Chords
[Intro]
C Gaug C7 F6 F#dim7
C A7 D7 Ddim G7
C7 F F#dim7 C/G Am7
D7 G7 C G7
C
[Chorus]
Look for theC bare neC7cessities
The Fsimple bare neF7cessities
ForCget about your A7worries and your D7strife
G7 I mean theC bare neC7cessities
Old FMother Nature's F7recipes
That Cbring the A7bare neD7cessitiesG7 of Clife F
[Verse 1]
C Wherever I G7wander, wherever I Croam
I couldn't beG7 fonder of my big Chome
C7 The bees are Fbuzzin' in the Fmtree
To make some Choney just for D7me
When Amyou look under the A7rocks and plants
And Dmtake a glance at the D7fancy ants G7
Then Cmaybe try a A7few
The bare neDm7cessities of G7life will come to Cyou Am
Dm7 They'll G7come to you C F
[Chorus]
C Look for theC bare neC7cessities
The Fsimple bare neF7cessities
ForCget about your A7worries and your D7strife
G7 I mean theC bare neC7cessities
That's Fwhy a bear can F7rest at ease
With Cjust the A7bare neD7cessitiesG7 of life C F
C Now when you pick a G7pawpaw
[Verse 2]
Or a prickly Cpear
And you prick a G7raw paw
Well, next time Cbeware
C7 Don't pick the Fprickly pear by the Fmpaw
When you pick a pear
C Try to use the claw
D7 But Amyou don't need to A7use the claw
When Dmyou pick a pear of the D7big pawG7paw
C Have I given you a A7clue?
The bare neDm7cessities of G7life will come to you C Am
Dm7 They'll G7come to you C F C
[Tuba Solo]
C C7 F F7
C A7 D7 G7
C C7 F F7
C A7 D7 G7 C F C
[Piano Solo]
C C7 F F7
C A7 D7 G7
C C7 F F7
C A7 D7 G7 C F C
[Trumpet Solo]
C C7 F F7
C A7 D7 G7
C C7 F F7
C A7 D7 G7
[Bridge]
COh man, this is really livin'
So just try andG7 relax, yeah, cool it
CFall apart in my backyard
'Cause Cdim7let me tell you G7something, little britches
If you act like that bee acts, Cuhuh
You're working too C7hard
And Fdon't spend your time lookin' aFmround
For something you Cwant that can't be E7found
When Amyou find out you can A7live without it
And Dmgo along not D7thinkin' aboutG7 it
I'll Ctell you something A7true
The bare neDm7cessities of G7life will come to Cyou F
C F C A7 Dm7
D7 G7 C F
[Chorus]
C Look for theC bare neC7cessities
The Fsimple bare neF7cessities
ForCget about your A7wories and your D7strife
Yeah, man!
G7 I mean theC bare neC7cessities
That's Fwhy a bear can F7rest at ease
With Cjust the A7bare neD7cessitiesG7 of Clife A7
[Outro]
D7Yeah! G7
With Cjust the A7bare neD7cessiG7ties of Clife
G7Yeah, Cman!
