Word Up

F#m = 244222    F#    = 244322    F#7     = 242322
E   = 022100    Esus4 = 022200    F#7sus4 = 242422
D   = xx0232    A     = 577655    Eadd9   = 022102

^ = Emphasise the beat

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[Intro]
   F#m             E            D       E        F#
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[Verse 1]
F#m                     Esus4
Yoh, pretty ladies, a - round the world,
      D              E                 F#
Got a weird thing to show you, so tell all the boys and girls,
          F#m                            Esus4
Tell your brother, your sister, and your momma too,
                 D          E             F#
'Cause we're a - bout to go down, and you know just what to do

[Verse 2]
          F#m                    Esus4
Wave your hands in the air, like you don't care,
D            E              F#
Glide by the people as they stop to look and stare,
        F#m                   Esus4
Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick,
    D              E             F#
Mo----ma, come on, baby, tell me what's the word?

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[Chorus]
         F#7 (F#7sus4)(F#7)          Esus4 E
A - word up!                 Every - body  say...
D                 E                F#
When you hear the call, you got to get it under way,
     F#7  F#7sus4 F#7           Esus4 E
Word up!               It's the code  word,
   D                Eadd9       F#
No matter where you say it, you know that you'll be heard

[Verse 3]
             F#m             Esus4
Now, all you sucker DJ's who think you're fly,
        D           E              F#
There's got to be a reason, and we know the reason why,
           F#m                    Esus4
You try to put on those airs, and act real cool,
        D             Eadd9           F#
But you got to real - ise that you're acting like fools

[Verse 4]
           F#m                        Esus4
If there's music we can use it, we're free to dance,
D                 E                 F#
We don't have the time for psycho - logical romance,
        F#m                Esus4
No ro - mance, no romance, no romance for me,
    D              Eadd9         F#
Mo----ma, come on, baby, tell me what's the word?

[Chorus]
         F#7 (F#7sus4)(F#7)          Esus4 E
A - word up!                 Every - body  say...
D                 E                F#
When you hear the call, you got to get it under way! Owww!

[Break]
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[Verse 5]
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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]
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   F#m           Esus4  E       D    D  E    E   F#
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[Coda]
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