Look for the bare necessities
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The simple bare necessities
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Forget about your worries and your strife
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(Interlude)
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I mean the bare necessities
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Are Mother Nature’s recipes
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That bring the bare necessities of life
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Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
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I couldn’t be fonder of my big home
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The bees are buzzin’ in the trees
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To make some honey just for me
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When you look under the rocks and plants
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And take a glance at the fancy ants
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Then maybe try a few
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The bare necessities of life will come to you
E F G A F Eb E B- C
They’ll come to you!
C A- B- C
Look for the bare necessities
G- A- C Eb E Eb E D C A-
The simple bare necessities
A- Db D C D C C D C A- A-
Forget about your worries and your strife
G- C E Ab A G F E D
I mean the bare necessities
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That’s why a bear can rest at ease
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With just the bare necessities of life
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Now when you pick a pawpaw
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Or a prickly pear
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And you prick a raw paw
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Well, next time beware
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But you don’t need to use the claw
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When you pick a pair of the big pawpaw
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The bare necessities of life will come to you
E F G A F Eb E B- C
They’ll come to you!
C A- B- C
When you find out you can live without it
C D Eb E A- A- A- Eb E A- A-
And go along not thinkin’ about it
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I’ll tell you something true
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The bare necessities of life will come to you
E F G A F Eb E B- C
They’ll come to you!
C A- B- C
Look for the bare necessities
G- A- C Eb E Eb E D C A-
The simple bare necessities
A- Db D C D C C D C A- A-
Forget about your worries and your strife
G- C E Ab A G F E D
I mean the bare necessities
F# G A G A G A F# G E C
That’s why a bear can rest at ease
C Db D C D C C Eb Db D C
With just the bare necessities of life
D C Eb E G Eb E G Eb E C A- G- C
With just the bare necessities of life
E G Eb E G Eb E C A- G- C