Bare Necessities
Jungle Book Movie (Terry Gilkyson, 1967)
Chorus
Look for the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, the | [F] simple bare ne- | [F7] cessities,
For- | [C] get about your | [A7] worries, and your | [D7] strife, | [G7↓]
I mean, the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, ol' | [F] Mother Nature's | [F7] recipes,
That | [C] bring the [A7] bare ne- | [D7] cessi- [G7] ties of | [C] life [F7] | [C↓]
Wherever I | [G7] wander, | wherever I | [C] roam, |
| [C] ...I couldn't be | [G7] fonder | ...of my big | [C] home,
| [C7] The bees are | [F] buzzin' in the | [Fm] tree to make some | [C] honey just for | [D7] me,
When | [Am↓] you look under the | [A7↓] rocks and plants,
And | [Dm↓] take a glance at the | [D7] fancy [G7] ants,
then | [C] maybe try a | [A7] few, | [A7] | [A7↓]
The bare ne- | [Dm] cessities of | [G7] life will come to | [C] you [Am] |
| [Dm] ... They'll [G7] come to | [C] you [F7] | [C↓]
Chorus
Look for the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, the | [F] simple bare ne- | [F7] cessities,
For - | [C] get about your | [A7] worries, and your | [D7] strife, | [G7↓]
I mean, the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, that's | [F] why a bear can | [F7] rest at ease,
With | [C] just the [A7] bare ne- | [D7] cessi- [G7] ties of | [C] life [F7] | [C↓]
Now, when you pick a | [G7] paw- paw, | or a prickly | [C] pear, |
| [C] And you prick a | [G7] raw paw, | well, next time be- | [C] ware, |
| [C7] Don't pick the | [F] prickly pear by the | [Fm] paw,
When you pick a | [C] pear try to use the | [D7] claw,
But | [Am↓] you don't need to | [A7↓] use the claw,
When | [Dm↓] you pick a pair of the | [D7] big paw- [G7] paw↓
| [C] ...Have I given you a | [A7] clue? | [A7] | [A7↓]
The bare ne- | [Dm] cessities of | [G7] life will come to | [C] you [Am] |
| [Dm]... They'll [G7] come to | [C] you [F7] | [C↓]
Oh, man, this is really living! [C↓]
Chorus
Look for the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, the | [F] simple bare ne- | [F7] cessities,
For- | [C] get about your | [A7] worries, and your | [D7] strife, (Yeah | [G7] Man!)
I mean, the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, that's | [F] why a bear can | [F7] rest at ease,
With | [C] just the [A7] bare ne- | [D7] cessi- [G7] ties of | [C] life [Am] | [Dm] [G7]
With | [C] just the [A7] bare ne- | [D7] cessi- [G7] ties of | [C] life [F7] (Yeah | [C↓] Man!)
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#Last Updated 9/21/20 JJ
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Jungle Book Movie (Terry Gilkyson, 1967)
Chorus
Look for the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, the | [F] simple bare ne- | [F7] cessities,
For- | [C] get about your | [A7] worries, and your | [D7] strife, | [G7↓]
I mean, the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, ol' | [F] Mother Nature's | [F7] recipes,
That | [C] bring the [A7] bare ne- | [D7] cessi- [G7] ties of | [C] life [F7] | [C↓]
Wherever I | [G7] wander, | wherever I | [C] roam, |
| [C] ...I couldn't be | [G7] fonder | ...of my big | [C] home,
| [C7] The bees are | [F] buzzin' in the | [Fm] tree to make some | [C] honey just for | [D7] me,
When | [Am↓] you look under the | [A7↓] rocks and plants,
And | [Dm↓] take a glance at the | [D7] fancy [G7] ants,
then | [C] maybe try a | [A7] few, | [A7] | [A7↓]
The bare ne- | [Dm] cessities of | [G7] life will come to | [C] you [Am] |
| [Dm] ... They'll [G7] come to | [C] you [F7] | [C↓]
Chorus
Look for the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, the | [F] simple bare ne- | [F7] cessities,
For - | [C] get about your | [A7] worries, and your | [D7] strife, | [G7↓]
I mean, the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, that's | [F] why a bear can | [F7] rest at ease,
With | [C] just the [A7] bare ne- | [D7] cessi- [G7] ties of | [C] life [F7] | [C↓]
Now, when you pick a | [G7] paw- paw, | or a prickly | [C] pear, |
| [C] And you prick a | [G7] raw paw, | well, next time be- | [C] ware, |
| [C7] Don't pick the | [F] prickly pear by the | [Fm] paw,
When you pick a | [C] pear try to use the | [D7] claw,
But | [Am↓] you don't need to | [A7↓] use the claw,
When | [Dm↓] you pick a pair of the | [D7] big paw- [G7] paw↓
| [C] ...Have I given you a | [A7] clue? | [A7] | [A7↓]
The bare ne- | [Dm] cessities of | [G7] life will come to | [C] you [Am] |
| [Dm]... They'll [G7] come to | [C] you [F7] | [C↓]
Oh, man, this is really living! [C↓]
Chorus
Look for the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, the | [F] simple bare ne- | [F7] cessities,
For- | [C] get about your | [A7] worries, and your | [D7] strife, (Yeah | [G7] Man!)
I mean, the | [C] ...bare ne- | [C7] cessities, that's | [F] why a bear can | [F7] rest at ease,
With | [C] just the [A7] bare ne- | [D7] cessi- [G7] ties of | [C] life [Am] | [Dm] [G7]
With | [C] just the [A7] bare ne- | [D7] cessi- [G7] ties of | [C] life [F7] (Yeah | [C↓] Man!)
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#Last Updated 9/21/20 JJ
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