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how can i be

This is the version I play - hope it helps!!
Chords: G Bm Em C D7
Strumming pattern:
G
dduu
Bm
dduu
Em
dduudududuu
C
dduudduu
D7
dduuud

Lyrics:
How can I be
like my brother nephi
like my father lehi of hold
how can i be
like captain moroni in the wars that are told
how can i see forever like the promise to the 3 nephites

CHORUS
I wanna be samuel the lamanite
I wanna be benjamin the wise
I wanna be like abinadi
Oh tell me how, can I be like them

How can I be
like alma the younger, a strong servant of the lord
how can i be
like mighty ammon, whose heart was the sword
how can i
be a strippling warrior and learn to fight by faith

CHORUS

How can i be, how can i be
like my brother Joseph, when he prayed in the grove
how can i have, how can i have
the strength that he had, and the love he had for God
how can i be corageous, and strive to choose the right

CHORUS(after the line "i wanna be like abinadi", sing the following)
I wanna be like Jesus Christ
Oh tell me how can i be like him
oh tell me how can i be like him
:shaka:
 
Here you go! I'm no Mormon, but it's really catchy!

Code:
How Can I Be
Transposed by SuperSecretBETA

Chords:
G 0232
D7 2223
D6 2222
Em 0432
C 0003

Strumming:
D = down
U = up
X = chunk
u= optional transition up-strum
short chords D DUXUDu
long chords  D DUXUDU UDUXUDu


Intro:
G D7(2020) G D7(2020)

Verse 1:
          G D6 Em
How can I be
                C                   D7
Like my brother Nephi and my father Lehi of Hold
          G D6 Em
How can I be
               C            D7
Like Captain Moroni and the wars that were told
C               D7
How can I be forever
         G              D6      Em
Like the promise in the three Nephites

Chorus:
           C
I wanna be Samuel the Lamanite
           D6
I wanna be Benjamin the wise
           C               D6
I wanna be like Abinadi iiii
           C   D7        G        D6 Em
Oh tell me how can I be like them    
C D7
Oooooo

Verse 2:
          G D6 Em
How can I be
              C                 D7
Like Alma the younger, a strong servant of the Lord
          G D6 Em
How can I be
            C            D7
Like mighty Ammon, whose heart was the sword
C                         D7
How can I be a strippling warrior
    G        D6       Em
And learn to fight by faith

Chorus:
           C
I wanna be Samuel the Lamanite
           D6
I wanna be Benjamin the wise
           C               D6
I wanna be like Abinadi iiii
           C   D7        G        D6 Em
Oh tell me how can I be like them    
C D7
Oooooo

Verse 3:
          G D6 Em
How can I be
                C               D7
Like my brother Joseph, when he prayed in the grove
          G D6 Em
How can I have
    C                             D7
The strength that he had, and the love he had for God
C                D7
How can I be courageous
    G         D6         Em
And strive to choose the right

Chorus:
           C
I wanna be Samuel the Lamanite
           D6
I wanna be Benjamin the wise
           C
I wanna be like Abinadi
           D6
I wanna be like Jesus Christ   
           C   D7        G        D6 Em
Oh tell me how can I be like Him
           C   D7        G        D6 Em C D7
Oh tell me how can I be like Him
G D6 Em C D7
Ooooooooo
 
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This a good song. I hear this one plenty times from missionaries. Easy song to play, easy strum. Au'rai!
 
Thanks so much!

Thanks for the quick replies!! Turns out I'm home sick and now I know what to do with my bored self.:shaka:
 
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