[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
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[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 - Just bass drum] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Verse - Full drums] [Am7] Have you heard a- [D] bout the new dance [C] craze? [Am7] Listen to us, I'm [D] sure you'll be a- [C] mazed [Am7] Big fun to be [D] had by every- [C] one [Am7] It's up to you, it [D] surely can be [C] done [Am7] Young and old are [D] doing it, I'm [C] told [Am7] Just one try, and [D] you too will be [C] sold [Am7] It's called Le Freak! They're [D] doing it night and [C] day [Am7] Allow us, we'll [D] show you the way
[Chorus - Full drums but drop one snare on the 2] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Verse - Full drums] [Am7] All that pressure [D] got you down [C] [Am7] Has your head [D] spinning all a- [C] round [Am7] Feel the rhythm, [D] chant the [C] rhyme [Am7] Come on along and [D] have a real good [C] time [Am7] Like the days of [D] stopping at the Sa- [C] voy [Am7] Now we're free, [D] oh what a [C] joy [Am7] Just come on down, [D] to fif-ty [C] four [Am7] Find a spot out [D] on the floor
[Chorus - Full drums but drop one snare on the 2] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Solo - Full drums] [Am7] Now freak! -- [D] ------ [Am7] -------- [D] ------- [Am7] ---------- [D] ------- [Am7] ----------------- [D] ----- I said [Am7] freak!---- [D] -------- [Am7] -------- [D] ------------------------------------------ [Am7] Now freak!----- [D] ---------- [Am7] ------------ [D] -----------------------------------
[Verse - Full drums] [Am7] All that pressure [D] got you down [C] [Am7] Has your head [D] spinning all a- [C] round [Am7] Feel the rhythm, [D] chant the [C] rhyme [Am7] Come on along and [D] have a real good [C] time [Am7] Like the days of [D] stopping at the Sa- [C] voy [Am7] Now we free, [D] oh what a [C] joy [Am7] Just come on down, [D] to fif-ty [C] four [Am7] Find a spot out [D] on the floor
[Chorus - Full drums?] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
[Outro] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D] [C] Aaahh freak [Am7] out! Le [D] freak, c'est [C] Chic Freak o [Am7] ut! [D]
