I Wanna Be Like You
R. M. Sherman and R. B. Sherman
Intro:
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
Verse 1:
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 wanna be a man, mancub, And stroll right into [E7] town
And be just like the other men
I'm tired of monkeyin’ a[Am]round!
|Chorus 1:
- |[G7] Oh, [C] oo-bee-doo (oop-de-wee)
+ |[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
- |[G7] Talk like you [C] too (weep-be-deeby-de-boo)
+ |[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
Verse 2:
Now [Am] don't try to kid me mancub I made a deal with [E7] you
What I desire is man's red fire
To make my dream come [Am] true Give me the secret, mancub
Clue me what to [E7] do
Give me the power of man's red flower So I can be like [Am] you
|Chorus 2:
- |[G7] Oh, [C] oo-bee-doo (oop-de-wee)
+ |[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
- |[G7] Talk like you [C] too (weep-be-deeby-de-boo)
+ |[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}
Outro:
- Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] me (take me home, daddy)
+ 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
[G*] [C*]