[Verse] Now [Am] I'm the king of the swingers oh, the jungle [E7] VI I've [E7] reached the top and had to stop, and that's what botherin' [Am] m I [Am] wanna be a man, mancub, and stroll right into [E7] town And [E7] be just like the other men, I'm tired of monkeyin' a [Am] round, [G7] oh
[Chorus] [C] Oo-bee-doo, I wanna be like [A7] yoo-ooo-oou I wanna [D7] walk like you, t [G7] alk like you, [C] too-ooo-ooo You'll [G7] see it's [C] true-ooo-ooo, an ape like [A7] me-ee-ee Can [D7] learn to be [G7] hu-ooo-ooo-man [C] too-ooo-ooo
[Link] C A7 D7 G7 C E7
[Verse] [Am] Now don't try to kid me, mancub, I made a deal with [E7] yo What [E7] I desire is man's red fire, to make my dream come [Am] true Now [Am] give me the secret, mancub, c'mon clue me what to [E7] do Give [E7] me the power of man's red flower, so I can be like [Am] you, [G7] oh
[Chorus] [C] Oo-bee-doo, I wanna be like [A7] yoo-ooo-oou I wanna [D7] walk like you, t [G7] alk like you, [C] too-ooo-ooo You'll [G7] see it's [C] true-ooo-ooo, someone like [A7] me Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] you/me Take me [A7] home daddy! Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] you/me One more [A7] time! Can [D7] learn to be [G7] like someone like [C] you [G7][C]
[Riff] [C]-x-x-[C/D]--x-x-[C/E]-x--x-x-[F]-x--[F]-x-x-x--- [F]-x-x-[F]----x-x-[G]---x--x-x-x-x----x---x-x-x--- (C to F riff = C C/D C/E F - can play x32010 x30010 x(3)2010)
[Verse- Repeat Riff 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff] night ..... [F] late [G] December back in [C to F riff]'6...3, .....[F] what a [G] very special [C to F riff]time for me, .......... as [F]I re [G] member what a [C to F riff]night! ..........[F][G] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, you [F]know I [G]didn't even [C to F riff]know her name, but [F]I was [G]never gonna [C to F riff] be the same, [F]what a [G]lady, what a [C to F riff] night! [F][G]
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7]
[Verse - RIFF 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, ...... [F]Hypno [G] tizing, mesme [C to F riff] rizing me. ........[F]She was [G]everything I [C to F riff] dreamed she'd be.....[F]Sweet sur[G]render, what a [C to F riff] night!! [F][G]
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Vamp on riff - no vocals] C C/D C/E F - F F G G x 4
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7] (Oh what a)
[Verse] [C to F riff](night) ......... ,[F] why'd it [G] take so long to [C to F riff]see the light? .........[F] Seemed so [G] wrong, but now it [C to F riff]seems so right .........[F] what a [G] lady, what a [C to F riff]night!
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Outro] [Dooh dooh dooh dooh bit - Riff 1 - heavy on drums - chords much more muted] [C] (Night) Doo [C/D] do [C/E] doo [F] do do, [F] doo [F] do [G] doo (Oh what a) Repeat til fade or end on [C] [End]
