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Intro
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One two three four!
Verse
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Your pretty ladies around the world
D E
Got a weird thing to show you
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So tell all the boys and girls
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Tell your brother, your sister and
E
Your mummy too
D E
Cuz we're 'bout to go down
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And you know just what to do
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Wave your hands in the air like
E
You don't care
D E F#m
Glide by the people as they start
N.C
To look and stare
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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
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Word up! WORD UP!
E
Everybody says,
D E
When you hear the call you've got
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To get it underway!
F#m
Word up! WORD UP!
E
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
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Now all you sucker DJ's who think
N.C
You're fly
D E
There's got to be a reason and we
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Know the reason why
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Why you put on those airs and you
E
Act real cool
D E
Then you got to realize you're
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Acting like fools
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If there's music we can use it
E
We're free to dance
D E
We don't have the time for
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Psychological romance
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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
F#m
Word up! WORD UP!
E
Everybody says,
D E
When you hear the call you've got
F#m
To get it underway!
F#m
Word up! WORD UP!
E
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!
E
Everybody says,
D E
When you hear the call you've got
F#m
To get it underway!
F#m
Word up! WORD UP!
E
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!
E
Everybody says,
D E
When you hear the call you've got
F#m
To get it underway!
F#m
Word up! WORD UP!
E
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!
Written by Larry Blackmon/Tomi Jenkins