[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 Guitar and Drums] D Gm6/D-x55330 D D Gm/D Gm6/D D D
[Intro plus Oboe] D Gm/D D D Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
[Verse 1] D Gm/D D D I make it alone Gm6/D Gm6/D D D When love is gone D Gm/D D D Still you made your mark Gm6/D Gm6/D D D Here in my heart
[Chorus - Bm11 to make quick to Bm7 play x24x52 - just lift little finger off 5th fret of B as needed] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Bm11 Bm7 Bm11 Bm7 Em7 A7 Leave your love to yesterday Dm7 Dm7/C G7sus4 Gm7 What more can your love do for me Gm7/C-x33333 C7 Cdim C Bbm/F-113321 F When will love be through with me?
[Verse 2] D Gm/D D D I follow the night Gm6/D Gm6/D D D Can't stand the light D Gm/D D D When will I begin Gm6/D Gm6/D D D My life again
[Chorus] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Bm11 Bm7 Bm11 Bm7 Em7 A7 Leave your love to yesterday Dm7 Dm7/C G7sus4 Gm7 What more can your love do for me Gm7/C C7 Cdim C Bbm6-x13023 (think Bbmin7, lift fingers and add little finger at 3rd fret on E) When will love be through... (with bass walk up: Bb C Db Eb - tap with right hand on low E - 6 8 9 11 ensure fretting hand mutes left hand portion of low E string) Edim7-012020 F with me?
[Bridge] Gdim7/E-012020 Dm Dm Gm7 C7 Why live life from dream to dream A7/C# Dm Bbmaj7 A7 Dm7 And dread the day that drea - ming ends
[Strings Instrumental] D7/F# Eb9-xx1021 F F Bbm6/F-xx3323 Bbm6/F Bbm6-x13023 (with bass walk up: Bb C Db Eb) Em7-5-010030 F
[Chorus] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Bm11 Bm7 Bm11 Bm7 Em7 A7 Leave your love to yesterday Dm7 Dm7/C G7sus4 Gm7 What more can your love do for me Gm7/C C7 Cdim C Bbm6-x13023 When will love be through... (with bass walk up: Bb C Db Eb) Edim7-012020 F with me?
[Bridge] Gdim7/E-012020 Dm Dm Gm7 C7 Why live life from dream to dream A7/C# Dm Bbmaj7 A7 Dm7 And dread the day that drea - ming ends
[Instrumental Outro] D Gm6/D D D Gm/D Gm6/D D D Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[Outro plus Strings] D Gm/D D D Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
[Repeating and fading Outro] D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D fly away D Gm6/D D D One day I'll fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
D Gm6/D D D fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D
D Gm6/D D D fly away Gm6/D Gm6/D D D Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
