Word Up

[Intro]
| F#m - | E - | D E | F#m - |

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

[Chorus]
F#m     E
   Everybody say
D                  E
When you hear they call
              F#m    E F#m
You've got to get it underway
Word up!
         E
It's the code word
   D                E
No matter where you say it
    F#m       E      F#m
You know that you'll be heard

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

[Chorus]
F#m     E
   Everybody say
D                  E
When you hear they call
              F#m    E F#m
You've got to get it underway
Word up!
         E
It's the code word
   D                E
No matter where you say it
    F#m       E      F#m     F#m
You know that you'll be heard
F#m
   Word up!
     E
Everybody say
D                  E
When you hear they call
              F#m    E F#m
You've got to get it underway
Word up!
         E
It's the code word
   D                E
No matter where you say it
    F#m       E      F#m
You know that you'll be heard

[Outro]
F#m
   Word up!
     E
Everybody say
D                  E
When you hear they call
              F#m    E F#m
You've got to get it underway
Word up!
         E
It's the code word
   D                E
No matter where you say it
    F#m       E      F#m
You know that you'll be heard