[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 Verse - just bass drum - BPM 99] Think about [A] it, [E] there must [D] be higher [E] love [D] Down in the [A] heart or hidden [F#m] in the stars a- [E] bove With [A] out it, [E] life is a [D] wasted time [E] [D] Look inside [A] your heart, I'll [E] look inside [B] mine
(Drums pattern is B B B S - first half - B S B S second half of each line) [B] Things look so bad [C#m] everywhere [B] In this whole world, [G#m] what is [A] fair? [B] We walk blind and we [A] try to [E] see [B] Falling behind in what [G#m] could [C#m] be
[Chorus 1 - Full drums in] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] (C#m x C#m7 C#m horn phrase - come in late to A on next line) [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] What's that [A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
[Verse2] Worlds are [A] turning [E] and we're [D] just hanging [E] on [D] Facing our [A] fear and standing [F#m] out there a [E] lone A [A] yearning [E] , and it's [D] real to me [E] [D] There must be [A] someone who's [E] feeling for [B] me
(Normal drums now) [B] Things look so bad [C#m] everywhere [B] In this whole world, [G#m] what is [A] fair? [B] We walk blind and we [A] try to [E] see [B] Falling behind in what [G#m] could [C#m] be
[Chorus 1] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] What's that [A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
[Chorus 2] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] I could [A] rise [E] above on a [C#m] higher [B] love
[Bridge - Just bass drum for this?] [A] I [B] will [C#m] wait for it [B][A] [B] I'm [C#m] not too late [B] for [A] it [A] Un- [B] til [C#m] then, I'll [B] sing my [A] song [B] To [C#m] cheer the [B] night a- [A] long
[Vamp] (Hammering on B/Db to C#m7 - with just bass drum) Bring it C#m7xxx C#m7xxx B/DbxxC#m7 xxxx C#m7xxx C#m7xxx xxxx xxxx X 2
[Bridge 2?] [B] I could light the night up with my soul on fire [B] I could make the sun shine from [A] pure desire [A] Let me [C#m] feel that [D] love come over [A] me [C#m] Let me [A] feel how [E] strong it could [B] be
[Vamp on B ringing] Oh oh oh
{Female vocals, only with drums - hands as per start of supersition when time to get hands back for chords play final snare figure with r/h} (Bring me a higher love) (Bring me a higher love, oh____ ) Bring me (Bring me a higher love) Oh______ (Bring me a higher love) Oh (bring chords back in [B][C#m])
[Chorus 1 - Chords] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love, [B] whoa [C#m] [A] Bring me a [E] higher love [B][C#m] What's that [A] higher [E] love I keep [C#m] thinking [B] of?
