[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]
[Intro - No drums CAN ALSO TAP WITH RIGHT HAND AS NO SNARE Dm figure play as per Mr Blue Sky] (play Dm at 5th fret - just play Bb on its own, A at nut)
[Verse] The [Dm] taxman's taken [C7] all my dough And [F] left me in my [C7] stately home [A] Lazin' [A/G] on a [A/F] sunny [A/E] after [Dm] noon And I can't sail [C7] my yacht He's [F] taken every [C7] thing I've got [A] All I've gots [A/G] this sunny [A/F] [A/E] after [Dm] noon
[Chorus] [D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this [G] squeeze  [G7] .. I got a big [C7] fat mama  tryin' to break [F] me [A7] .. And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E]
[Verse] My [Dm] girlfriend's run [C7] off with my car And [F] gone back to her [C7] ma and pa [A] Tellin' [A/G] tales of [A/F] drunke [A/E] ness and [Dm] cruelty .. Now I'm sittin' [C7] here Sippin' [F] at my ice- [C7] cooled beer [A] Lazin' [A/G] on this [A/F] sunny after [A/E] noon [Dm] on
[Chorus] [D] Help me, help me, [D7] help me sail away [G][G7]  Or give me [C7] Two good reasons why I oughta [F] stay [A7] And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this life of lux [G7] ury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after (TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E]
[Chorus] [D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this [G] squeeze  [G7] .. I got a big [C7] fat mama  tryin' to break [F] me [A7] .. And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] [Repeat a few times]