Shania Twain – What A Way To Wanna Be (Ukulele)

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This is easy and super fun. I did it for the school talent show. Hope you like it! Chords used: C, Fadd9, Am7 (note: you don't need to play intro or first verse if you're lead guitar) (all verses are the same unless otherwise stated Intro: C
C, C, C, Fadd9, Am7, Fadd9 (let ring)
                           I don't wanna wear that

C, C, C, Fadd9, Am7, Fadd9 (let ring)
                           It only makes me look fat

C, C, C, C,              Fadd9, Fadd9, Fadd9      Am7 (let ring)
Time to tone my thighs-- gotta lose another size, yeah!

C, C, C, Fadd9, Am7, Fadd9 (immediate palm mute)
                           What a way to wanna be
Exfoliate--look great! Feel guilty 'bout what you ate You're buyin' all the books-- to learn the latest looks, yeah What a way to wanna be
C          C        C        C
We like to buy, we like to spend,

C (faster chord strums) C C C
to keep up with the latest trend

Fadd9        Fadd9         Fadd9
But we don't get no satisfaction

Fadd9 (faster)  Fadd9 Fadd9 Fadd9
living like a slave to fashion

Am7        Am7       Am7
No more thinking for yourself,
G (let ring) just get it off a shelf [Chorus:] G (throughout entire chorus, listen for strumming pattern) Oh--oh, why be perfect--no--oh, it's not worth it Don't be so obsessed--c'mon give it a rest This is not some contest--just do your best 'Cause no--oh body's perfect! What a way to wanna be (same as above) Moisturize, exercise, erase the rings around your eyes Cover what you can, get a Coppertone tan, yeah What a way to wanna be! Stabilize the mood you're in-- you're back on diet food again Bigger is the best, but only in the chest, yeah! What a way to wanna be (same as above) We like to buy, we like to spend, to keep up with the latest trend But we don't get no satisfaction living like a slave to fashion No more thinking for yourself, just get it off a shelf [Repeat Chorus]
C    C  C      C C C C C
It's so very--unnecessary

Fadd9 Fadd9 Fadd9  [Fadd9 <(x5]
Yeah, how insane--to be so vain

Am7  Am7 Am7       [Am7 <(x5]
It's so synthetic--I just don't get it
G (repeat a bunch of times) I don't get it, baby, yeah, yeah G (same as chorus) Don't be so obsessed--c'mon give it a rest This is not some contest--just do your best 'Cause no--oh body's perfect! (Don't play) Ooooohhhhhh G (same as chorus) Oh, no--oh body's perfect No--oh, it's not worth it Don't be so obsessed (No--oh body's perfect) This is not some contest (No--oh body's perfect)
Fadd9 Fadd9
Perfect! What a way to wanna be!
Outro: G (repeated) Thanks for reading! Hope you liked it.