Intro
F#m E D D E E F#
||: / /_/ / / | /_/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / /_/ | /_/ /_/ / / :||[x2]
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 1]
F#m Esus4 E
Yoh, pretty ladies, a - round the world,
D D E E F#
Got a weird thing to show you, so tell all the boys and girls,
F#m Esus4 E
Tell your brother, your sister, and your momma too,
D D E E F#
'Cause we're a - bout to go down, and you know just what to do
[Verse 2]
F#m Esus4 E
Wave your hands in the air, like you don't care,
D D E E F#
Glide by the people as they start to look and stare,
F#m Esus4 E
Do your dance,... do your dance, do your dance quick, mama,
D D E E F#
Come on, baby, tell me what's the word?
[Verse 3]
F#m Esus4 E
A - word up! Every - body say,
D D E E F#
When you hear the call, you got to get it under way,
F#m Esus4 E D D E
Word up! It's the code word, no matter where you say it,
E F#
You know that you'll be heard
[Verse 4]
F#m Esus4 E
Now, all you sucker DJ's who think you're fly,
D D E E F#
There's got to be a reason, and we know the reason why,
F#m Esus4 E
You try to put on those airs, and act real cool,
D D E E F#
But you got to re - al - ise that you're acting like fools
[Verse 5]
F#m Esus4 E
If there's music we can use it, we're free to dance,
D D E E F#
We don't have the time for psy - cho - logical romance,
F#m Esus4 E
No ro - mance, no romance, no romance for me, momma,
D D E E F#
Come on, baby, tell me what's the word?
[Verse 6]
F#m Esus4 E D D E
A - word up! Every - body say, when you hear the call,
E F#
You got to get it under way! Owww!
F# A
||: /_/ /_/ / /_/ | /_/ / /_/ / :|| [x4]
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
e|-------------------|---------------| [x4]
B|-------------------|---------------|
G|-------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|---------------|
A|-------------2--0--|---------------|
E|--2-----2----------|--2-----2------|
[Verse 7]
F#m Esus4 E D D E E F#
| / /_/ / / | /_/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / /_/ | /_/ /_/ / / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F#m Esus4 E D D E E
| / /_/ / / | /_/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / /_/ |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 8]
F#
Come on, all you people sing...
^ ^ ^
F# E F# A F# E F# A
||: W - O - R - D... UP! W - O - R - D... UP! :||x4
[2 bars no chords, scrub rhythm]
F# E F# A
||: / /_/ / / | /_/ /_/ / / | W - O - R - D... UP! :||x2
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F#m Esus4 E D D E E F#
||: / /_/ / / | /_/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / /_/ | /_/ /_/ / / :||[Repeat]
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
[Coda]
e|-------------------|---------------| [Repeat]
B|-------------------|---------------|
G|-------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|---------------|
A|-------------2--0--|---------------|
E|--2-----2----------|--2-----2------|