[F#m] Uh hum (riff) D 4------4----------- A 4----4------------- E 2------------------
During verse [F#m] Uh hum (riff) [D][C#7] D 4------4-----------7---6- A 4----4-------------5---4-- E 2------------------------
[Verse 1] (Shorty [E Riff]) [F#m]Get ... dow own …… (o)good Lord [D]Baby got 'em open all [C#7]over tow..own [F#m] Strickly biz she don't (o)play a....round Cover [D]much gro ounds, got [C#7]game by the pound
[F#m] Gettin paid is her for..te … Each and [D]every day ... true [C#7]player way I [F#m]can't (stop drums and music) get her outta my mind (wow) I [D] think about the girl all the [C#7] time (wow wow) (drums back in - bass riff E - 0 00 0 1 2)
[F#m] East side to the west side Push your [D]fat rides its [C#7]no surprise [F#m] She got tricks in the stash Stacking up the [D]cash, (stops) fast when it [C#7] comes to the gas (bass riff back in)
[F#m] By no means average She's [D]on when she's got to [C#7] have it [F#m] Baby your a perfect 10 I wanna get [D]in (Stop) ... can I get [C#7] down so I can [F#m] win
[Chorus] [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it, bag it up [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it, bag it up [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it, bag it up [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it up
[Verse 2] She's [F#m] got class and style [D] street knowledge by the [C#7] pound. Baby never [F#m] act wild very [D] low key on the prof [C#7] ile.
[F#m] Catching feelings is a no So let me [D] tell you how it [C#7] goes. (stops) Curves [F#m] the words, spins the verbs Lovers it [D] curbs so freak [C#7] what you heard
Rollin' [F#m] with the phatness [D] you don't even know [C#7] what the half is You got to [F#m] pay to play (stop) [D]just for shorty, bang bang, to [C#7]look your way.
[F#m] (so) I like the way you work it. Trumped [D] tight, all day, [C#7] every day (stop) Yo [F#m] u're blowing my mind, maybe in time Baby I get [D] you in my ride [C#7]
[Chorus] [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it, bag it up [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it, bag it up [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it, bag it up [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it up
[Hey ya, hey ya section] [F#m][F#m][D][C#7] x 4 with random solos during stops
[Chorus] [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it, bag it up [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it, bag it up [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it, bag it up [F#m] I like the way you work it No [D] Diggity, I got to [C#7] bag it up
[Hey ya, hey ya section] [F#m][F#m][D][C#7] x 4 with random solos during stops Then can repeat until end
[Notes] [E Riff] - Played with snare as a turnaround at points in song D 2--22-22--2 A x--xx-xx--x E 0--00-00--0
[Intro Verse - just bass drum - BPM 99] Think about [A] it, [E] there must [D] be higher [E] love [D] Down in the [A] heart or hidden [F#m] in the stars a- [E] bove With [A] out it, [E] life is a [D] wasted time [E] [D] Look inside [A] your heart, I'll [E] look inside [B] mine
(Drums pattern is B B B S - first half - B S B S second half of each line) [B] Things look so bad [C#m] everywhere [B] In this whole world, [G#m] what is [A] fair? [B] We walk blind and we [A] try to [E] see [B] Falling behind in what [G#m] could [C#m] be
[Chorus 1 - Full drums in] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] (C#m x C#m7 C#m horn phrase - come in late to A on next line) [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] What's that [A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
[Verse2] Worlds are [A] turning [E] and we're [D] just hanging [E] on [D] Facing our [A] fear and standing [F#m] out there a [E] lone A [A] yearning [E] , and it's [D] real to me [E] [D] There must be [A] someone who's [E] feeling for [B] me
(Normal drums now) [B] Things look so bad [C#m] everywhere [B] In this whole world, [G#m] what is [A] fair? [B] We walk blind and we [A] try to [E] see [B] Falling behind in what [G#m] could [C#m] be
[Chorus 1] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] What's that [A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
[Chorus 2] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] I could [A] rise [E] above on a [C#m] higher [B] love
[Bridge - Just bass drum for this?] [A] I [B] will [C#m] wait for it [B][A] [B] I'm [C#m] not too late [B] for [A] it [A] Un- [B] til [C#m] then, I'll [B] sing my [A] song [B] To [C#m] cheer the [B] night a- [A] long
[Vamp] (Hammering on B/Db to C#m7 - with just bass drum) Bring it C#m7xxx C#m7xxx B/DbxxC#m7 xxxx C#m7xxx C#m7xxx xxxx xxxx X 2
[Bridge 2?] [B] I could light the night up with my soul on fire [B] I could make the sun shine from [A] pure desire [A] Let me [C#m] feel that [D] love come over [A] me [C#m] Let me [A] feel how [E] strong it could [B] be
[Vamp on B ringing] Oh oh oh
{Female vocals, only with drums - hands as per start of supersition when time to get hands back for chords play final snare figure with r/h} (Bring me a higher love) (Bring me a higher love, oh____ ) Bring me (Bring me a higher love) Oh______ (Bring me a higher love) Oh (bring chords back in [B][C#m])
[Chorus 1 - Chords] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] What's that [A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
