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 [INTRO]
We're coming up
K-k-k-k-keep it
Keep it coming up
So do your dance
Do your dance
Do your dance quick, mama
Come on, baby
Tell me what's the word
OW!
[Perrie]
AmYo pretty ladies aroGund the world
Got a Fweird thing to sGhow you
So tell aAmll the boys and girls
Tell your Ambrother, your sister
And your maGma, too
Cause we're abFout to throw Gdown
And you'll kAmnow just what to do
[PRE-CHORUS]
[Jade]
AmWave your hands in the air
Like yGou don't care
FGlide by the peopGle
As they sAmtart to look and stare
Do your danAmce
Do your Amdance
Do your dGance quiFck, maFma
FCome on, baby
Tell me whGat's the word
[CHORUS]
Word Amup
EverybGody say
FWhen you hear the call
GYou've got to get it underAmway
AmWord up
It's the Gcode word
No mFatter where you sGay it
You'll kAmnow that you'll be heard
[Leigh-Anne]
AmNow all you sucker DJs
Who thGink you're fly
There's gFot to be a rGeason
And we knAmow the reason why
AmYou try to put on those airs
And aGct real cool
But you've goFt to realize
That you're acGting like fools
[PRE-CHORUS]
[Jesy]
Give us mAmusic
AmWe can use it
We nGeed to dance
FWe don't have the tGime
For psychoAmlogical romance
AmNo romance
AmNo romance
No romGance for me, maFma
FCome on, baby
Tell me whaGt's the worAmd
[CHORUS]
Word Amup
EverybGody say
FWhen you hear the call
GYou've got to get it underAmway
AmWord up
It's the Gcode word
No mFatter where you sGay it
You'll kAmnow that you'll be heard
[BRIDGE]
Am    G
W-O-R- DUP
F      Am
W-O-R- DUP
Am     G
W-O-R- DUP
F       Am
W-O-R- DUP
AmW-O-R-D we're comGing up
GDial L for low
GK-k-k-keep it
GKeep it coming up
So do your dAmance
AmDo your dance
AmDo your dance quick, mama
AmCome on, baby
AmTell me what's the word
[CHORUS]
AmWord up
GYeah, FyeahAm  
AmWord up
EverybGody say
FWhen you hear the call
GYou've got to get it underAmway
AmWord up
It's the Gcode word
No mFatter where you sGay it
You'll kAmnow that you'll be heard
Word Amup
EverybGody say
FWhen you hear the call
GYou've got to get it underAmway
AmWord up
It's the Gcode word
No mFatter where you sGay it
You'll kAmnow that you'll be heard

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Word Up

by Little Mix

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[INTRO]

We're coming up

K-k-k-k-keep it

Keep it coming up

So do your dance

Do your dance

Do your dance quick, mama

Come on, baby

Tell me what's the word

OW!

[Perrie]

Am G

Yo pretty ladies around the world

F G

Got a weird thing to show you

So tell all the boys and girls

Tell your brother, your sister

And your mama, too

F G

Cause we're about to throw down

And you'll know just what to do

[PRE-CHORUS]

[Jade]

Wave your hands in the air

Like you don't care

F G

Glide by the people

As they start to look and stare

Do your dance

G F F

Do your dance quick, mama

Come on, baby

Tell me what's the word

[CHORUS]

Word up

Everybody say

When you hear the call

G Am

You've got to get it underway

Word up

It's the code word

F G

No matter where you say it

You'll know that you'll be heard

[Leigh-Anne]

Now all you sucker DJs

Who think you're fly

F G

There's got to be a reason

And we know the reason why

You try to put on those airs

And act real cool

But you've got to realize

That you're acting like fools

[PRE-CHORUS]

[Jesy]

Give us music

We can use it

We need to dance

F G

We don't have the time

For psychological romance

No romance

G F

No romance for me, mama

Come on, baby

G Am

Tell me what's the word

[CHORUS]

Word up

Everybody say

When you hear the call

G Am

You've got to get it underway

Word up

It's the code word

F G

No matter where you say it

You'll know that you'll be heard

[BRIDGE]

Am G

W-O-R- UP

F Am

W-O-R- UP

Am G

W-O-R- UP

F Am

W-O-R- UP

Am G

W-O-R-D we're coming up

Dial L for low

K-k-k-keep it

Keep it coming up

So do your dance

Do your dance

Do your dance quick, mama

Come on, baby

Tell me what's the word

[CHORUS]

Word up

G F Am

Yeah, yeah

Word up

Everybody say

When you hear the call

G Am

You've got to get it underway

Word up

It's the code word

F G

No matter where you say it

You'll know that you'll be heard

Word up

Everybody say

When you hear the call

G Am

You've got to get it underway

Word up

It's the code word

F G

No matter where you say it

You'll know that you'll be heard

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