Everyone’s favorite singing bear! Inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s book, Walt Disney’s 1967 animated film “The Jungle Book” featured loads of catchy songs – they are challenging to play (at the right speed!) and this one has a bunch of low C’s thrown in, which i’ve highlighted with a full-stop for easier reading 🙂 -good luck!
C D E A G#-A-G-F
Look for the bare necessities
F G – F G F-G-F-D
The simple bare necessities
C – F C – F A ^D-^C Bb A G
Forget about your worries and your strife
^C ^D ^C ^D ^C-^D-^C-A
I mean the bare necessities
F G – F G – F ^D-F-F
Old Mother Nature’s recipes
G A ^C A ^C-A-G-F C F
That bring the bare necessities of life!
F – E – E D C – C G – G – F E F
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
F E – E D C – G G F G A
I couldn’t be fonder of my big home
A Bb ^C ^D-^D ^D Bb A
The bees are buzzin’ in the tree
G A Bb ^C-^D ^C A G
To make some honey just for me
F C D D – D D C D D
when you look under the rocks and plants
D Bb Bb Bb A A G – F E
And take a glance at the fancy ants
C F – F A ^C D
Then maybe try a few…
A Bb ^C-^D-^D-^D Bb A
The bare necessities of life
G F E F
Will come to you
E D E F
They’ll come to you!