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Word Up

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[Intro]
F#mOne two three four!
[Verse]
F#mYour pretty ladies arEound the world
Got a Dweird thing to Eshow you
So tell F#mall the boys and girls
Tell your F#mbrother, your sister and
Your Emummy too
Cuz we're 'Dbout to go Edown
And you F#mknow just what to do
Wave your F#mhands in the air like
EYou don't care
DGlide by the Epeople as they F#mstart
N.C
To look and stare
Do your F#mdance, do your dance, Edo
N.C
Your dance quick
Come Don pretty Elady tell me F#mwhat's
N.C
The word
[Chorus]
F#mWord up! WORD UP!
EveryEbody says,
DWhen you hear the Ecall you've got
To F#mget it underway!
F#mWord up! WORD UP!
Now Eit's the code word
No Dmatter where you Esay it you
F#mKnow that you'll be heard
[Instrumental]
 F#m,  E,  D,  E,   F#mx2
[Verse 2]
Now F#mall you sucker DJ's who Ethink
N.C
You're fly
There's Dgot to be a Ereason and we
F#mKnow the reason why
F#mWhy you put on those airs and you
EAct real cool
DThen you got to Erealize you're
F#mActing like fools
If there's F#mmusic we can use it
We're Efree to dance
DWe don't have the Etime for
PsychoF#mlogical romance
No F#mromance, no romance, Eno romance
N.C
For me
Come Don pretty Elady tell me F#mwhat's
N.C
The word
[Chorus]
F#mWord up! WORD UP!
EveryEbody says,
DWhen you hear the Ecall you've got
To F#mget it underway!
F#mWord up! WORD UP!
Now Eit's the code word
No Dmatter where you Esay it you
F#mKnow that you'll be heard
[Instrumental]
 F#m,  E,  D,  E,   F#mx2
N.C
Alright go on!
 F#m,  E,  D,  E,    F#mx2
N.C
Alright Frank take it away!
 F#m,  E,  D,  E, F#m  
N.C
Alrighty Hank show 'em what time it is!
 F#m,  E,  D,  E, F#m  
[Pre-Outro]
F#mWord up! WORD UP!
EveryEbody says,
DWhen you hear the Ecall you've got
To F#mget it underway!
F#mWord up! WORD UP!
Now Eit's the code word
No Dmatter where you Esay it you
F#mKnow that you'll be heard
F#mWord up! WORD UP!
EveryEbody says,
DWhen you hear the Ecall you've got
To F#mget it underway!
F#mWord up! WORD UP!
Now Eit's the code word
No Dmatter where you Esay it you
F#mKnow that you'll be heard
[Outro]
F#mW - O - R - ED - UP!
DW - EO - R - F#mD - UP!
F#mW - O - R - ED - UP!
DW - EO - R - F#mD - UP!
F#mW - O - R - ED - UP!
DW - EO - R - F#mD - UP!
F#mW - O - R - ED - UP!
DW - EO - R - F#mD - UP!
F#mW - O - R - ED - UP!
DW - EO - R - F#mD - UP!
F#mW - O - R - ED - UP!

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Word Up

by The BossHoss

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[Intro]

F#m

One two three four!

[Verse]

F#m E

Your pretty ladies around the world

D E

Got a weird thing to show you

F#m

So tell all the boys and girls

F#m

Tell your brother, your sister and

Your mummy too

D E

Cuz we're 'bout to go down

F#m

And you know just what to do

F#m

Wave your hands in the air like

You don't care

D E F#m

Glide by the people as they start

N.C

To look and stare

F#m E

Do your dance, do your dance, do

N.C

Your dance quick

D E F#m

Come on pretty lady tell me what's

N.C

The word

[Chorus]

F#m

Word up! WORD UP!

Everybody says,

D E

When you hear the call you've got

F#m

To get it underway!

F#m

Word up! WORD UP!

Now it's the code word

D E

No matter where you say it you

F#m

Know that you'll be heard

[Instrumental]

F#m E D E F#m

, , , , x2

[Verse 2]

F#m E

Now all you sucker DJ's who think

N.C

You're fly

D E

There's got to be a reason and we

F#m

Know the reason why

F#m

Why you put on those airs and you

Act real cool

D E

Then you got to realize you're

F#m

Acting like fools

F#m

If there's music we can use it

We're free to dance

D E

We don't have the time for

F#m

Psychological romance

F#m E

No romance, no romance, no romance

N.C

For me

D E F#m

Come on pretty lady tell me what's

N.C

The word

[Chorus]

F#m

Word up! WORD UP!

Everybody says,

D E

When you hear the call you've got

F#m

To get it underway!

F#m

Word up! WORD UP!

Now it's the code word

D E

No matter where you say it you

F#m

Know that you'll be heard

[Instrumental]

F#m E D E F#m

, , , , x2

N.C

Alright go on!

F#m E D E F#m

, , , , x2

N.C

Alright Frank take it away!

F#m E D E F#m

, , , ,

N.C

Alrighty Hank show 'em what time it is!

F#m E D E F#m

, , , ,

[Pre-Outro]

F#m

Word up! WORD UP!

Everybody says,

D E

When you hear the call you've got

F#m

To get it underway!

F#m

Word up! WORD UP!

Now it's the code word

D E

No matter where you say it you

F#m

Know that you'll be heard

F#m

Word up! WORD UP!

Everybody says,

D E

When you hear the call you've got

F#m

To get it underway!

F#m

Word up! WORD UP!

Now it's the code word

D E

No matter where you say it you

F#m

Know that you'll be heard

[Outro]

F#m E

W - O - R - D - UP!

D E F#m

W - O - R - D - UP!

F#m E

W - O - R - D - UP!

D E F#m

W - O - R - D - UP!

F#m E

W - O - R - D - UP!

D E F#m

W - O - R - D - UP!

F#m E

W - O - R - D - UP!

D E F#m

W - O - R - D - UP!

F#m E

W - O - R - D - UP!

D E F#m

W - O - R - D - UP!

F#m E

W - O - R - D - UP!

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