The Bare Necessities Chords - C Major

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------C C7/E F Fm(6?)

C/G A7 D7 + Aug7 G + m3
C C7/E Fm6 D7/F#
C/G D7 G7 C (Bass: C-D-Eb-E)
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Look for the...
C
C/7
...bare necessities
F6
The simple bare necessities
C/G
A7
D7 (Run: G-A-Bb-B-C-C#-D) G7
Forget about your worries and your strife
C
C/7
I mean the bare necessities
F6
D7/F#
Old mother nature's recipes
C/E
A7 D7
G7
C (Run: improv)
That bring the bare necessities of life
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Wherever I wander
G7
C (Run jazzy)
Wherever I roam
C
G/D
C
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
C7
F
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
C D7
To make some honey just for me

A7!
A7!
When you look under the rocks and plants
G7!
D7 G
And take a glance at the fancy ants
C
A7
Then maybe try a few
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G
The bare necessities of life
C A F
Will come to you
G
C F C
They'll come to you!
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Look for the
C
C/7
...bare necessities
F6
The simple bare necessities
C/G
A7
D7 (Run: G-A-Bb-B-C-C#-D) G7
Forget about your worries and your strife
C
C/7
I mean the bare necessities
F6
D7/F#
That's why a bear can rest at ease
C/E
A7 D7
G7
C (Run: improv)
With just the bare necessities of life

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Now when you pick a pawpaw
C (Run up G - E)
Or a prickly pear
G7 (Run up G-F)
And you prick a raw paw
C (Run down G to C)
Next time beware
F
D7/F#
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
C/E
When you pick a pear
D7
Try to use the claw
A7!
A7!
But you don't need to use the claw
F6
D7
G7
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
C
C7/Bb A7
Have I given you a clue
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dm7
G
The bare necessities of life
C A F
Will come to you
G
C F C
They'll come to you!

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1. TUBA SOLO
2. PIANO SOLO
3. TRUMPET SOLO
G7!
[Look for the...]
C
C/7
[...bare necessities]
F6
[The simple bare necessities]
C/G
A7
D7 (Run: G-A-Bb-B-C-C#-D) G7
[Forget about your worries and your strife]
C
C/7
[I mean the bare necessities]
F6
D7/F#
[Old mother nature's recipes]
C/E
A7 D7
G7
C (Run: improv)
[That bring the bare necessities of life]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------'Oh man that is really...'
C! C-B-Bb
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------G7
So just try and relax, yeah cool it
C
Fall apart in my backyard
G7
'Cause let me tell you something little britches: If you act like that bee
acts, uh uh

C
You're working too hard
F
And don't spend your time lookin' around
C
(Run: E-F#-G#-A)
For something you want that can't be found
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A7!
When you find out you can live without it
G7!
D7 G
And go along not thinkin' about it
C
A7
I'll tell you something true
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G
The bare necessities of life
C A F
Will come to you
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C A F
C A F
Dm7 G C
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------G7
Look for the
C
C/7

...bare necessities
F6
The simple bare necessities
C/G
A7
D7 (Run: G-A-Bb-B-C-C#-D) G7
Forget about your worries and your strife
C
C/7
I mean the bare necessities
F6
D7/F#
That's why a bear can rest at ease
C/E
A7 D7
G7
C (Run: improv)
With just the bare necessities of life
C/E
A7 D7
G7
C (Run: improv)
With just the bare necessities of life
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