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 [G7*] Oh! |Chorus 1: |[C] Oo-bee-doo (oop-de-wee) |I wanna be like [A7] you (hup-de-hooby-do-bah) |I wanna [D7] walk like you |[G7] Talk like you [C] too (weep-be-deeby-de-boo) |[G7] You'll see it's [C] true (shooby-de-do) |An ape like [A7] me (scooby-dooby-do-be) |Can [D7] learn to be [G7] human [C] too [E7] 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 [G7*] Oh! |Chorus 2: |[C] Oo-bee-doo (oop-de-wee) |I wanna be like [A7] you (hup-de-hooby-do-bah) |I wanna [D7] walk like you |[G7] Talk like you [C] too (weep-be-deeby-de-boo) |[G7] You'll see it's [C] true (shooby-de-do) |Someone like [A7] me (scooby-dooby-do-be) Outro: Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] me (take me home, daddy) †[Cmaj7][C7][A7] Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] you (one more time) †[Cmaj7][C7][A7] Can [D7] learn to be [G7] [sing higher] like someone like [C] me-eee.... [G7*] [C*] †The walk-down [C][Cmaj7][C7][A7] is optional. You can skip [Cmaj7][C7] and just strum [C][A7].