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Louis Prima - I Wanna Be Like You Chords

Chord reference A7, D7, G7, C, Am, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[A7]Can [D7]learn to be [G7]human [C]too. 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, [C]oo bee doo I wanna be like [A7]you I wanna [D7]walk like you, [G7]Talk like you [C]too. [G7]You’ll see it’s [C]true An ape like [A7]me Can [D7]learn to be [G7]human [C]too.

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, [C]oo bee doo I wanna be like [A7]you I wanna [D7]walk like you, [G7]Talk like you [C]too. [G7]You’ll see it’s [C]true An ape like [A7]me Can [D7]learn to be [G7]human [C]too

I wanna [Am]ape your mannerisms, we’ll be a set of [E7]twins No one will know where man cub ends and orangutan be[Am]gins And when I eat bananas I won’t peel them with my [E7]feet I’ll be a man, man cub and learn some eti[Am]queet

[G7]Oh, [C]oo bee doo I wanna be like [A7]you I wanna [D7]walk like you, [G7]Talk like you [C]too. [G7]You’ll see it’s [C]true An ape like [A7]me Can [D7]learn to be [G7]human [C]too

[G7]Oh, [C]oo bee doo I wanna be like [A7]you I wanna [D7]walk like you, [G7]Talk like you [C]too. [G7]You’ll see it’s [C]true An ape like [A7]me Can [D7]learn to be [G7]human [C]too

[G7] [C]

Artist Louis Prima
Album The Jungle Book Soundtrack
Genres Jazz
Year 1967
Key A7

How to Play I Wanna Be Like You on Guitar?

Louis Prima - I Wanna Be Like You can be played in the key of A7 using the A7, D7, G7, C, Am, E7 chords.

  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I Wanna Be Like You with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.