[Verse] [Rhythm Fig - Alt Bass continuous through song] C F C A7 e|-----------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 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 Dm G G7 C F e|-----1--|-----3----3--1----1--1--1---|-----------------------------|------------------------------------| B|-----3--|-----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 Dm G C e|-------------------------1------3--|-------------------------| B|--------1--------2-------3------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 Dm 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 Dm 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? Dm G7 C The bare necessities of life will come to you G7 C They'll come to you!