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I Wanna Be Like You chords by
Kenny Ball
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Key: Eb major•
Intro 1
F#
F#
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B
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Verse 1
Bm
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Now I'm the king of the swingers,

the jungle

VIP
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F#
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I've reached the top and had to stop,
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F#
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Bm
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and that's what's bothering me

I wanna be a man, man -cup,
G
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stroll right into town
F#
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An d be just like the other men,
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B
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Bm
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D
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cos I'm tired of monkeying around
Bm
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G
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I wanna be like you, I wanna walk like you, talk like you, you'll see it's true,
Bm
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D
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A
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D
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Bm
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B
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E
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A
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D
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B
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yes an ape like me can learn to be hu man too.
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Bb
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Eb
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Bm
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G
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I'll ape your mannerisms,
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we'll be a set of twins
F#
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F#
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An d no one will know

where a man -cub
Bm
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ends or an orangutan begins

And when I eat bananas,

I won't fiddle them
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with my feet I'll become a man -man,
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man -cub, man -learn
D
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Bm
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It's a medikito
Eb
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D
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Oop -ee -doop!
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B
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I wanna be like you
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I wanna walk like you,
A
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G
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talk like you

You'll see it's true
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Bm
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Yes, an ape like me
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G
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Can learn to be hu man too

Oop -ee -doop!
G
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Bm
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I wanna be like you
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I wanna walk like you,
D
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G
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talk like you
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You'll see it's true
B
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Yes, someone like me
D
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Can learn to be human too
Outro 1
D
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • F#

    2

  • B

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • G

  • Bb

  • D

  • E

  • A

  • C

  • Em

  • Eb

    6

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of I Wanna Be Like You by Kenny Ball is Eb major.

The primary chords used in I Wanna Be Like You are G, C, Cm, Ab, Cb, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, C, Cm, Ab, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of I Wanna Be Like You is approximately 200 beats per minute.

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