[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
[Verse - Full drums - Guitar staccato and muted] I went [A] searching for the [G] truth But in my [Em] innocence I [A] found All the [A] con men and their [G] acrobats Who [Em] stomped me in the [A] ground If I [A] count up their [G] percentages I [Em] know they're getting [A] rich But t [A] hey haven't taken [G] everything Those [Em] paybacks are a [A] bitch (Asus 2 figure)
[Prechorus - climb is A A/B C - chords more open] Though I've [C] lost quite a lot I am [G] still in control They can [C] keep what they've got But they [A] can't have my soul (stop)
[Chorus - 8th notes on strumming] And if [D] I don't [G] have this [A] all worked [D] out Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer [D] I still have [G] far to [A] go no [Bm] doubt But I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer (stop)
[Verse] What was [A] (back in) ripped off by [G] professionals Is [Em] not all that it [A] seems While I [A] must live up to [G] contracts I did [Em] not give up my [A] dreams (Asus 2 figure + drums stop) If I [A] see it as [G] experience It [Em] hasn't gone to [A] waste Lately [A] all the missing [G] pieces Have been [Em] falling into [A] place
[Prechorus - Climb up figure A A/B C] And if [C] I could go back and start [G] over somehow I would [C] not change that much Knowing [A] what I know now (stops)
[Chorus - 8th notes strumming] Thought there [D] have been [G] sins I [A] will [D] regret Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer I [D] don't have [G] all the [A] answers [Bm] yet But I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer
[Solo 1] G F F G x 4 (final time chromatic climb to A - G G# A) A G Em A x 4 (play chords higher up to change) (stop)
[Verse] I'm a [A] mark for every [G] shyster From [Em] Topanga to [A] Berlin And I [A] should have learned to [G] kick them out As [Em] soon as they crawled [A] in So to [A] every bank in [G] Switzerland That [Em] stores my stolen [A] youth I'm a [A] lright because [G] despite the laws You [Em] cannot hide the [A] truth
[Prechorus] And [C] although you will say I am [G] still too naive Well I [C] have not lost faith In the [A] things I believe
[Chorus] And if [D] I don't [G] have a this [A] all worked [D] out Still I'm [D] getting [G] closer, [A] getting [D] closer I [D] still have [G] far to [A] go no [Bm] doubt But I'm [D] still [G] getting [A] closer, [D] getting closer
[Solo 2] G F F G x 4 (final time chromatic climb to A - G G# A)
[Outro] A G Em A x 4
[Solo 1 Phrase] E 3-3-3-------------------- B 3-3-3-------6---------- G -----5p3---5------------- D --------5s7--------------- A ----------------------- E -----------------------
