The Bare Necessities Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the Disney song The Bare Necessities chords from The Jungle Book on guitar.

PDF score of The Bare Necessities on guitar

The Bare Necessities with chords

Part 1 of The Bare Necessities with chords

Here are the chords you will be using in part 1 and in the whole song The Bare Necessities chords on guitar :

chords the bare necessities

When you master those, you can follow the next tab to play the two verses of part 1 of this Disney song:

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

Verse 1 of The Bare Necessities from the Jungle Book with tab

lyrics the bare necessities
Tab text
C C7
Look for the bare necessities
G G7
The simple bare necessities
C A7 D7 G7
Forget about your worries and your strife
C C7
I mean the bare necessities
G G7
Old Mother Nature’s recipes
C A7 D7 G7 C F7 C
That brings the bare necessities of life

Verse 2 of the Disney music The Bare Necessities with chords

disney chords
Tab text
G7 C
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
G7 C C7
I couldn’t be fonder of my big home
F7 Fm
The bees are buzzin’ in the tree
C7 D7
To make some honey just for me
A7
When you look under the rocks and plants
Dm7 G7
And take a glance at the fancy ants
C A7
Then maybe try a few
Dm7 G7 C Am Dm7 (G7)
The bare necessities of life will come to you

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The Bare Necessities lyrics | The Jungle Book

The song The Bare Necessities chords is composed of two parts (with two verses each one).

The structure of the lyrics is simple:

Part 1 – Part 2

Part 1

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature’s recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn’t be fonder of my big home
The bees are buzzin’ in the tree
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at the fancy ants
Then maybe try a few The bare necessities of life will come to you

Part 2

Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
That’s why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life

Now when you pick a pawpaw
Or a prickly pear
And you prick a raw paw
Well, next time beware
Don’t pick the prickly pear by the paw
When you pick a pear
Try to use the claw
But you don’t need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw;
Have I given you a clue? The bare necessities of life will come to you They’ll come to you!

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The Bare Necessities history

The Bare Necessities chords is a jazz music composed in 1967 by the American Terry Gilkyson. It was produced after a request from Disney Studios for the cartoon The Jungle Book.

In the movie, the song is sung by Baloo, which gives it its title. Indeed, The Bare Necessities is a play on the English words “Bare” meaning “basic” and “Bear” meaning “bear”.

Play an other song from Disney like the music of The Aristocats Everybody Want To Be a Cat.


Our score summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the song The Bare Necessities chords by Disney from The Jungle Book on guitar.