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Word Up

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[Intro]
F# E D E F#
[Verse]
F#Yoh pretty ladies Earound the world
DGot a wierd thing to Eshow you
So tell F#all the boys and girls
F#Tell your brother, your sister and Eyour mamma too
We're Dabout to go Edown
And you F#know just what to do
F#Wave your hands in the air like Eyou don't care
Glide Dpast the Epeople as they F#stop to look and stare
Do F#your dance, do your dance, Edo your dance quick oh mamma
DCome on Ebaby tell me F#what's the word
[Chorus]
Word upF#, everyEbody say
DWhen you hear the Ecall you've gotta F#get it underway
Word upF#, it's the Ecode word
No Dmatter where you Esay it you F#know that you'll be heard
[Verse]
Now you F#sucker DJ's that Ethink you're fly
There's Dgotta be a Ereason and you F#know the reason why
Why you F#put on your airs and you Eact real cool
Got to Drealise Ethat you're F#acting like fools
Now there's F#music we can use it
You're Efree to dance
We Ddon't have the Etime for psychoF#logical romance
No F#romance, no romance, Eno romance for me and mamma
DCome on Ebaby tell me F#what's the word
[Chorus]
Word upF#, everybody Esay
DWhen you hear the Ecall you've gotta F#get it underway
Oouuhh
F# E D#
DDial C#L for love, Dial CL for love, Dial BL for love
AYea yeaahhh
F# E D E F#
[Solo]
F#W.OG.R.F#D UGP, F#W.O.R.F#D RGRRHHAAAHA, F#W.OG.R.F#D UGP, F#W.OG.R.F#D UGP
F#YeeeEaaaDahhEhhhF#h
[Verse]
Yeh you sucker DJ's that think you're fly
There's gotta be a reason and you know the reason why
Why you put on those airs and you act real cool
Got to realise that you're acting like fools
No romance, no romance, no romance for me now mamma
Come on baby tell me what's the word
[Chorus]
Word up everybody say
When you hear the call you've gotta get it underway
Word up it's a code word
No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heard
(still chorus)
Word up everybody say
When you hear the call you've gotta get it underway
Word up it's the code word
No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heard
Word up
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