[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
D A Bm7 G E -2-2-3200-----7--12(9)7--7-5-3- B -3-3----7-578-10------x-------- G -2-2----6-----7-------0-------- D -0-0----7-----7-------0-------- A --------0-----9-------x-------- E --------------7-------3--------
(notes - play 023 line with A with little finger
[Verse 1 - Drum roll in] Satur [D] day [A] after [Bm] noon The [G] sunshine pours like [D] wine Through your window [A] - (A riff) [A][A/G][A/F#][A/E] And I [D] know [Dsus4] ------- [D] --- [A] -- Golden J [Bm] une can [G] turn an empty [D] grey Against your [A] window - (riff) [A][A/G][A/F#][A/E] And I f [G] eel like [G6(320000)] ----------- [G] -- Im on [A] the outside [A6(x02222)] ----------- [A] -- Of a [D] circle
[Intro Riff - D A Bm7 G D]
[Verse 2] If I [D] walked [Dsus4] ------ [D] -- [A] ---- By the [Bm] trees I`ll [G] catch the falling [D] leaves If the w [A] ind blows - (A riff) [A][A/G][A/F#][A/E] But I k [D] now [Dsus4] ------ [D] -- [A] ---- All this [Bm] means is [G] whiling on the h [D] ours Watching [A] sideshows - (riff) [A][A/G][A/F#][A/E] And I [G] feel like [G6(320000)] ----------- [G] - Im on the [A] outside [A6(x02222)] ----------- [A] - Of a c [D] ircle [Dsus4] ------ [D]
[Bridge] [C] Will I tu [G] rn my coat to the [D] rain (I don`t know) [Asus4][A] [C] But im g [G] oing somewhere I can [A] warm my [Asus4] bones
[Verse 3] Fare you [D] well [Dsus4][D][A] I`ll carry me [Bm] away And s [G] ing for those I [D] know upon their [A] birthdays - (riff) [A][A/G][A/F#][A/E]
I won`t fe [G] el like [G6] --- [(320000)] --------- [G] I`m on the [A] outside [A6] --- [(x02222)] --------- [A] I won`t fe [G] el like [G6] --- [(320000)] --------- [G] I`m on the [A] outside [A6] --- [(x02222)] --------- [A] I won`t fe [G] el like [G6] --- [(320000)] --------- [G] I`m on the [A] outside [A6] --- [(x02222)] --------- [A] Of a [D] circle
[Outro] D A Bm G - D Dsus4 D A Bm G D (Drum Roll to end) [End]
[Notes] (A riff) - G F# E bass run - fret all of A chord with 1st finger to accomodate the bass run GG F#F# EE
