Song: Word up Artist: Cameo Composers: Lawrence Ernest Blackmon & Thomas Michael Jenkins Album: Word up Tabbed by: DJ 18th June 2013 F#m = 244222 F# = 244322 E = 022100 E4 = 022200 D = xx0232 A = 577655 ^ = Emphasise the beat Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks ************************************************************************* [Intro] F#m E D D E E F# ||: / /_/ / / | /_/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / /_/ | /_/ /_/ / / :||[x2] ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Verse 1] F#m E4 E Yoh, pretty ladies, a - round the world, D D E E F# Got a weird thing to show you, so tell all the boys and girls, F#m E4 E Tell your brother, your sister, and your momma too, D D E E F# 'Cause we're a - bout to go down, and you know just what to do! [Verse 2] F#m E4 E Wave your hands in the air, like you don't care, D D E E F# Glide by the people as they start to look and stare, F#m E4 E Do your dance,... do your dance, do your dance quick, mama, D D E E F# Come on, baby, tell me what's the word? [Verse 3] F#m E4 E A - word up! Every - body say, D D E E F# When you hear the call, you got to get it under way, F#m E4 E D D E Word up! It's the code word, no matter where you say it, E F# You know that you'll be heard! [Verse 4] F#m E4 E Now, all you sucker DJ's who think you're fly, D D E E F# There's got to be a reason, and we know the reason why, F#m E4 E You try to put on those airs, and act real cool, D D E E F# But you got to re - al - ise that you're acting like fools! [Verse 5] F#m E4 E If there's music we can use it, we're free to dance, D D E E F# We don't have the time for psy - cho - logical romance, F#m E4 E No ro - mance, no romance, no romance for me, momma, D D E E F# Come on, baby, tell me what's the word? [Verse 6] F#m E4 E D D E A - word up! Every - body say, when you hear the call, E F# You got to get it under way! Owww! F# A ||: /_/ /_/ / /_/ | /_/ / /_/ / :|| [x4] ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e|-------------------|---------------| [x4] B|-------------------|---------------| G|-------------------|---------------| D|-------------------|---------------| A|-------------2--0--|---------------| E|--2-----2----------|--2-----2------| [Verse 7] F#m E4 E D D E E F# | / /_/ / / | /_/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / /_/ | /_/ /_/ / / | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ F#m E4 E D D E E | / /_/ / / | /_/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / /_/ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ F# Come on, all you people sing... ^ ^ ^ [Verse 8] F# E F# A F# E F# A ||: W - O - R - D... UP! W - O - R - D... UP! :||x4 [2 bars no chords, scrub rhythm] F# E F# A ||: / /_/ / / | /_/ /_/ / / | W - O - R - D... UP! :||x2 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ F#m E4 E D D E E F# ||: / /_/ / / | /_/ /_/ / / | / /_/ / /_/ | /_/ /_/ / / :||[Repeat] ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [Coda] e|-------------------|---------------| [Repeat] B|-------------------|---------------| G|-------------------|---------------| D|-------------------|---------------| A|-------------2--0--|---------------| E|--2-----2----------|--2-----2------|
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