[Intro]
Em  C  G  D  x4
[Strophe]
                     Em                   C 
Yeah, you can be the greatest, you can be the best 
               G                    D 
You can be the King Kong banging on your chest 
                   Em               C 
You could beat the world, you could beat the war 
                  G                  D 
You could talk to God, go banging on his door 
                   Em                C 
You can throw your hands up, you can beat the clock (yeah) 
               G                 D 
You can move a mountain, you can break rocks 
             Em              C 
You can be a master, don't wait for luck 
             G 
Dedicate yourself and you gon' find yourself
[Refrain]
N.C.                     Em   C    G 
Standing in the hall of fame (yeah) 
    D                            Em   C    G 
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) 
       D                             Em   C    G 
'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah) 
    D                            Em   C 
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) 
    G                      D 
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame
[Strophe]
               Em                C 
You can go the distance, you can run the mile 
             G                     D 
You can walk straight through hell with a smile 
                 Em              C 
You could be the hero, you could get the gold 
                 G                          D 
Breaking all the records they thought never could be broke 
                     Em            C 
Yeah, do it for your people, do it for your pride 
                   G                 D 
How you ever gonna know if you never even try? 
               Em                      C 
Do it for your country, do it for your name 
                     G 
'Cause there's gonna be a day...
[Refrain]
            N.C.                     Em   C    G 
When you're standing in the hall of fame (yeah) 
    D                            Em   C    G 
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) 
       D                             Em   C    G 
'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah) 
    D                            Em   C 
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) 
    G                      D 
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame
[Post-Refrain]
      Em     C       G      D 
(Be a champion, be a champion) 
      Em     C       G      D 
(Be a champion, be a champion) On the walls of the hall of fame
[Pont]
Em            C 
 Be students, be teachers 
       G               D 
Be politicians, be preachers (Yeah) 
Em             C 
 Be believers, be leaders 
        G               D 
Be astronauts, be champions, be truth seekers  
Em            C 
 Be students, be teachers 
       G               D 
Be politicians, be preachers (Be preachers) 
Em             C 
 Be believers, be leaders 
        G 
Be astronauts, be champions
[Refrain]
N.C.                     Em   C    G 
Standing in the hall of fame (yeah) 
    D                            Em   C    G 
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) 
       D                             Em   C    G 
'Cause you burn with the brightest flame (yeah) 
    D                            Em   C    G 
And the world's gonna know your name (yeah) 
    G                      D 
And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame
[Outro]
                     Em                   C 
Yeah, you can be the greatest, you can be the best 
               G                    D 
You can be the King Kong banging on your chest 
                   Em               C 
You could beat the world, you could beat the war 
                  G                  D 
You could talk to God, go banging on his door 
                   Em                C 
You can throw your hands up, you can beat the clock (yeah) 
               G                 D 
You can move a mountain, you can break rocks 
             Em              C 
You can be a master, don't wait for luck 
             G                          D 
Dedicate yourself and you gon' find yourself 
                         Em  C  G  D 
Standing in the hall of fame