I Just Can't Wait to Be King [From The Lion King] chords by
Elton John

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Key: D major

Intro 1

D

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Verse 1
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Way behind the water hole
A little down the line
G G 
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The jungle and the plains
and peaks
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Are scheduled to be mine

Verse 2

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I'm gonna be the ruler

Of most everything around

G

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From the grandest of the mountains

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To the humble common ground

Verse 3

Em

Em

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A

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My reign will be a super awesome thing

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G

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A

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Oh, I just can't wait to be king

D

D

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Verse 4
I'm gonna be a noble king
Unscrupulously fair
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I only need a little time
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Perhaps a little hair

Verse 5

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I'm gonna be the mane event

Like no king was before

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I'm brushing up on looking down

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I'm working on my roar

Verse 6

Em

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G

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A

A

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The fauna and the flora gonna swing

G

G

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A

A

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Oh, I just can't wait to be king

D

D

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Verse 7
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No one saying do this
Em Em 
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No one saying be  there
A A 
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No one saying stop that
D D 
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No one saying see here
Em Em 
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G G 
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A A 
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Free to run around all day
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I'll be free to do it my

Interlude 1

way

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D

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Verse 8
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No one saying do this
Em Em 
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No one saying be  there
A A 
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No one saying stop that
D D 
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No one saying see here
G G 
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A A 
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Free to run around all day
G G 
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Free to do it my way
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Verse 9
The time has come as someone said
To talk of many things
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May be true
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But I would rather stick to talking kings

Verse 10

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It's easy to be royal

If you're already leonine

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It isn't just my right

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Even my left will be divine

Verse 11

Em

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A

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The monarchy is waiting to go zing

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D

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Oh, I just can't wait to be king

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G

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A

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Oh, I just can't wait to be

Outro 1

king

D

D

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G

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Em

Em

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A

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D

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G

G

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Em

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