Word up Cameo Intro: [Gm] [F] [Eb] [F] [G] [Verse 1] [G] Yo pretty ladies a[F]round the world Got a [Eb] weird thing to [F] show you so tell [G] all the boys and girls Tell your brother, your sister and your [F] mama, too We're a[Eb]bout to go [F] down and you [G] know just what to do [Verse 2] Wave your [G] hands in the air like [F] you don't care [Eb] Glide by the [F] people as they [G] start to look and stare Do your dance... do your dance... [F] do your dance quick [Eb] Mama... come on [F] baby, tell me [G] what's the word |[Chorus] |Now word [G] up (up, up) every[F]body say |[Eb] When you hear the [F] call you got to [G] get it underway |Word up... it's the [F] code word |No [Eb] matter where you [F] say it you'll [G] know that you'll be heard [Verse 3] Now all you [G] sucker DJs who [F] think you're fly There's [Eb] got to be a [F] reason and we [G] know the reason why You try to [G] put on those airs and [F] act real cool But you [Eb] got to rea[F]lise that you're [G] acting like fools [Verse 4] If there's [G] music we can use it, we’re [F] free to dance [Eb] We don't have the [F] time for psycho[G]logical romance No romance, no romance, [F] no romance for me, [Eb] Mama... come on [F] baby, tell me [G] what's the word |[Chorus] |Now word [G] up (up, up) every[F]body say |[Eb] When you hear the [F] call you got to [G] get it underway |Word up... it's the [F] code word |No [Eb] matter where you [F] say it you'll [G] know that you'll be heard