Scorpions - To Be No. 1: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "To Be No. 1" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           A
Give me a job
The one I haven't got
Don't write me off at anytime
Don't ever leave me unsatisfied
I don't wanna come in a second
I just wanna come
Don't wanna be the last in line
Don't wanna be just left behind

           C            G       F
And in the evening when I come home
       C                G     F
It is time to throw my dog a bone
               C        G         F
That's when I wear my shirt that says
            E                  E7
In capital letters In capital letters

Chorus:
          A       D               A
Isn't it fun fun fun to be number one
A                              D
(He's got no job, got no blow got no Monica to go to)
          A       D                A
Isn't it fun fun fun to be number one
A                              D                A
(He's a superstar, wunderbar, out of touch too much)

Don't tell me I'm small
An inch too short
I might not be your size but I'm sure great
And definitely underpaid
So give me a job
The one I haven't got
Don't tell me I'm too poor to join the club
To hang out with the big shots

And in the evening when I come home
It is time to throw my dog a bone
That's when I wear my shirt that says
In capital letters In capital letters

Chorus:
Isn't it fun fun fun to be number one
(He's got no job, got no blow, got no Monica to go to)
Isn't it fun fun fun to be number one
(He's a V.I.P. wannabe, all he ever wants is)
Isn't it fun fun fun to be number one
Isn't it fun fun fun yeah to be number one
(He's a V.I.P. wannabe all he ever wants is)
To be number one

And in the evening when I come home
It is time to throw my dog a bone
That's when I wear my shirt that says
In capital letters In capital letters

Chorus:
Isn't it fun fun fun to be number one
(He's got no job, got no blow got no Monica to go to)
Isn't it fun fun fun to be number one
(He's a superstar, wunderbar, out of touch too much)

Isn't it fun fun fun to be number one
Isn't it fun fun fun fun to be number one
To be number one
(Fun, fun, fun)
To be number one
To be number one
(He's got no job, got no blow got no Monica to go to)
To be number one
To be number one
(He's a superstar, wunderbar, out of touch too much)
To be number one
To be number one
(He's got no job, got no blow got no Monica to go to)
Yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "To Be No. 1" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "To Be No. 1" by Scorpions.

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