C C7 F Fm
C C/B A7 D7 D7/A G
C C/G C C7 F F#m C
G Am7 D G C7 Fm C
 * = Single, short strum


[Verse]
             C
Look for the bare necessities
    F
The simple bare necessities
   C             A7                D7   G
Forget about your worries and your strife
                 C    C7
Well, I mean the bare necessities
    F               Fm
Old Mother Nature's recipes
     C         A7     D7   G       C F C
That bring the bare necessities of life


           G                  C
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
              G                C   C7
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
             F              Fm
The bees are buzzin' in the trees
             C              D
To make some honey just for me
     A*                 A*
When you look under the rocks and plants
    F*                   F     G
And take a glance at the fancy ants
     C           A
Then maybe try a few
         F              G
The bare necessities of life will
        C A7 D
come to you
        G       C   F   C
They'll come to you!


             C
Look for the bare necessities
    F
The simple bare necessities
   C              A                D7   G
Forget about your worries and your strife
           C      C7
I mean the bare necessities
   F               Fm
Oh Mother Nature’s recipes
     C        A7     D7     G     C F C
With just the bare necessities of life


                    G
Now when you pick a pawpaw
             C
Or a prickly pear
                G
And you prick a raw paw
          C    C7
Next time beware
               F                   Fm
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
                C
When you pick a pear
               D
Try to use the claw
    A*                A*
But you don't need to use the claw
     F*                     F      G
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
C                  A
Have I given you a clue?
           F            G
The bare necessities of life will
        C A7 D
come to you
        G       C F C
They'll come to you!


            C*
Look for the bare necessities
    G*
The *strum* necessities
   C*             A*               D*    G*
Forget about your worries and your strife
           C*     C7*
I mean the bare necessities
       F*             Fm
That's why a bear can rest at ease
     C*       A7*    D7*    G*    C F C
With just the bare necessities of life


           G                  C
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
           G                   C  C7
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
          F                       Fm
And don’t spend your time lookin’ round
                  C                  D
For something you want that can’t be found
     A*                   A*
When you find out you can live without it
    F*           F*       G
And go along not thinkin’ about it
     C        C/B       A7
I’ll tell you something true


         F              G
The bare necessities of life will
        C A D
come to you
          G       C A D
They will come to you
          G    G    C F C
They will come to,        you