[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 - each chord 2 bars] [C][Bb][Am] ([G][F]) [C][Bb][Am][G][F]
[Verse] You know it [C]doesn't make much sense There ought to [Bb]be a law against Any [Am]one who takes offense At a [G] day in [F]your celebration Cause we
[C]all know in our minds That there [Bb]ought to be a time That [Am]we can set aside To [G]show just how [F]much we love you And I'm [F]sure you would agree It couldn't [G]fit more perfectly Than to [F]have a world party on the [G]day you came to be
[Chorus] Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [(F)] birth [C] day Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [(F)] birth [C] day
[Verse] I just [C]never understood How a [Bb]man who died for good Could not [Am]have a day that would Be [G] set aside for his [F]recognition Because [C]it should never be Just be [Bb] cause some cannot see The [Am] dream as clear as he that [G] they should make it be [F] come an illusion And we [F] all know everything That he [G] stood for time will bring For in [F] peace our hearts will sing Thanks to [G] Martin Luther King
[Chorus] Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [(F)] birth [C] day Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [C] birthday to you Happy [(F)] birth [C] day
[Bridge] [Dm] Why has there never been a [Am] holiday [Dm] Where peace is celebrated [G#] all through [Bb] out the [C] world
[Verse] The [C] time is overdue For people [Bb] like me and you Who [Am] know the way to truth Is [G] love and unity to [F] all God's children It should [C] be a great event And the [Bb] whole day should be spent In [Am] full remembrance Of [G] those who lived and died for the [F] oneness of all people So [F] let us all begin We [G] know that love can win Let it [F] out don't hold it in Sing it [G] loud as you [G#] can
[Chorus] Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [(F#)] birth [C#] day Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [(F#)] birth [C#] day Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [(F#)] birth [C#] day Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [C#] birthday to you Happy [(F#)] birth [C#] day [C#] Happy [B] birthday Happy [Bbm] birthday Happy [G#] birthday
