw
But you don’t need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big paw-paw, have I given you a clue?
The bare necessities of life will come to you, they’ll come to you

So try to relax in my backyard if you act like that bee acts, you’re workin’ too hard
Don’t spend your time just 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, they’ll come to you

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