Artist: Elvis Presley
[VERSE 1]
How would you like to [C]be? [C]
A [C7]little [C]circus [G]clown [G]
And you could [G7]wear a [G]smile [G]
In[G7]stead of a [C]frown [C]
How [C7]would you [C]like to [F]be? [F]
A little kanga[C]roo [C]
A-[Am]hoppin' [C]up and [G]down [G]
[G7] [C] [C] [C] - stop
And I could hop with you ! (no chord till next shown)
[CHORUS 1]
Come on and [G]smile a little, smile a little
[C]hop a little, hop a little,
[G]Smile a little, hop a little [Am]bit with [C]me
[G]Smile a little, smile a little
[C]hop a little, hop a little,
[G] [F] [C] - stop
Smile a little, hop a little bit with me
Oh [G]ho, ha [C]ha, a-tra [G]la la [G7]la la la [C]la
[G] [C] [G] [G7] [C] - stop
Oh ho, ha ha, a-tra la la la la la la (no chord till next shown)
[VERSE 2]
How would you like to [C]be? [C]
A [C7]little [C]buzzing [G]bee [G]
And [G7]instead of a [G]tree [G]
You [G7]could buzz around [C]me [C]
How [C7]would you [C]like to [F]be? [F]
A little mocking [C]bird [C]
And [Am]you can [C]sing me [G]songs[G]
[G7] [C] [C] [C] - stop
Like I never heard ! (no chord till next shown)
[CHORUS 2]
Come on and [G]buzz a little, buzz a little
[C]Sing a little, sing a little
[G]Buzz a little, sing a little [Am]bit with [C]me
[G]Buzz, buzz, buzz a little
[C]Do re mi a little
[G] [F] [C] - stop
Buzz a little, sing a little bit with me
Oh [G]ho, ha [C]ha, a-tra [G]la la [G7]la la la [C]la
[G] [C] [G] [G7] [C] - stop
Oh ho, ha ha, a-tra la la la la la la (no chord till next shown)
[VERSE 3]
How would you like to [C]be?[C]
A [C7]little [C]baby [G]bear [G]
And [G7]you can hug me [G]tight [G]
Any [G7]time you [C]care [C]
How [C7]would you [C]like to [F]be? [F]
A little dancing [C]doll [C]
And you [Am]could [C]dance with [G]me [G]
Every[G7]time I [C]call [C] [C]
MUSICAL interlude then...
OUTRO (slows down progressively through final line of song)
Oh [G]ho, ha [C]ha, a-tra [G]la la [G7]la la la [C]la
Oh [G]ho, ha [C]ha, a-tra [G]la la [G7]la la la [C]la [G] [G7] [C] !
How would you like to [C]be? [C]
A [C7]little [C]circus [G]clown [G]
And you could [G7]wear a [G]smile [G]
In[G7]stead of a [C]frown [C]
How [C7]would you [C]like to [F]be? [F]
A little kanga[C]roo [C]
A-[Am]hoppin' [C]up and [G]down [G]
[G7] [C] [C] [C] - stop
And I could hop with you ! (no chord till next shown)
[CHORUS 1]
Come on and [G]smile a little, smile a little
[C]hop a little, hop a little,
[G]Smile a little, hop a little [Am]bit with [C]me
[G]Smile a little, smile a little
[C]hop a little, hop a little,
[G] [F] [C] - stop
Smile a little, hop a little bit with me
Oh [G]ho, ha [C]ha, a-tra [G]la la [G7]la la la [C]la
[G] [C] [G] [G7] [C] - stop
Oh ho, ha ha, a-tra la la la la la la (no chord till next shown)
[VERSE 2]
How would you like to [C]be? [C]
A [C7]little [C]buzzing [G]bee [G]
And [G7]instead of a [G]tree [G]
You [G7]could buzz around [C]me [C]
How [C7]would you [C]like to [F]be? [F]
A little mocking [C]bird [C]
And [Am]you can [C]sing me [G]songs[G]
[G7] [C] [C] [C] - stop
Like I never heard ! (no chord till next shown)
[CHORUS 2]
Come on and [G]buzz a little, buzz a little
[C]Sing a little, sing a little
[G]Buzz a little, sing a little [Am]bit with [C]me
[G]Buzz, buzz, buzz a little
[C]Do re mi a little
[G] [F] [C] - stop
Buzz a little, sing a little bit with me
Oh [G]ho, ha [C]ha, a-tra [G]la la [G7]la la la [C]la
[G] [C] [G] [G7] [C] - stop
Oh ho, ha ha, a-tra la la la la la la (no chord till next shown)
[VERSE 3]
How would you like to [C]be?[C]
A [C7]little [C]baby [G]bear [G]
And [G7]you can hug me [G]tight [G]
Any [G7]time you [C]care [C]
How [C7]would you [C]like to [F]be? [F]
A little dancing [C]doll [C]
And you [Am]could [C]dance with [G]me [G]
Every[G7]time I [C]call [C] [C]
MUSICAL interlude then...
OUTRO (slows down progressively through final line of song)
Oh [G]ho, ha [C]ha, a-tra [G]la la [G7]la la la [C]la
Oh [G]ho, ha [C]ha, a-tra [G]la la [G7]la la la [C]la [G] [G7] [C] !
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