The Bare Necessities
1967
Terry Gilkyson
A7CCmD7E7EmGG78 chords used in this song
| G | G7 |
| Look for the | Gbare ne | G7cessities |
| C | Cm |
| The | Csimple bare ne | Cmcessities |
| G | E7 | A7 | D7 |
| For | Gget about your | E7worries and your | A7strife | D7 |
| G | G7 |
| I mean the | Gbare ne | G7cessities |
| C | Cm |
| Old | CMother Nature's | Cmrecipes |
| G | E7 | A7 | D7 | G |
| That | Gbrings the | E7bare ne | A7cessi | D7ties of | Glife |
| D7 | G |
| Wherever I | D7wander, wherever I | Groam |
| D7 | G | G7 |
| I couldn't be | D7fonder of my big | Ghome | G7 |
| C | Cm |
| The bees are | Cbuzzin' in the | Cmtree |
| G | A7 |
| To make some | Ghoney just for | A7me |
| Em | G |
| When | Em]you look under the | Grocks and plants |
| C | A7 | D7 |
| And | Ctake a glance at the | A7fancy ants | D7 |
| G | G7 | E7 |
| Then | Gmaybe | G7try a | E7few |
| A7 | D7 | G | D7 |
| The bare | A7necessities of | D7life will come to | Gyou | D7 |
| G | G7 |
| Look for the | Gbare ne | G7cessities |
| C | Cm |
| The | Csimple bare ne | Cmcessities |
| G | E7 | A7 | D7 |
| For | Gget about your | E7worries and your | A7strife | D7 |
| G | G7 |
| I mean the | Gbare ne | G7cessities |
| C | Cm |
| Old | CMother Nature's | Cmrecipes |
| G | E7 | A7 | D7 | G |
| That | Gbrings the | E7bare ne | A7cessi | D7ties of | Glife |
| D7 | G |
| Now when you pick a | D7pawpaw or a prickly | Gpear |
| D7 | G | G7 |
| And you prick a | D7raw paw, next time | Gbeware | G7 |
| C | Cm |
| Don't pick the | Cprickly pear by the | Cmpaw |
| G | A7 |
| When you pick a | Gpear try to use the | A7claw |
| Em | G |
| But | Emyou don't need to | Guse the claw |
| C | A7 | D7 |
| When you | Cpick a pear of the | A7big paw | D7paw |
| G | G7 | E7 |
| Have I | Ggiven | G7you a | E7clue ? |
| A7 | D7 | G | D7 |
| The bare | A7necessities of | D7life will come to | Gyou | D7 |
| G | G7 |
| Look for the | Gbare ne | G7cessities |
| C | Cm |
| The | Csimple bare ne | Cmcessities |
| G | E7 | A7 | D7 |
| For | Gget about your | E7worries and your | A7strife | D7 |
| G | G7 |
| I mean the | Gbare ne | G7cessities |
| C | Cm |
| Old | CMother Nature's | Cmrecipes |
| G | E7 | A7 | D7 | G |
| That | Gbrings the | E7bare ne | A7cessi | D7ties of | Glife |
| D7 | G |
| So just try and | D7relax, yeah, in my back | Gyard |
| D7 |
| If you act like that | D7bee acts, |
| G | G7 |
| You're working too | Ghard | G7 |
| C | Cm |
| Don't spend your | Ctime lookin' a | Cmround |
| G | A7 |
| For something you | Gwant that can't be | A7found |
| Em | G |
| When | Emyou find out you can | Glive without it |
| C | A7 | D7 |
| And | Cgo along not | A7thinkin' a | D7bout it |
| G | G7 | E7 |
| I'll | Gtell you | G7something | E7true |
| A7 | D7 | G | D7 |
| The bare | A7necessities of | D7life will come to | Gyou | D7 |
| D7 | G |
| D7They'll come to | Gyou |
| D7 | G |
| D7They'll come to | Gyou |
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