Intro
C#m B A A B B C#
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[Verse 1]
C#m Bsus4 B
Yoh, pretty ladies, a - round the world,
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Got a weird thing to show you, so tell all the boys and girls,
C#m Bsus4 B
Tell your brother, your sister, and your momma too,
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'Cause we're a - bout to go down, and you know just what to do
[Verse 2]
C#m Bsus4 B
Wave your hands in the air, like you don't care,
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Glide by the people as they start to look and stare,
C#m Bsus4 B
Do your dance,... do your dance, do your dance quick, mama,
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Come on, baby, tell me what's the word?
[Verse 3]
C#m Bsus4 B
E - word up! Every - body say,
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When you hear the call, you got to get it under way,
C#m Bsus4 B A A B
Word up! It's the code word, no matter where you say it,
B C#
You know that you'll be heard
[Verse 4]
C#m Bsus4 B
Now, all you sucker DJ's who think you're fly,
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There's got to be a reason, and we know the reason why,
C#m Bsus4 B
You try to put on those airs, and act real cool,
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But you got to re - al - ise that you're acting like fools
[Verse 5]
C#m Bsus4 B
If there's music we can use it, we're free to dance,
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We don't have the time for psy - cho - logical romance,
C#m Bsus4 B
No ro - mance, no romance, no romance for me, momma,
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Come on, baby, tell me what's the word?
[Verse 6]
C#m Bsus4 B A A B
E - word up! Every - body say, when you hear the call,
B C#
You got to get it under way! Owww!
C# E
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A|-------------2--0--|---------------|
E|--2-----2----------|--2-----2------|
[Verse 7]
C#m Bsus4 B A A B B C#
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C#m Bsus4 B A A B B
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[Verse 8]
C#
Come on, all you people sing...
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C# B C# E C# B C# E
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[2 bars no chords, scrub rhythm]
C# B C# E
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C#m Bsus4 B A A B B C#
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[Coda]
e|-------------------|---------------| [Repeat]
B|-------------------|---------------|
G|-------------------|---------------|
D|-------------------|---------------|
A|-------------2--0--|---------------|
E|--2-----2----------|--2-----2------|