How Can I Be Uke tab by Nela Otuafi

5 Chords used in the song: G, D7, D6, Em, C

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Year:  2014
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3.3
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
Intro:
G G D7 D7 G G D7 D7

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

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

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

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

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

Chorus:
C C
I wanna be Samuel the Lamanite
D6 D6
I wanna be Benjamin the wise
C C
I wanna be like Abinadi
D6 D6
I wanna be like Jesus Christ
C C D7 D7 G G D6 D6 Em Em
Oh tell me how can I be like Him
C C D7 D7 G G D6 D6 Em Em C C D7 D7
Oh tell me how can I be like Him
G G D6 D6 Em Em C C D7 D7
Ooooooooo

Uke tab by , 03 Apr 2011

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(G) DDUX UDU (D6) DDUX UDU
(Em) DDUX UDU UDUX UDU
(C) DDUX UDU UDUX UDU
(D7) DDUX UDU UDUX UDU

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The YouTube video of the three missionaries playing this on the uke is what this is based off of
24 May 2020
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What is the strumming pattern for this song?
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I Love This Song!!!
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