[Start with Drums no chords BxSB xxSx (bB)xSB xxSx]
[Then slap chords with drums] D ----------------0--02--24424 A ----------------0--02--24424 E 4--4----22-2----0--02--24424 Dr--S---S---S---S---S---S---S--------------------- (bass drum played but not shown here)
[Then keyboard part] E 2--5-4-2----------------------------------------- B 2--------10-9------------------------------------ G x--------9--------------------------------------- D 4--------9-------0--02-24424--------------------- A 4--------7-------0--02-24424--------------------- E 4----------------0--02-24424---------------------
[Verse 1 444 222 000 in drop D] [F#m] Yoh, pretty ladies, a - [Esus4]round the world, Got a [D]weird thing to [E]show you, so tell [F#m]all the boys [F#m/E]and [F#m]girls, .. Tell your [F#m]brother, your sister, and your[Esus4] momma too, 'Cause we're a - [D]bout to go [E]down, and you [F#]know just what [F#m/E]to [F#m]do
[Verse 2] Wave your [F#m]hands in the air, like [Esus4]you don't care, [D] Glide by the [E]people as they [F#m]stop to look and stare, Do your [F#m] dance, do your dance, [Esus4] do your dance quick, Mo-- [D] --ma, come on, [E] baby, tell me [F#m] what's the word?
[Chorus - with keyboard riff] A - word [F#m] up! Every - [Esus4] body [E] say... [D] When you hear the [E] call, you got to [F#m] get it un [F#m/E] der [F#m] way Word [F#m] up! It's the [Esus4] code [E] word, No [D] matter where you [E] say it, you [F#m] know that you'll [F#m/E] be [F#m] heard
[Verse 3] Now, all you [F#m] sucker DJ's who [Esus4] think you're fly, There's [D] got to be a [E] reason, and we [F#m] know the rea [F#m/E] son [F#m] why You try to [F#m] put on those airs, and [Esus4] act real cool, But you [D] got to real - [E] ise that you're [F#m] acting like [F#m/E][F#m] fools
[Verse 4] If there's [F#m] music we can use it, we're [Esus4] free to dance, [D] We don't have the [E] time for psycho - [F#m] logical [F#m/E] ro [F#m] mance, No ro - [F#m] mance, no romance, [Esus4] no romance for me, Mo-- [D] --ma, come on, [Eadd9] baby, tell me [F#m] what's [F#m/E] the wor [F#m] d?
[Chorus - with keyboard riff] A - word [F#m] up! Every - [Esus4] body [E] say... [D] When you hear the [E] call, you got to [F#m] get it [F#m/E] under [F#m] way! Owww!
[Break] F#m F#m F#m (F#m A 777xxxx) x 4
[Bouncy riff x 4 - just bass drum] F#m F#m B (B/A) F#m F#m - play with 2nd finger to help use other fingers to mute other strings E ---------------------------- B ---------------------------- G ----------4--4------------- D --4--4----4--4-4---4------- A --4--4----2--0-4---4-------- E --4--4---------4---4--------
[Keyboard riff version version of Verse chords x 2 - Drums back in] (Fuller chords - full D, E with low E string muted then F#m 44422x)
[Bouncy riff x 4 again] ||: W - O - R - D... UP! W - O - R - D... UP! :||x4 E ---------------------------- B ---------------------------- G ----------4--4------------- D --4--4----4--4-4---4------- A --4--4----2--0-4---4-------- E --4--4---------4---4-------- W O R D Up
(just drums) ||: W - O - R - D... UP! W - O - R - D... UP! :||x4
[Intro - BPM 92] Twice with riff > D - 2 2 2 0 ... A - 0 3 4 E 0 2 A 0 (equal time value) Play twice but finish early (2h3 then Snare) to play snare Hit and then play harmonica bit - also pluck with fingers so loud - also on the hammer on E-0h2 to then play the A chord, do a snare hit as well [Harmonica part] A E A A --A----------E---------A-------------A E 9--7--5----12-10-9---5-5-5-5--5-5--5 B 10-5--5----9---------5-5-5-5--5-7--5 G 9--6--6----9---------6-6-6-6--6-6--6 D X--7-------9---------7-7-7-7--7-7--7 A 0--0-------X---------0-------------- E -----------0------------------------
[Verse] There's a [A] loving in your [E] eyes all the [A] way [A] If I [A] listen to your [E] lies would you [A] say [A] I'm a [D] man without con [E] viction I'm a [D] man who doesn't [E] know How to [D] sell a contra [E] diction You come and go [D/B - 7x777x] You come and go (drum fill and stop) [F#m][E]
[Chorus] [A] Karma karma karma karma karm [E/G#] a chameleon [F#m] You come and go [Bm] You come and go [A/E] oh oh [E] oh [A] Loving would be easy if your [E/G#] colours were like my dreams [F#m] Red gold and green [Bm] Red gold and green [A/E] ee ee een [E]
[Verse] Didn't [A] hear your wicked [E] words every [A] day ....... [A] And you [A] used to be so [E] sweet I heard you [A] say..... [A] That my [D] love was an ad [E] diction When we [D] cling our love is [E] strong When you [D] go you're gone for [E] ever You string along [D/B - 7x777x] (bryan adams - tina - 7x777x) You string along (drum fill and stop) [F#m][E]
[Chorus] [A] Karma karma karma karma karm [E/G#] a chameleon [F#m] You come and go [Bm] You come and go [A/E] oh oh [E] oh [A] Loving would be easy if your [E/G#] colours were like my dreams [F#m] Red gold and green [Bm] Red gold and green [A/E] ee ee een [E]
[Bridge] [D] Every day is like sur [C#m] vival [D/B - 7x777x] You're my lover not my [F#m] rival [D] Every day is like sur [C#m] vival [D/B - 7x777x] You're my lover not my [F#m] ri [E] val
[Solo - Play intro again - variation] A E A A x 2
[Verse] I'm a [D] man without con [E] viction I'm a [D] man who doesn't [E] know How to [D] sell a contra [E] diction You come and go [D/B - 7x777x] You come and go (drum fill and stop) [F#m][E]
[Chorus] [A] Karma karma karma karma karm [E/G#] a chameleon [F#m] You come and go [Bm] You come and go [A/E] oh oh [E] oh [A] Loving would be easy if your [E/G#] colours were like my dreams [F#m] Red gold and green [Bm] Red gold and green [A/E] ee ee een [E] [Repeat Chorus x 3 - 2nd time marching - just bass drum and hard slap mute strum]
