The Bare Necessities Chords by Phil Harris  &  Bruce Reitherman

[Start]

[Intro]
G C C7 F Dm C A7 D7
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G7 C7 F C Am7 D7
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G7 C Gsus4 C
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[Verse]
         C7                  
Look for the bare necessities
F7                         
The simple bare necessities
C            A7               D7          G7
Forget about your worries and your strife ■ 
  C7                       
I mean the bare necessities
F                          
Old Mother Nature's recipes
C                    Am7         C      
That brings the bare necessities of life
G                          C     
Wherever I wander wherever I roam
  G7                       C7      
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
                        F       
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
Dm                D7               
And take a glance at the fancy ants
C          A7       
Then maybe try a few
    Dm   G                        C          
The bare necessities of life will come to you
Am              C     
■  They'll come to you
         C7                  
Look for the bare necessities
F7                         
The simple bare necessities
F      C     A7               D7   G     
Forget about your worries and your strife
  C7       G7   C7         
I mean the bare necessities
F                 F7              
That's why a bear can rest at ease
C                                 F   
With just the bare necessities of life
C              G7           
■ Now when you pick a pawpaw
     C           
Or a prickly pear
        C7      G       G7
And you prick a raw paw ■ 
     C    C7    
Next time beware
      F                               
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
         C7         
When you pick a pear
           D7      
Try to use the claw
Am            A7                  
But you don't need to use the claw
Dm              D7              C     
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
       Em7              A7
Have I given you a clue ■ 
    Dm   G                             C     
The bare necessities of life will come to you
             F     
They'll come to you
C C7 F7 F C D7 G C
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F C F C7 F7 C D7 G
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[Chorus]
C7 F7 F Am C F C7 F7
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[Solo]
D7 G7 C7 F7 C
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[Chorus]
C                           
Oh man this is really living
        C             G7          
So just try and relax yeah cool it
C                        
Fall apart in my backyard
Em                                      G       
'cause let me tell you something little britches


[Verse]
G7         G                  C    
If you act like that bee acts uh uh
G                    C7  
■ You're working too hard
F                                       
And don't spend your time lookin' around
                  C    C7   C     E7      
For something you want that can't be found
A7                                       
When you find out you can live without it
    Dm D7                         
And go along not thinkin' about it
     C                  A7  
I'll tell you something true
         Dm          G7           C          
The bare necessities of life will come to you
F G C F C Dm
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Dm7 G7 C
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[Chorus]
     C            C7         
Look for the bare necessities
F7                         
The simple bare necessities
             C                D7   G7             
Forget about your worries and your strife yeah man
C               C7         
I mean the bare necessities
F                 F7              
That's why a bear can rest at ease
                   C           G C      
With just the bare necessities ■ of life
G    C             G                C               
Yeah with just the bare necessities of life yeah man


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