E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)A (x02220@1)E (022100@1)He climbs in my lap for a goodnight hug
C#mHe (x13321@4)calls me Dad and I call him Bub
         BWith (x2444x@1)his faded old pillow and a bear named Pooh
   F#m (244222@1)                      B (x2444x@1)                 E (022100@1) AHe (x02220@1)snuggles up close and says, "I want to be like you"
  E (022100@1)    
I tuck him in bed and I kiss him goodnight
         C#mTrippin' (x13321@4)over the toys as I turn out the light
      BAnd (x2444x@1)I whisper a prayer that someday he'll see
F#m (244222@1)                                              BHe's (x2444x@1)got a father in God 'cause he's seen Jesus in me

A (x02220@1)           BLord, (x2444x@1)I want to be just like You
                      E (022100@1)'Cause he wants to be just like me
               A (x02220@1)    BI (x2444x@1)want to be a holy example
        A (x02220@1)      B (x2444x@1)     EFor (022100@1)his innocent eyes to see
             A (x02220@1)           B (x2444x@1)Help me be a living Bible, Lord
        C#m (x13321@4)  B (x2444x@1)     A (x02220@1)That my little boy can read
             F#mI (244222@1)want to be just like You
       B (x2444x@1)                 E (022100@1)A'Cause (x02220@1)he wants to be like me

FGot (133211@1)to admit I've got so far to go
        Dm (xx0231@1)Make so many mistakes and I'm sure that you know
    CSometimes (x32010@1)it seems no matter how hard I try
     Gm (355333@1)                 C (x32010@1)                          F (133211@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb
With all the pressures in life I just can't get it all right
        FBut (133211@1)I'm trying so hard to learn from the best
      DmBeing (xx0231@1)patient and kind, filled with Your tenderness
         C (x32010@1)'Cause I know that he'll learn from the things that he sees
        Gm (355333@1)                                CAnd (x32010@1)the Jesus he finds will be the Jesus in me

Bb (x1333x@1)          C (x32010@1)Lord, I want to be just like You
                      F'Cause (133211@1)he wants to be just like me
               Bb (x1333x@1)   C (x32010@1)I want to be a holy example
        Bb (x1333x@1)     C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)For his innocent eyes to see
             Bb (x1333x@1)          CHelp (x32010@1)me be a living Bible, Lord
        Dm (xx0231@1)   C (x32010@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)  
That my little boy can read
             GmI (355333@1)want to be just like You
       C (x32010@1)                 F'Cause (133211@1)he wants to be like me

Ab (xx1114@1)  Bb (x1333x@1)     Ab (xx1114@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)     Ab (xx1114@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)   AbRight (xx1114@1)now from where he stands I may seem mighty tall
                         Bb (x1333x@1)                   C (x32010@1)            DBut (xx0232@1)it's only 'cause I'm learning from the best Father of them all

G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)           DLord, (xx0232@1)I want to be just like You
                      G'Cause (320003@1)he wants to be just like me
               C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)I want to be a holy example
        C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)
For his innocent eyes to see
             C (x32010@1)           DHelp (xx0232@1)me be a living Bible, Lord
        Em (022000@1)   D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1)That my little boy can read
             AmI (x02210@1)want to be just like You
       D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)'Cause he wants to be like me
             AmI (x02210@1)want to be just like You
       D (xx0232@1)                 G'Cause (320003@1)he wants to be like me