[Refrain]
            G           G7         C             C7 
Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities 
   G              A7             Am7     D7 
Forget about your worry and your strife  
          G           G7       C               C7 
I mean the bare necessities or Mother Nature's recipes 
     G         A7     Am7  D7      G 
That bring the bare necessities of life
[Interlude]
           D7                 G                   D7               G    G7 
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, I couldn't be fonder of my big home 
             C              D                G               E7 
The bees are buzzin' in the tree to make some honey just for me 
         Am7                                 D7 
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                G    D7              G 
The bare necessities of life will come to you, they'll come to you
[Refrain]
            G           G7         C             C7 
Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities 
   G              A7             Am7     D7 
Forget about your worry and your strife  
          G           G7       C               C7 
I mean the bare necessities or Mother Nature's recipes 
     G         A7     Am7  D7      G 
That bring the bare necessities of life