Intro
 
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One two three four! 

Verse 
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Your pretty ladies around the world 
      D              E 
Got a weird thing to show you 
        F#m 
So tell all the boys and girls 
          F#m 
Tell your brother, your sister and 
     E 
Your mummy too 
           D          E 
Cuz we're 'bout to go down 
        F#m 
And you know just what to do 
          F#m 
Wave your hands in the air like 
E 
You don't care 
D            E              F#m 
Glide by the people as they start 
N.C 
To look and stare 
        F#m                   E 
Do your dance, do your dance, do 
N.C 
Your dance quick 
     D         E            F#m 
Come on pretty lady tell me what's 
N.C 
The word 


[Refrão]
 
F#m 
Word up! WORD UP! 
     E 
Everybody says, 
D                 E 
When you hear the call you've got 
   F#m 
To get it underway! 

F#m 
Word up! WORD UP! 
    E 
Now it's the code word 
   D                E 
No matter where you say it you 
F#m 
Know that you'll be heard 

Instrumental: F#m , E , D , E , F#m  (x2) 

verse 2 
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Now all you sucker DJ's who think 
N.C 
You're fly 
        D           E 
There's got to be a reason and we 
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Know the reason why 
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Why you put on those airs and you 
E 
Act real cool 
D               E 
Then you got to realize you're 
F#m 
Acting like fools 
           F#m 
If there's music we can use it 
      E 
We're free to dance 
D                 E 
We don't have the time for 
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Psychological romance 
   F#m                  E 
No romance, no romance, no romance 
N.C 
For me 
     D         E            F#m 
Come on pretty lady tell me what's 
N.C 
The word 


[Refrão]
 
F#m 
Word up! WORD UP! 
     E 
Everybody says, 
D                 E 
When you hear the call you've got 
   F#m 
To get it underway! 


F#m 
Word up! WORD UP! 
    E 
Now it's the code word 
   D                E 
No matter where you say it you 
F#m 
Know that you'll be heard 

Instrumental 
F#m , E , D , E , F#m  (x2) 

N.C 
Alright go on! 
F#m , E , D , E , F#m   (x2) 

N.C 
Alright Frank take it away! 
F#m , E , D , E , F#m 

N.C 
Alrighty Hank show 'em what time it is! 
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Pre-Outro 
F#m 
Word up! WORD UP! 
     E 
Everybody says, 
D                 E 
When you hear the call you've got 
   F#m 
To get it underway! 

F#m 
Word up! WORD UP! 
    E 
Now it's the code word 
   D                E 
No matter where you say it you 
F#m 
Know that you'll be heard 


F#m 
Word up! WORD UP! 
     E 
Everybody says, 
D                 E 
When you hear the call you've got 
   F#m 
To get it underway! 


F#m 
Word up! WORD UP! 
    E 
Now it's the code word 
   D                E 
No matter where you say it you 
F#m 
Know that you'll be heard 

Outro 
F#m         E 
W - O - R - D - UP! 
D   E       F#m 
W - O - R - D - UP! 
F#m         E 
W - O - R - D - UP! 
D   E       F#m 
W - O - R - D - UP! 
F#m         E 
W - O - R - D - UP! 
D   E       F#m 
W - O - R - D - UP! 
F#m         E 
W - O - R - D - UP! 
D   E       F#m  
W - O - R - D - UP! 
F#m         E 
W - O - R - D - UP! 
D   E       F#m 
W - O - R - D - UP! 
F#m         E 
W - O - R - D - UP!