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[Verse 1]
F#m                 E
You pretty ladies around the world
      D                           E           F#m      E
Got a weird thing to show you so tell all the boys and girls
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Tell your brother, your sister and your mama, too
       D                       E         F#m     E
we're about to go down and you know just what to do
          F#m                    E
Wave your hands in the air like you don't care
D                           E        F#m      E
Glide by the people as they start to look and stare
        F#m                   E
Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick, mama
D                     E
Come on baby, tell me what's the word


[Chorus]
           F#m             E
Now - word up, up ,up everybody say
         D                        E      F#m   E
When you hear the call you got to get it under way
      F#m         E             D
Word up, it's the code word, no matter where you say it
       E        F#m        E
You'll know that you'll be heard


[Verse 2]
            F#m            E
Now all you sucker DJs who think you're fly
         D                        E        F#m    E
There's got to be a reason and we know the reason why
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You try to put on those airs and act real cool
         D                         E      F#m  E
But you got to realize that you're acting like fools
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If there's music we can use it, we`re free to dance
    D                           E  F#m       E
We don't have that time for psychological romance
      F#m               E
No romance, no romance, no romance for me, mama
D                     E      F#m E
Come on baby, tell me what's the word


[Chorus]
           F#m             E
Now - word up, up ,up everybody say
         D                        E      F#m   E
When you hear the call you got to get it under way
      F#m         E             D
Word up, it's the code word, no matter where you say it
       E        F#m        E
You'll know that you'll be heard


[Instrumental]
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[Chorus] (x3)
           F#m             E
Now - word up, up ,up everybody say
         D                        E      F#m   E
When you hear the call you got to get it under way
      F#m         E             D
Word up, it's the code word, no matter where you say it
       E        F#m        E
You'll know that you'll be heard