This file is part of a collection that (moreso than the rest of the site) are not meant to be detailed or accurate transcriptions of the original recordings. They're just some simple chord charts that I made for my own use, some of them my own arrangements.
- T-rev
"THE BARE NECESSITIES" by Terry Gilkyson
From the Jungle Book original soundtrack (1967)
Written by Terry Gilkyson
Transcribed by T-rev www.t-rev.net
Transposed from original key of C to F
F
Look for the bare necessities
Bb
The simple bare necessities
F D Gm C
Forget about your worries and your strife
F
I mean the bare necessities
Bb Bdim7
Old Mother Nature's recipes
(That's why a bear can rest at ease)
F D Gm C F Bb F
That bring (With just) the bare necessities of life
C F
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
C F
I couldn't be fonder of my big home
Bb Bm
The bees are buzzin' in the tree
F G
To make some honey just for me
Dm Dm
When you look under the rocks and plants
Gm C
And take a glance at the fancy ants
F D
Then maybe try a few---------
Gm C F
The bare necessities of life will come to you
D Gm C F Bb F
C F
Now when you pick a pawpaw or a prickly pear
C F
And you prick a raw paw, well next time beware
Bb Bm
Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw
F G
When you pick a pear try to use the claw
G D
But you don't need to use the claw
Gm C
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
F D
Have I given you a clue---------
Gm C F
The bare necessities of life will come to you
D Gm C F Bb F
C F
So just try and relax in my backyard
C F
If you act like that bee acts you're working too hard
Bb Bm
Don't spend your time lookin' around
F G
For something you want that can't be found
Dm Dm
When you find out you can live without it
Gm C
And go along not thinkin' about it
F D
I'll tell you something true---------
Gm C F
The bare necessities of life will come to you
D Gm C F Bb F
They'll come to you
Transcribed 2025-09-27 by T-rev
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13321x F
x1333x Bb
x5453x D7
3x333x Gm7
x3233x C9
x2313x Bbim7
x1332x Bbm
35343x G7
x3554x Dm
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