[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 - Strum to bring drums in] (1 bar) - [B][B][A][E] x 4 (Ghostbusters!)
[Verse 1] If there's [B] somethin' strange,[A][E] in your [B] neighbourhood [A][E] [B]Who ya gonna call? (Ghostbusters!) [B][B][A][E] If it's [B]somethin' weird, an' it don't look good [B]Who ya gonna call? (Ghostbusters!) [B][B][A][E]
[Minor Riff] [Bm][A][G#m][E] "I ain't afraid o' no ghost" x 2 (play Bm, then x24400 x 2 - then Asus4 Asus2 x 2, then G#m7-466474)
[Main Riff] [B][B][A][E] x 4
[Verse 2] If you're [B] seein' things, [A][E] runnin' [B] through your head [A][E] [B] Who can you call? [A][E] (Ghostbusters!) [B][B][A][E] An in [B] visible man, [A][E] sleepin' [B] in your bed [A][E] Oh [B] who ya gonna call?(Ghostbusters!) [B][B][A][E]
[Minor Riff] [Bm][A][G#m][E] "I ain't afraid o' no ghost" x 2
[Main Riff] [B][B][A][E] x 4
[B] Who can you call? [A][E] (Ghostbusters!) [B][B][A][E] If you're [B]all alone, [A][E] pick [B]up the phone [A][E] And [B]call [A][E] (Ghostbusters!) [B][B][A][E]
[Middle Section] ([B][A])I ain't afraid o' [A]no [B]ghost ([B][A])I hear it likes [A]the [B]girls ([B][A])I ain't afraid o' [A]no [B]ghost ([B][A]) ------------------- [E] - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Main Riff] [B][B][A][E] x 4
Who you gonna call? (Ghostbusters!) Mmm, if you've had a dose of a freaky ghost baby You better call (Ghostbusters!)
[Breakdown] [F#maj] x4 Riff is minor ish though B 3 2 G 2 Do drum solo - 8th notes - thumb and fingers alternate - play some offbeats - 1 bar chord, 3 bars drums Let me tell you somethin' - Bustin' makes me feel good!
[Minor Riff] [Bm][A][G#m][E] "I ain't afraid o' no ghost" x 2
[Main Riff] [B][B][A][E] ad hoc - until end (shout 'Ghostbusters' as necessary)
[End] [Guitar riff] E ----------------- B ---4--2---------- G ---4--2-1-------- D ---4--2-2---------- A -6-2--0-2-------- E 7-------0--------
[Keyboard riff] E -7-11-9-------7----5-9---x B -7----10-10---7----5-10--9 G -8----9--9----8----6-9---9- D -9-------x----9----7-x---9 A -9-------0----9----7-0---x E -7------------7----5-----0
