[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 - Capo on first fret - BPM 112] [Dmaj9/F#][G][Dmaj9/F#][G]
[Verse 1] [Dmaj9/F#] Friday night an' I'm going nowhere, [G] All the lights are changing [Dmaj9/F#] green to red. [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Turning over T.V. stations, [G] Situations running through my [Dmaj9/F#] head [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Looking back through time, you know, It's [G] clear that I've been blind, I've [Dmaj9/F#] been a fool [G] To [Dmaj9/F#] open up my heart to all [G] that jealousy That bitterness [Dmaj9/F#] that ridicule. [G][Em]
[Verse 2] [Dmaj9/F#] Saturday I'm running wild An' [G] all the lights are changin', [Dmaj9/F#] red to green. [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Moving through the crowds, I'm pushin', [G] Chemicals are rushing in [Dmaj9/F#] my bloodstream. [G] Only [Dmaj9/F#] wish that you were here, You know I'm [G] seein' it so clear; I've been a [Dmaj9/F#] fraid [G] To [Dmaj9/F#] show you how I really feel, Ad [G] mit to some of those bad mis [Dmaj9/F#] takes I've made. [G]
[Chorus 1] [D] And if you want it, [A] come an' get it, [Em] for crying out loud [F#m11] [D] The love that I was [A] givin' you was [Em] never in [G] doubt [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [Dmaj9/F#][G] [Babylon] Dmaj9/F# G [Babylon] Dmaj9/F# G [Babylon][Dmaj9/F#][G]
[Verse 3] [Dmaj9/F#] Sunday, all the lights in London [G] shining, Sky [Dmaj9/F#] is fading red [G] to blue. [Dmaj9/F#] Kickin' through the autumn leaves And [G] wonderin' where it is you might be [Dmaj9/F#] going to [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Turnin' back for home, you know, I'm [G] feeling so alone, I can't be [Dmaj9/F#] lieve [G] [Dmaj9/F#] Climbin' on the stair I turn around To [G] see you smiling there in front of me. [Dmaj9/F#][G]
[Chorus 2] [D] And if you want it, [A] come an' get it, [Em] for crying out loud [F#m11] [D] The love that I was [A] givin' you was [Em] never in [G] doubt [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now
[Chorus 3] [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [D] Let go of your heart [A] let go of your [Em] head, and feel it [A] now [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] Babylon [Dmaj9/F#][G] [End]
