[Estribillo]
            G           G7        
Look for the bare necessities, the
 C             C7 
 simple bare necessities 
Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities 
   G              A7            
Forget about your worry and your
 Am7     D7 
 strife  
Forget about your worry and your strife  
          G           G7       C     
I mean the bare necessities or Mother
          C7 
 Nature's recipes 
I mean the bare necessities or Mother Nature's recipes 
     G         A7     Am7  D7     
That bring the bare necessities of
 G 
 life
That bring the bare necessities of life
[Medio]
           D7                 G      
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, I
             D7               G   
 couldn't be fonder of my big home
 G7 
 
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, I couldn't be fonder of my big home 
             C              D      
The bees are buzzin' in the tree to
          G               E7 
 make some honey just for me 
The bees are buzzin' in the tree to make some honey just for me 
         Am7                     
When you look under the rocks and
            D7 
 plants and take a glance at the
 fancy ants,  
When you look under the rocks and plants and take a glance at the fancy ants,  
          G     A7 
and maybe try a few  
           Am7          D7       
The bare necessities of life will
         G    D7              G 
 come to you, they'll come to you
The bare necessities of life will come to you, they'll come to you
[Estribillo]
            G           G7        
Look for the bare necessities, the
 C             C7 
 simple bare necessities 
Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities 
   G              A7            
Forget about your worry and your
 Am7     D7 
 strife  
Forget about your worry and your strife  
          G           G7       C     
I mean the bare necessities or Mother
          C7 
 Nature's recipes 
I mean the bare necessities or Mother Nature's recipes 
     G         A7     Am7  D7     
That bring the bare necessities of
 G 
 life
That bring the bare necessities of life