Chords
Word Up

Key: A

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
Am                                              G  
Yo pretty ladies around the world
                F                                      G  
Got a weird thing to show you
                        Am  
So tell all the boys and girls
                          Am  
Tell your brother, your sister
                             G  
And your mama, too
                                     F                              G  
Cause we're about to throw down
                                Am  
And you'll know just what to do
Am  
Wave your hands in the air
                G  
Like you don't care
F                                         G  
Glide by the people
                        Am  
As they start to look and stare
                             Am  
Do your dance
                     Am  
Do your dance
                        G                 F  
Do your dance quick, mama
F  
Come on, baby
                          G  
Tell me what's the word
             Am  
Word up
                G  
Everybody say
F  
When you hear the call
G                                                                 Am  
You've got to get it underway
Am  
Word up
                        G  
It's the code word
          F                                         G  
No matter where you say it
                     Am  
You'll know that you'll be heard
Am  
Now all you sucker DJs
                G  
Who think you're fly
                        F                            G  
There's got to be a reason
                        Am  
And we know the reason why
Am  
You try to put on those airs
             G  
And act real cool
                                  F  
But you've got to realize
                                     G  
That you're acting like fools
                        Am  
Give us music
Am  
We can use it
          G  
We need to dance
F                                              G  
We don't have the time
                          Am  
For psychological romance
Am  
No romance
Am  
No romance
                G                                    F  
No romance for me, mama
F  
Come on, baby
                             G                         Am  
Tell me what's the word
             Am  
Word up
                G  
Everybody say
F  
When you hear the call
G                                                                 Am  
You've got to get it underway
Am  
Word up
                        G  
It's the code word
          F                                         G  
No matter where you say it
                     Am  
You'll know that you'll be heard
Am         G  
W-O-R-D UP
F              Am  
W-O-R-D UP
Am            G  
W-O-R-D UP
F                 Am  
W-O-R-D UP
Am                                      G  
W-O-R-D we're coming up
G  
Dial L for low
G  
K-k-k-keep it
G  
Keep it coming up
                                Am  
So do your dance
Am  
Do your dance
Am  
Do your dance quick, mama
Am  
Come on, baby
Am  
Tell me what's the word
Am  
Word up
G            F      Am  
Yeah, yeah
Am  
Word up
                G  
Everybody say
F  
When you hear the call
G                                                                 Am  
You've got to get it underway
Am  
Word up
                        G  
It's the code word
          F                                         G  
No matter where you say it
                     Am  
You'll know that you'll be heard
             Am  
Word up
                G  
Everybody say
F  
When you hear the call
G                                                                 Am  
You've got to get it underway
Am  
Word up
                        G  
It's the code word
          F                                         G  
No matter where you say it
                     Am  
You'll know that you'll be heard