Intro: G D7 G D7
Verse 1:
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How can I be
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Like my brother Nephi and my father Lehi of Hold
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How can I be
C D7
Like Captain Moroni and the wars that were told
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How can I be forever
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Like the promise in the three Nephites
Chorus:
C
I wanna be Samuel the Lamanite
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I wanna be Benjamin the wise
C D6
I wanna be like Abinadi iiii
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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
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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
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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
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Oh tell me how can I be like Him
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Oh tell me how can I be like Him
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Ooooooooo
