[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 - BPM 127 - Vox double - all way through] Start on upstroke so that snare hit lands on downstroke [Main intro and verse riff] -----------------------------*all downstrokes for run down E ------------------1--3---------3-1----- B 7--7--------------1--3--7--7-7-3-17----- G 7--7-repeat twice-2--4--7--7-7-4-27------ D 7--7--------------3--5--7--7-7-5-37---- A 5--5--------------3--5--5--5-5-5-35----- E ------------------1--3-------5-3-1------ udududududududududududududududududu
[Muted intro - [D][F][G] with run - no drums] [Muted intro - [D][F][G] with run - play snare on each downbeat of run] [Intro x 2 with full drums]
[Verse 1] [D5] People... [F][G][D5][F] keep [G] on [D5] learnin', [F][G][D5][F][G] [D5] Soldiers. [F] .. [G][D5][F] keep [G] on [D5] warrin', [F][G][D5][F][G] [E5] World... [G][A][E5][F#7] keep on [G7] turnin', [C7add9] 'Cause it won't be too [D5] long [F][G]
[Vamp] [D5][F][G] x 2
[Verse 2] [D5] Powers. [F] .. [G][D5][F] keep [G] on [D5] lyin', [F][G] [D5][F][G] While your [D5] people [F] .. [G] . [D5][F] keep [G] on [D5] dyin [F][G][D5][F][G] [E5] World... [G][A][E5][F#7] keep on [G7] turnin [C7add9] 'Cause it won't be too [D5] long [F][G]
[Vamp] [D5][F][G] x 2
[Verse 3] I'm [G7] so darn glad he let me [D7] try it again, 'Cause my [G7] last time on earth I lived a [D7] whole world of sin, I'm [G7] so glad that I know more [D7] than I knew then, Gonna [E7] keep on tryin', [G] 'Til I [G7] reach the highest [D5] ground-- [F] -- [G] ---
[Vamp] [D5][F][G] x 2
[Verse 4] [D5] Teachers.. [F] . [G][D5][F] keep [G] on [D5] teachin', [F][G][D5][F][G] [D5] Preachers. [F] .. [G][D5][F] keep [G] on [D5] preachin', [F][G][D5][F][G] [E5] World... [G][A][E5] just [F#7] keep on [G7] turnin', [C9] 'Cause it won't be too [D5] long [F][G][D5][F][G] D5 F G D5 F G Oh, no!
[Verse 5] [D5] Lovers. [F] .. [G][D5][F] keep [G] on [D5] lovin', [F][G][D5][F][G] Be - [D5] lievers. [F] .. [G][D5] keep [F] on [G] be - [D5] lievin', [F][G][D5][F][G] [E5] Sleepers. [G] .. [A][E5][F#7] just stop [G7] sleepin', [C7add9] 'Cause it won't be too [D5] long [F][G] [D5] Oh, no! [F] -- [G] ----- [D5] ------ [D7] -----
[Verse 6] I'm [G7] so darn glad he let me [D7] try it again, 'Cause my [G7] last time on earth I lived a [D7] whole world of sin, I'm [G7] so glad that I know more [D7] than I knew then, Gonna [E7] keep on tryin', ' [G] Til I [G7] reach my highest [D5] ground [F][G][D5][F][G]
[Coda] [D5] Woo! [F][G][D5] Til I [F] reach my [G] highest [D5] ground, [F][G][D5][F][G] [D5] No, [F][G][D5] no one's [F] gonna [G] bring me [D5] down, [F][G][D5][F][G] [D5] Oh, no, [F][G][D5] til I [F] reach my [G] higher [D5] ground, [F][G][D5][F][G] [D5] Hum, [F] don't [G] you [D5] let no - [F] body [G] bring you d [D5] own- [F] -- [G] -, [D5][F][G] [D5] God, is gonna [F] show you [G] higher [D5] ground [F][G][D5][F][G][D]
