Oingo Boingo – Who Do You Want To Be (Guitar)

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[Intro 1] Em G A Em A Em G [Verse 1]
Em
Who do you want to be today?

A
Who do you want to be?

Em
Who do you want to be today?

A
Do you want to be just like

G
someone on TV?
[Verse 2]
G
Oh boredom is so terrible,

Em
it's like a dreaded disease

A
Nothing could be worse than

Em
when there's nothing on TV

Em
I'd rather be a cowboy

G
than to stare blank at the walls

A
I've been reborn so many times,

Em
I can't remember them all
F [Verse 3]
Em
Who do you want to be today?

A
Who do you want to be?

Em
Who do you want to be today?

A
Do you want to be just like

G
someone on TV?
D A
Em
Just like someone on TV
[Interlude 1] Em A Em G Em [Verse 4]
Em
I think I'll be a teddy boy,
I think I'll be a hunk
A
I think I'll be a tough guy

Em
and I think I'll be a punk

Em
I might just be a fashion star

G
all dressed in frilly rags

A
Or perhaps I'll cross the other side

D
and walk around in drag!
G Em [Verse 5]
Em
Who do you want to be today?

A
Who do you want to be?

Em
Who do you want to be today?

A
Do you want to be just like

G
someone on TV?
D A
Em
Just like somebody on TV
[Verse 6] A Em G Em G Em G A Em G Em G A Em G
Em
Like to be just like a rock
In the middle of the sea Do you want to suffer by yourself In a pool of blissful misery [Verse 7]
Em
Do you want to feel like
a saint in artists' clothes
G
With a rosary in your hand

A
Do you want to be crazy like Van Gogh

Em
Like a stranger in a strange, strange land
F [Verse 8] D
Em
Push the buttons
And be feared by all humanity G
A
Or perhaps you'd like to be a bum

Em
Do you wanna be stupid,

G
just like me
[Verse 9]
Em
Who do you want to be today?

A
Who do you want to be?

Em
Who do you want to be today?

A
Do you want to be just like

G
someone on TV?
D A
Em
Just like somebody on TV
[Verse 10]
Em
Who do you want to be today?
A
Em   G
Who do you want to be today?
A
Em   G   F
Who do you want to be today?
A
Em   G   F
Who do you want to be today?
A Em G [Verse 11]
Em
Who do you want to be today?

A
Who do you want to be?

Em
Who do you want to be today?

Em
Who do you want to be