[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 - No drums - freetime] E -----7------0- B -----0----3-1- G -----0----2--- repeat free style then just pluck chords as one D -----x-------- A -----7----0--- E -----5--------
[Am9-x02200] Thank you for coming home [Em9-022002] I'm sorry that the chairs are al [F9-13x213] l worn, [Em9] I left them here I could have (F9 phrase) sworn (could play variation of C/F then x34x0x - high to low strings - work on this) (F9 phrase) E ---8---7---6-5--------------------- G ----8---7------------------------ B -----9---5------------------------
[Am9] These are my salad days, [Em9] Slowly being eaten aw [F9] ay, [Em9] Just another play for to [F9] day Oh but I'm (F chord run - downstrokes - 133211 13x411 133211) [Dm] proud of you,but I'm [E] proud of you, There's [FMaj7] nothing left to make me fe [C] el small [FMaj7] Luck has left me standing so tall[C] aaaalll[Cmaj7] [C7] aaaaaaalll [F] all ([F][G])
[Chorus] [Am]Gold [Am9](Gold) [Dm]Always be [Em]lieve in your [Am9]soul, [Dm]You've got the [Em]power to [Dm]know You're indes [G]tructible; [E]Always [E]believe [F]in, because [F]you [G]are [Am]Gold [Am9](Gold) [Dm]Glad that you're [Em]bound to re [Am9]turn, There's [Dm]something [Em]I could have [Dm] learned You're indes [G]tructable, [E]always [E]believe [F]in
[Bridge] {Play these chords - one beat each - make a quick jump from open to Bbm}
[Am Vamp] [Am][Am/C][Am][G][Am] - play really staccato
E -0---------0------------------------ B -1-------0-1------------------------- G -2-------0-2------------------------ D -2-------0-2------------------------ A -0--3--0---0------------------------- E -x---------x------------------------
[Verse 2] [Am9] After the rush has gone, I [Em9]hope you find a little more [F9] time Re [Em9]member we were partners in [F9] crime ([C][B]) [Am9] It's only two years ago The [Em9]man with the suit and the [F9] pace You [Em9] know that he was there on the [F9] case Now he's in [G]love with you,he's in [E]love with you [FMaj7] And my love is like a hard [C] prison wall [FMaj7] But you could leave me standing so tall[C] aaaalll[Cmaj7] [C7] aaaaaaalll [F] all ([F][G])
[Chorus] [Am]Gold [Am9](Gold) [Dm]Always be [Em]lieve in your [Am9]soul, [Dm]You've got the [Em]power to [Dm]know You're indes [G]tructible; [E]Always [E]believe [F]in, because [F]you [G]are [Am]Gold [Am9](Gold) [Dm]Glad that you're [Em]bound to re [Am9]turn, There's [Dm]something [Em]I could have [Dm] learned You're indes [G]tructable, [E]always [E]believe [F]in
[Am Vamp - Solo and dancing] [Am][Am/C][Am][G][Am]
[Back in] [FMaj7] And my love is like a hard [C] prison wall [FMaj7] But you could leave me standing so tall[C] aaaalll[Cmaj7] [C7] aaaaaaalll [F] all ([F][G])
[Chorus] [Am]Gold [Am9](Gold) [Dm]Always be [Em]lieve in your [Am9]soul, [Dm]You've got the [Em]power to [Dm]know You're indes [G]tructible; [E]Always [E]believe [F]in, because [F]you [G]are [Am]Gold [Am9](Gold) [Dm]Glad that you're [Em]bound to re [Am9]turn, There's [Dm]something [Em]I could have [Dm] learned You're indes [G]tructable, [E]always [E]believe [F]in
[Repeat chorus chords - DONT SING THESE WORDS] [Am] Gold [Am9][Dm]Always be [Em]lieve in your [Am9]soul, [Dm]You've got the [Em]power to [Dm]know You're indes [G]tructible; [E]Always believe [F]in, because [F]you [G]are
[Am Vamp - Solo and dancing] [Am][Am/C][Am][G][Am] x 2