Intro: G D7 G D7

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

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 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
     G D6  Em
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
  G       D6      Em
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
        C D7     G       D6  Em
Oh tell me how can I be like Him
        C D7     G       D6  Em C D7
Oh tell me how can I be like Him
G D6 Em C D7
Ooooooooo