ARTIST: Terry Gilkyson
TITLE: The Bare Necessities
ALBUM: Jungle Book Soundtrack

             G        G7
Look for the bare necessities
    C               C7
The simple bare necessities
   G              E7               A7      D7
Forget about your worries and your strife
           G        G7
I mean the bare necessities
    C               C7
Old Mother Nature's recipes
G               E7       A7   D7    G    (C G)
That brings the bare necessities of life

           D7                 G
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
              D7               G    G7
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
             C              Cm
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
             G              A7
To make some honey just for me
     E7--               E7--
When you look under the rocks and plants
    Am--                 A7    D7
And take a glance at the fancy ants
     G           E7
Then maybe try a few

(7 BAR E7 INSTRUMENTAL)
(1 BAR BREAK)

             Am         D7                G   E7
The bare necessities of life will come to you
Am        D7      G    (C G)
  They'll come to you!

             G        G7
Look for the bare necessities
    C               C7
The simple bare necessities
   G              E7               A7      D7
Forget about your worries and your strife
           G        G7
I mean the bare necessities
       C              C7
That's why a bear can rest at ease
G             E7       A7   D7    G    (C G)
With just the bare necessities of life

                    D7                  G
Now when you pick a pawpaw or a prickly pear
                D7                 G      G7
And you prick a raw paw, next time beware
               C                   Cm
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
                G                    A7
When you pick a pear, try to use the claw
    E7--              E7--
But you don't need to use the claw
     Am--                   A7     D7
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
     G             E7
Have I given you a clue

(7 BAR E7 INSTRUMENTAL)
(1 BAR BREAK)

             Am         D7                G   E7
The bare necessities of life will come to you
Am        D7      G    (C G)
  They'll come to you!


(VERSE PROGRESSION 3x)

DOWN TEMPO, SLOW JAZZ:
                  D7
So just tryyy and relax... yeeeah, cool it,
    G
    fall apart in my backyard...
                       D7
'Cause let me tell you something, little britches,
                                     G                              G7
    if you act like that bee acts... uh uh, you're working too hard
    C                             Cm
And don't spend your time lookin' around
                  G                  A7
For something you want that can't be found
     E7--                 E7--
When you find out you can live without it
    Am--         A7        D7
And go along not thinkin' about it

     G                  E7     (1 Bar break)
I'll tell you something true
           Am           D7                G   (C G)
The bare necessities of life will come to you

(VERSE PROGRESSION)
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife (yeeeah, man)
I mean the bare necessities
That's why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life
With just the bare necessities of life

Yeeah, man!