Verse 1:
C#m B  E
Let's get down to business
F#m  B
To defeat the Huns
C#m B  E
Did they send me daughters
F#m   B
When I asked for sons?
A  B
You're the saddest bunch I ever met
E  C#m
But you can bet before we're through
A  B  C#m
Mister, I'll make a man out of you


Verse 2:
C#m B  E
Tranquil as a forest
F#m  B
But on fire within
C#m B  E
Once you find your center
F#m  B
you are sure to win
A  B
You're a spineless, pale pathetic lot
E  C#m
And you haven't got a clue
A  B  C#m
Somehow I'll make a man out of you


Bridge:
A B
I'm never gonna catch my breath
G# C#m
Say good-bye to those who knew me
B E A
Boy, was I a fool in school for cutting gym
A B
This guy's got 'em scared to death
G# C#m
Hope he doesn't see right through me
B E A
Now I really wish that I knew how to swim


Chorus:
A B G# C#m
(Be a man) We must be swift as the coursing river
A B G# C#m
(Be a man) With all the force of a great typhoon
A B G# C#m
(Be a man) With all the strength of a raging fire
A B C#m
Mysterious as the dark side of the moon


Verse 3:
C#m B  E
Time is racing toward us
F#m  B
till the Huns arrive
C#m B  E
Heed my every order
F#m   B
and you might survive
A  B
You're unsuited for the rage of war
E  C#m
So pack up, go home you're through
A  B  C#m
How could I make a man out of you?