[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 - Original Key - Capo 3rd fret - don't bother live] Just drums B BBS - BB(SS)BBS x 2 [Am] Am goes to F which starts the figure
[Am][F][F][G][G][Am] e|-3-00-1-----3--1--3-----3--0--0-----00--0-- B|-1-11-1-----1--1--3-----3--0--1-----11--1-- G|-2-22-2-----2--2--2-----2--0--2-----02--2-- D|-2-22-3-----x--3--0-----0--0--2-----22--2-- A|-0-00-3-----3--3--x-----x--x--0-----00--0-- E|------1-----1--1--3-----3--3--x-------------- DR-B S B S B S B S B S B S B S B
[Am][F][F][G][G][Am] e|-3-3-1--------3-3-3------0--0--00-- B|-1-1-1--------1-1-3------0--3--11-- G|-2-2-2--------2-2-2------0--2--22-- D|-2-2-3--------x-x-0------0--2--22-- A|-0-0-3--------3-3-x------x--0--00-- E|-----1--------1-1-3------3--x------ DR-S B S B S B S B S B S
[Verse 1- Change over first part is Am to G alot] It doesn't [F] hurt me. (oh [G] yeah yeah [Am] yoh) [Am] You wanna feel how it [F] feels? [G][Am] [Am] You wanna know, know that it doesn't [F] hurt me? [G][Am] [Am] You wanna hear about the [F] deal I'm [G] making? [F] You-ooo [G] oooo ooh [Am] ooh ooh ooh its [F] You and [G] me-ee [Am] ee ee ee
[Chorus] And [F] if I only could, Make a [G] deal with God, And [Am] get him to swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, Be running up that [Am] building. If I only [F] could....... [G] oh... [Am] oh...
[Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[Verse 2] [Am] You don't want to [F] hurt me, [G] [Am] But see how deep the bullet [F] lies. [G] [Am] Unaware that I'm tearing you a [F] sunder. [G] [Am] There is thunder in our [F] hearts, ba [G] by. [Am] So much hate for the ones we [F] love? [G] [Am] Tell me, we both mat [F] ter, don't we? [G] [F] You- [G] oo- [Am] ooo, [F] You and [G] me- [Am] ee, [F] You and [G] me won't be [G] unhappy.
[Chorus] And [F] if I only could, Make a [G] deal with God, And [Am] get him to swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, Be running up that [Am] building. If I only [F] could....... [G] oh... [Am] oh... [Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[F] You- [G] oo- [Am] ooo, [F] Its you and [G] me-ee, [Am] ee ee ee [F] You and [G] me won't be [G] unhappy.
[Bridge] [F] 'C'mon, baby, [G] c'mon, c'mon, darling, [Am] Let me steal this moment from you now. [F] C'mon, angel, [G] c'mon, c'mon, darling, [Am] Let's exchange the experience, oh...' [F] Oh-o [G] h-- [Am] oh, [Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[Chorus] And if I only [F] could, Make a deal with [G] God, And get him to [Am] swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, With no [Am] problems
And if I only [F] could, Make a deal with [G] God, And get him to [Am] swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, With no [Am] problems
[Repeat twice to end] [Am] Only [F] could be [G] running up that hill [Am]
