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[Verse 1]
EYou pretty ladies aDround the world
Got a Cwierd thing to show Dyou so tell aEll the boys and girls
Tell your brother, your sister and your Dmama, too
we're aCbout to go Ddown and you Eknow just what to do
Wave your hands in the air like yDou don't care
CGlide by the pDeople as they Estart to look and stare
Do your dance, do your dance, dDo your dance quick, maCma
Come oDn baby, tell Eme what's the word
[Refrain]
ENow - word up,up ,up eDverybody say
When you hCear the call you Dgot to gEet it underway
Word up, it's the Dcode word, no Cmatter where you Dsay it
You'll Eknow that you'll be heard
[Verse 2]
ENow all you sucker DJs who Dthink you're fly
There's Cgot to be a Dreason and we Eknow the reason why
You try to put on those airs and aDct real cool
But you Cgot to reaDlize that you're Eacting like fools
If there's music we can use it, we`re Dfree to dance
CWe don't have that Dtime for psychoElogical romance
No romance, no romance, Dno romance for me, Cmama
DCome on baby, tell me Ewhat's the word
[Refrain]
ENow - word up,up,up Deverybody say
When you Chear the call you Dgot to Eget it underway
Word up, it's the Dcode word, no mCatter where you Dsay it
You'll Eknow that you'll be heard (3x)
"E"
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or This "E"
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"D"
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or This "D"
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"C"
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or this "C"
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D||-3------------------------------||
A||-3------------------------------||

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Word Up

by Korn

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[Verse 1]

E D

You pretty ladies around the world

C D E

Got a wierd thing to show you so tell all the boys and girls

Tell your brother, your sister and your mama, too

C D E

we're about to go down and you know just what to do

Wave your hands in the air like you don't care

C D E

Glide by the people as they start to look and stare

D C

Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick, mama

D E

Come on baby, tell me what's the word

[Refrain]

E D

Now - word up,up ,up everybody say

C D E

When you hear the call you got to get it underway

D C D

Word up, it's the code word, no matter where you say it

You'll know that you'll be heard

[Verse 2]

E D

Now all you sucker DJs who think you're fly

C D E

There's got to be a reason and we know the reason why

You try to put on those airs and act real cool

C D E

But you got to realize that you're acting like fools

If there's music we can use it, we`re free to dance

C D E

We don't have that time for psychological romance

D C

No romance, no romance, no romance for me, mama

D E

Come on baby, tell me what's the word

[Refrain]

E D

Now - word up,up,up everybody say

C D E

When you hear the call you got to get it underway

D C D

Word up, it's the code word, no matter where you say it

You'll know that you'll be heard (3x)

d||--------------------------------||

a||--------------------------------||

F||--------------------------------||

C||--------------------------------||

G||-1------------------------------||

D||-2------------------------------||

A||-2------------------------------||

or This "E"

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a||--------------------------------||

F||--------------------------------||

C||--------------------------------||

G||--------------------------------||

D||-7------------------------------||

A||-7------------------------------||

d||-2------------------------------||

a||-3------------------------------||

F||-2------------------------------||

C||--------------------------------||

G||--------------------------------||

D||--------------------------------||

A||--------------------------------||

or This "D"

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a||--------------------------------||

F||--------------------------------||

C||--------------------------------||

G||--------------------------------||

D||-5------------------------------||

A||-5------------------------------||

d||--------------------------------||

a||-1------------------------------||

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C||-2------------------------------||

G||-3------------------------------||

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or this "C"

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C||--------------------------------||

G||--------------------------------||

D||-3------------------------------||

A||-3------------------------------||

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