Word up (1986)
Em - D - C - Em
(2x)
Em D
1. Hey, now, pretty ladies around the world,
C Em
got a weird thing to show you, so tell all the boys and
girls.
Em D
Tell your brother, your
sister, and your momma, too.
C Em
‘cause
we‘re about to go down, and you know just what to do.
Em D
2. Wave your hands in the air, like you don‘t care,
C Em
glide
by the people as they stop to look and stare.
Em D
Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick,
C Em
momma, come on, baby, tell me
what‘s the word.
Em D
A word up, everybody say,
C Em
when your hear the call you got to
get it under way.
Em D
Word up, it‘s the code word,
C Em
no matter where you say it, you know
you will be heard.
Em D
3. Now all you sucker Djs who think you‘re
fly,
C
Em
there‘s got to be a reason and
we know the reason why.
Em D
You try to put on those airs
and act real cool,
C Em
but
you don‘t realize that you‘re acting like fools.
Em
D
4. If there‘s music, we can use it, we‘re free to dance,
C Em
we
don‘t have the time for psychological romance.
Em
D
No romance, no romance, no
romance for me,
C Em
momma, come on, baby, tell me
what‘s the word.
Em D
A word up, everybody say,
C Em
when your hear the call you got to
get it under way.
+ Em ~ ~ ~ + Em - D - C - Em (2x)
+ Em ~ ~ ~ + Em - D - C - Em (4x)
+ Em ~ ~ ….
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Cameo)