Jungle Book

The Bear Necessities

Verse 1:

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Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities

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Forget about your worry and your strife

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I mean the bare necessities or Mother Nature's recipes

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That bring the bare necessities of life

Bridge:

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Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, I couldn't be fonder of my big home

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The bees are buzzin' in the tree to make some honey just for me

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You look under the rocks and plants

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And take a glance at the fancy ants, and maybe try a few

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The bare necessities of life will come to you, they'll come to you

Chorus:

G G7 C C7

Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities

G E7 A7 D7

Forget about your worry and your strife

G A7 C C7

I mean the bare necessities, that's why a bear can rest at ease

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With just the bear necessities of life

Bridge 2:

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When you pick a paw-paw or prickly pear and you prick a raw paw, next time beware

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Don't pick the prickly pear by paw, when you pick the pear try to use the claw

A7

But you don't need to use the claw

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When you pick a pear of the big paw-paw, have I given you a clue?

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The bare necessities of life will come to you, they'll come to you

Chorus:

Bridge 3: (v.slow)

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So try to relax in my backyard, if you act like that bee acts, you're workin' too hard

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Don't spend your time, just lookin' around for something you want, that can't be found

A7

When you find out you can live without it

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And go along not thinkin' about it, I'll tell you something true

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The bare necessities of life will come to you, they'll come to you

Chorus:

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