A lively and upbeat song from Disney’s 1994 animated musical film “The Lion King” where Simba excitedly plans out his future reign.
I hope you enjoy playing along with the letter notes below, let me know how you get on 🙂
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CÂ Â Â C-CÂ Â Â DÂ Â FÂ Â A-GÂ Â Â F
I’m gonna be a mighty king
C    D-F-F   G – F
So enemies beware
CÂ Â Â Â Â CÂ Â Â D-FÂ Â Â Â FÂ Â Â FÂ Â G#Â Â GÂ Â F
Well I’ve never seen a king of beasts
FÂ Â Â Â Â G#Â Â G#Â G#-GÂ Â F
With quite so little hair
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C   C – C  D  F    A   G-F
I’m gonna be the main event
C    D   F    F   G – F
Like no king was before
D    D – F    F   D  G#-G    F
I’m brushing up on looking down
F    A – F    F  F    F
I’m working on my roar
CÂ Â Â Â Â DÂ Â FÂ Â F-FÂ Â Â Â F-F-A-FÂ Â Â Â G
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
DÂ Â FÂ Â G#Â Â G-FÂ Â ^CÂ Â GÂ Â FÂ Â Â F
Oh, I just can’t wait to be king!
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D – F    F – F    G   F
No-one saying “do this”
D – F    F – F    A   G
No-one saying “be there”
D – F    F – F     A    G
No-one saying “stop that”
D – F    F – F    Bb   A
No-one saying “see here”
D    F   F  D – F  A-F  G
Free to run around all day
G#Â Â G#Â GÂ FÂ GÂ Â G-FÂ F
Free to do it all my way
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CÂ Â CÂ Â Â CÂ Â Â Â FÂ Â Â Â FÂ Â Â AÂ Â Â GÂ Â F
I think it’s time that you and I
F – A    G   F   G   F
Arranged a heart to heart
D       F     F    D – F
Kings don’t need advice
G     F-G    A – A    A  G  F
From little horn-bills for a start
C  F  F    F     F    G-F-F   G   A – A
If this is where the monarchy is headed
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â GÂ Â Â F
Count me out!
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F    F   D – F   F  D  F-F-F
Out of service, out of Africa
F   A – A    A    G-F
I wouldn’t hang about
C     F    F   F – F   F – F   A  F   G
This child is getting wildly out of wing
DÂ Â Â FÂ Â G#Â G-FÂ ^CÂ Â GÂ Â FÂ Â Â F
Oh, I just can’t wait to be king!
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E-G-G-GÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â Â G
Everybody look left
E-G-G-GÂ Â Â Â Â BÂ Â Â Â A
Everybody look right
E – G – G      G    B   A
Everywhere you look I’m
G – G    G  G   ^C – B
Standin’ in the spotlight
D   E-G   G – G
Let every creature
GÂ Â Â GÂ Â Â Â BÂ Â Â Â GÂ Â Â A
Go for broke and sing
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â EÂ Â GÂ Â GÂ Â GÂ Â G
Let’s hear it in the herd
GÂ Â Â Â BÂ Â Â GÂ Â Â A
And on the wing
DÂ Â Â E-GÂ Â Â GÂ Â Â GÂ Â Â G-G
It’s gonna be King Simba’s
B – G   A
Finest fling…
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E  G Bb  A-G   A   A G   G
Oh, I just can’t wait to be king!
E  G Bb  A-G   A   A G   G
Oh, I just can’t wait to be king!
E  G Bb  A-G   A   A G   G
Oh, I just can’t wait to be king!
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