I’m (G)gon na be a might y king, so en e mies be ware!

Well, I’ve (C)nev er seen a king of beasts with quite so lit tle (G)hair.

I’m gon na be the mane e vent, like no king was be fore.

I’m (C)brush ing up on look ing down.

I’m work ing on my (G)roar!

Thus (Am)far, a rath er un in (G)spir ing (D)thing.

Oh, I (C)just can’t (D)wait to be (G)king!

No one say ing “do (C)this,”

no one say ing (Am)“be there,”

no one say ing (D)“stop that,”

no one say ing (G)“see here.”

(C)Free to (G)run a (Am)round (C)all (D)day,

(C)free to do it (D)all my (G)way!

I think it’s time that you and I ar ranged a heart to heart.

(C)Kings don’t need ad vice from lit tle (G)horn bills, for a start.

If this is where the mon ar chy is head ed, count me out!

Out of (C)ser vice, out of Af ri ca.

I (G)would n’t hang a bout.

This (Am)child is get ting wild ly out of (D)wing!

Oh, I (C)just can’t (D)wait to be (G)king!

Ev ’ry bod y (F)look left,

ev ’ry bod y (Dm)look right.

Ev ’ry where you (G)look, I’m

stand ing in the (C)spot light.

Let (F)ev ’ry (C)crea ture (Dm)go for broke and (G)sing.

Let’s (F)hear it (C)in the (Dm)herd and on the (G)wing.

It’s (F)gon na (C)be King (Dm)Sim ba’s fin est (G)fling.

Oh, I (F)just can’t (G)wait to be (C)king.

Oh, I (F)just can’t (G)wait to be (C)king.

Oh, I (F)just can’t (G)wait

to be (C)king!