B
Look for the bare necessities
     E
The simple bare necessities
  B                 G#m            C#
Forget about your worries and your strife
            B
I mean the bare necessities
      E               Em
Old Mother Nature's recipes
      B                C#   F#       B
That brings the bare necessities of life
 

[Chorus]
          F#               B
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
               F#              B
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
               E              Em
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
              B             C#
To make some honey just for me
                       G#
When you look under the rocks and plants
      C#                F#
And take a glance at the fancy ants
                G#
Then maybe try a few
            C#m           F#                B
The bare necessities of life will come to you
 C#              B
They’ll come to you


[Verse 2]

Look for the bare necessities
     E
The simple bare necessities
  B                 G#m            C#
Forget about your worries and your strife
            B
I mean the bare necessities
      E                 Em
That’s why the bear can rest at ease
  B                C#   F#       B
Just the bare necessities of life


[Chorus]
         F#               B
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
               F#              B
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
               E              Em
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
              B             C#
To make some honey just for me
                       G#
When you look under the rocks and plants
      C#                F#
And take a glance at the fancy ants
                G#
Then maybe try a few
            C#m           F#
The bare necessities of life
D#m            G#
Necessities of life
         C#m           F#               B
The bare necessities of life will come to you
F#               B
They’ll co me to you
F#                     B
The bare necessities