| f | Bare Necessities | f | Bare Necessities |
| Terry Gilkyson | | Terry Gilkyson |
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| t | (Straight in) | t | {blue}(Straight in){/blue} |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |Look for the... [G] bare necessities | | |Look for the... [G] bare necessities |
| |The [C] simple bare ne-[C7]cessities | | |The [C] simple bare ne-[C7]cessities |
| |For-[G]get about your [E7] worries and your [A7] strife [D7] | | |For-[G]get about your [E7] worries and your [A7] strife [D7] |
| |I mean the... [G] bare ne-[G7]cessities | | |I mean the... [G] bare ne-[G7]cessities |
| |Old [C] Mother Nature's [C7] recipes | | |Old [C] Mother Nature's [C7] recipes |
| |That [G] brings the [E7] bare ne-[A7]cessi-[D7]ties of [G] life [G] [Stop] | | |That [G] brings the [E7] bare ne-[A7]cessi-[D7]ties of [G] life [G] [Stop] |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| Wherever I [D7] wander... wherever I [G] roam | | Wherever I [D7] wander... wherever I [G] roam |
| I couldn't be [D7] fonder... of my big [G] home [G7] | | I couldn't be [D7] fonder... of my big [G] home [G7] |
| The bees are [C] buzzin' in the [Cm] tree | | The bees are [C] buzzin' in the [Cm] tree |
| To make some [G] honey just for [A7] me | | To make some [G] honey just for [A7] me |
| When [A7*] you look under the [A7*] rocks and plants | | When [A7*] you look under the [A7*] rocks and plants |
| And [D7*] take a glance... at the [D7] fancy ants, then [G] maybe | | And [D7*] take a glance... at the [D7] fancy ants, then [G] maybe |
| Try a [E7] few... | | Try a [E7] few... |
| The bare ne-[A7]cessities of [D7] life will come to [G] you | | The bare ne-[A7]cessities of [D7] life will come to [G] you |
| They’ll [D7] come to [G] you [Stop] | | They’ll [D7] come to [G] you [Stop] |
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| Chorus: | | Chorus: |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| Now when you pick a [D7] paw-paw, Or a prickly [G] pear | | Now when you pick a [D7] paw-paw, Or a prickly [G] pear |
| And you prick a [D7] raw paw, Next time [G] beware [G7] | | And you prick a [D7] raw paw, Next time [G] beware [G7] |
| Don't pick the [C] prickly pear by the [C7] paw | | Don't pick the [C] prickly pear by the [C7] paw |
| When you pick a [G] pear, Try to use the [G7] claw | | When you pick a [G] pear, Try to use the [G7] claw |
| But [A7*] you don't need to [A7*] use the claw | | But [A7*] you don't need to [A7*] use the claw |
| When [D*] you pick a pear of the [D7] big paw-paw [G] | | When [D*] you pick a pear of the [D7] big paw-paw [G] |
| Have I given you a [E7] clue? | | Have I given you a [E7] clue? |
| The bare ne-[A7]cessities of [D7] life will come to [G] you | | The bare ne-[A7]cessities of [D7] life will come to [G] you |
| They’ll [D7] come to [G] you [Stop] | | They’ll [D7] come to [G] you [Stop] |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |Look for the... [G] bare necessities | | |Look for the... [G] bare necessities |
| |The [C] simple bare ne-[C7]cessities | | |The [C] simple bare ne-[C7]cessities |
| |For[G]get about your [E7] worries and your [A7] strife [D7] | | |For[G]get about your [E7] worries and your [A7] strife [D7] |
| |I mean the... [G] bare ne-[G7]cessities | | |I mean the... [G] bare ne-[G7]cessities |
| |Thats [C] why a bear can [C7] rest at ease | | |Thats [C] why a bear can [C7] rest at ease |
| |With [G] just the [E7] bare ne-[A7]cessi-[D7]ties of [G] life [G] | | |With [G] just the [E7] bare ne-[A7]cessi-[D7]ties of [G] life [G] |
| |With [G] just the [E7] bare ne-[A7]cessi-[D7]ties of [G] life | | |With [G] just the [E7] bare ne-[A7]cessi-[D7]ties of [G] life |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| [G - Double Strum] | | [G - Double Strum] |