The Bear Necessities            
Words & music: Louis Armstrong  


Omkvæd:

             G                       C                  
Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities

  G                E7               A7        D7
Forget about your worries and your strife,

             G           G7         C                C7
I mean the - bare necessities are Mother Nature's recipes

      G               D7            G
That bring the bare necessities of life



               D7                 G
1) Wherever I wander, wherever I roam, 
2) If you pick a paw-paw or prickly pear 
3) So try to relax in my backyard

                       D7                       G     
1) I  couldn't  be  fonder  of  my  big  home
2) If you prick a raw paw, next time beware
3) if you act like that bee acts, you're working too hard

                  C                
1) The bees are buzzing in the tree
2) Don't pick the prickly pear by paw, 
3) Don't spend your time just looking around

                    G                   A7
1) to  make  some  honey  just  for  me.
2) When you pick the pear try to use the claw
3) for something you want that can't be found

        E7
1) When You look under the rocks and plants
2) But you don't need to use the claw
3) When you find out you can live without it 

        A7                    D7
1) And take a glance at the fancy ants, 
2) When you pick a pear of the big paw-paw, 
3) And go along not thinking about it, 

           G               E7
1) Then  maybe  try  a  few, 
2) Have I given you a clue?
3) I'll tell you something true

                 A7         D7                G
1) The bare necessities of life will come to you.
2) The bare necessities of life will come to you, they'll come to you
3) The bare necessities of life will come to you, they'll come to you


Omkvæd...