[Verse]
[Rhythm Fig - Alt Bass continuous through song]
C F C A7
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B|-----------|----1-----1-------1---------1-|------1--------1------1-------1--|-----1-------1--------2----|
G|-----------|----0-----0-------0---------0-|------2--------2------2-------2--|-----0-------0--------0----|
D|-----------|----2-----2-------2---------2-|------3--------3------3-------3--|-----2-------2--------2----|
A|-----0---2-|-3------------3---------------|----------3--------------3-------|--3---------------0--------|
E|-3---------|-------3--------------3-------|--1---------------1--------------|------- 3------------------|
Look for the bare ne-cess-i - ties, the sim-ple bare ne-cess-i-ties, For- get a- bout your wor-ries
Dm7 G G7 C F
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B|-----1--|-----0----0--0----0--0--0---|-----1-----1-------1------1--|-----1--------1----------1-------1--|
G|-----2--|-----0----0--0----0--0--0---|-----0-----0-------0------0--|-----2--------2----------2-------2--|
D|--0-----|----------------------------|-----2-----2-------2------2--|-----3--------3----------3-------3--|
A|--------|----------------------------|--3-----------3--------------|----------3-----------------3-------|
E|--------|--3---- 3----3--------------|--------3------------3-------|--1-----------------1---------------|
and your strife, I mean the bare ne-cess-i-ties, Old Mo-ther Na-ture's rec-i- pes that
C A7 Dm7 G C
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B|--------1--------2-------1------0--|-----1-----1-------------|
G|--------0--------0-------2------0--|-----0-----0-------------|
D|--------2--------2---0-------------|-----2-----2-------------|
A|--3---------0----------------------|--3-----------3----------|
E|---------------------------3-------|--------3----------------|
bring the bare ne-cess-i-ties of life
[Verse 2]
G7 C
Wherever I wander, Wherever I roam
F C C7
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
F Fm
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
C D7
To make some honey just for me
Am
When you look under the rocks and plants
G7 D7
And take a glance at the fancy ants
C C#dim
Then maybe try a few (you eat ants? You better believe it!)
Dm G7 C
The bare necessities of life will come to you
G7 C
They'll come to you!
[Verse 3]
C
Look for the bare necessities
F
The simple bare necessities
C A7 Dm7 G G7
Forget about your worries and your strife
G7 C
I mean the bare necessities
F
That's why a bear can rest at ease
C A7 Dm7 G C
With just the bare necessities of life
[Verse 4] [Spoken]
G7
Now when you pick a pawpaw
C
Or a prickly pear
F
And you prick a raw paw
C C7
Well next time beware
F Fm
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
C
When you pick a pear
D7
Try to use the claw
Am
But you don't need to use the claw
G7 D7
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
C C#dim
Have I given you a clue?
Dm7 G7 C
The bare necessities of life will come to you
G7 C
They'll come to you!