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Song title:      The Bare Necessities
Original Album:	 The Jungle Book (Original Soundtrack)

Words and Music by Terry Gilkyson
Copyright © 1964 Wonderland Music Inc.
Published by Walt Disney Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Timing is 4/4.


VERSE1:
Chords:
C  x32010    A7   x02020
C7 x32310    D7   xx0212
F  x33211    G7   320001 or xx3433
F7 x13121    G7#5 xx3443

             C             C7        F             F7
Look for the   bare necessities, the simple bare necessities
   C              A7           | D7    G7 |
Forget about your worry and your strife 
  G7#5     C             C7        F               F7
I mean the   bare necessities, old Mother Nature's recipes
     C         A7     D7   G7      C  | G7 C |
That bring the bare necessities of life


BRIDGE1:
Chords:
G7 320001    F   x33211    A7  x02020    G7#5 xx3443
C  x32010    Fm6 xx0111    Dm7 xx0211
C7 x32310    Am7 x02010    D7  xx0212

           G7                 C                   G7               C    C7
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, I couldn't be fonder of my big home
             F              Fm6               C              A7
The bees are buzzin' in the tree to make some honey just for me

     Am7                A7                   Dm7                  D7    G7#5
When you look under the rocks and plants and take a glance at the fancy ants, 
    C           A7        
and maybe try a few

           Dm7          G7                C    G7               | C G7 | C
The bare necessities of life will come to you,    they'll come to you


VERSE2:
Chords:
C  x32010    A7 x02020
C7 x32310    D7 xx0212
F  x33211    G  320003
F7 x13121    G7 320001

             C           C7        F             F7
Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities
   C              A7             | D7  G |
Forget about your worries and your strife
           C           C7           F              F7
I mean the bare necessities, that's why a bear can rest at ease
     C        A7     D7           C  | G7 C |
With just the bare necessities of life


BRIDGE2:
Chords:
G7 320001    F   x33211    A7  x02020    G7#5 xx3443
C  x32010    Fm6 xx0111    Dm7 xx0211
C7 x32310    Am7 x02010    D7  xx0212

              G7                          C
Now, when you pick a paw-paw or a prickly pear
               G7                          C    C7
And you pick a raw paw, well, next time, beware!

               F                   Fm6
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw;
                C                    A7
when you pick a pear, try to use the claw

    Am7               A7
But you don't need to use the claw

         Dm7                D7          G7#5
When you pick a pear of the big paw-paw

           Dm7          G7                C    G7               | C G7 | C
The bare necessities of life will come to you,    they'll come to you


OUTRO:
Chords:
Dm7 xx0211    Am     x02210
G7  320001    G7sus4 xx0011 or 333030
C   x32010

           Dm7          G7                C   Am
The bare necessities of life will come to you
        G7sus4    C   Am
They'll come   to you
        G7      C   Am
They'll come to you
        G7      C
They'll come to you