| f | I Wanna Be Like You | f | I Wanna Be Like You |
| R. M. Sherman and R. B. Sherman | | R. M. Sherman and R. B. Sherman |
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| Intro: | | Intro: |
| [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] | | [Am] [Am] [Am] [Am] |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| Now [Am] I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle VI[E7]P | | Now [Am] I'm the king of the swingers Oh, the jungle VI[E7]P |
| I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' [Am] me | | I've reached the top and had to stop And that's what botherin' [Am] me |
| I wanna be a man, mancub, And stroll right into [E7] town | | I wanna be a man, mancub, And stroll right into [E7] town |
| And be just like the other men | | And be just like the other men |
| I'm tired of monkeyin’ a[Am]round! | | I'm tired of monkeyin’ a[Am]round! |
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| |Chorus 1: | | |Chorus 1: |
| n | |[G7] Oh, [C] oo-bee-doo (oop-de-wee) | n | |[G7] Oh, [C] oo-bee-doo {blue}(oop-de-wee) {/blue} |
| |I wanna be like [A7] you (hup-de-hooby-do-bah) | | |I wanna be like [A7] you {blue}(hup-de-hooby-do-bah){/blue} |
| |I wanna [D7] walk like you | | |I wanna [D7] walk like you |
| n | |[G7] Talk like you [C] too (weep-be-deeby-de-boo) | n | |[G7] Talk like you [C] too {blue}(weep-be-deeby-de-boo){/blue} |
| |[G7] You'll see it's [C] true (shooby-de-do) | | |[G7] You'll see it's [C] true {blue}(shooby-de-do){/blue} |
| |An ape like [A7] me (scooby-dooby-do-be) | | |An ape like [A7] me {blue}(scooby-dooby-do-be){/blue} |
| |Can [D7] learn to be [G7] human [C] too | | |Can [D7] learn to be [G7] human [C] too |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| Now [Am] don't try to kid me mancub I made a deal with [E7] you | | Now [Am] don't try to kid me mancub I made a deal with [E7] you |
| What I desire is man's red fire | | What I desire is man's red fire |
| To make my dream come [Am] true Give me the secret, mancub | | To make my dream come [Am] true Give me the secret, mancub |
| Clue me what to [E7] do | | Clue me what to [E7] do |
| Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like [Am] you | | Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like [Am] you |
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| |Chorus 2: | | |Chorus 2: |
| n | |[G7] Oh, [C] oo-bee-doo (oop-de-wee) | n | |[G7] Oh, [C] oo-bee-doo {blue}(oop-de-wee) {/blue} |
| |I wanna be like [A7] you (hup-de-hooby-do-bah) | | |I wanna be like [A7] you {blue}(hup-de-hooby-do-bah){/blue} |
| |I wanna [D7] walk like you | | |I wanna [D7] walk like you |
| n | |[G7] Talk like you [C] too (weep-be-deeby-de-boo) | n | |[G7] Talk like you [C] too {blue}(weep-be-deeby-de-boo) {/blue} |
| |[G7] You'll see it's [C] true (shooby-de-do) | | |[G7] You'll see it's [C] true {blue}(shooby-de-do) {/blue} |
| |Someone like [A7 ]me (scooby-dooby-do-be) | | |Someone like [A7 ]me {blue}(scooby-dooby-do-be){/blue} |
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| Outro: | | Outro: |
| t | Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] me (take me home, daddy) | t | Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] me {blue}(take me home, daddy){/blue} |
| Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] you (one more time) | | Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] you {blue}(one more time){/blue} |
| Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] me-eee | | Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] me-eee |
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| [G*] [C*] | | [G*] [C*] |