Word Up Chords by Gun

Tempo:
117.6 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#

D

F#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gun - Word Up chords
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[F#]
[E] [D]
[E] [F#]
[E] [D]
[E] [F#]
[E] [D]
[E] [F#m] [F#]
[E] [D]
[E] [F#] We are
[E] [D] about to [B] go down [F#] and you know just what to do.
Put your hands in the air [E] like you don't care.
[D] Blinded [E] by the people [F#] as we start to look and stare.
Do your dance, do your [B] dance, do your dance.
Quake the [D] night, oh [E] come on baby [F#] tell me what the word.
Word up!
[E] Everybody say, [D] when you [E] hear the [F#] call you're going to get it anyway.
Word up!
[E] If you're called a word [D] no matter [F#] what you say.
Don't you know that [F#m] you're the only one.
You suck a dick too.
[E] We're free, [D] it's time to [E] be a reason [F#] and we know the reason why.
You put on those airs [E] and you act real cool.
[D] You got to [E] realize [F#] that you're a fool.
How much guilt did we give you that [B] you're a real [E] dance?
[D] You don't [Em] have the time for [F#] psychological romance.
No romance, no romance, [E] no romance for me or [D] my mama.
[E] Come on baby [F#] tell me what the word.
Word up!
[E] Everybody say, [D] when you [E] hear the [F#m] call you're going to [F#] get it anyway.
[D] [F#]
[C] [F#m]
[B]
[E] [D]
[E] [F#m] [F#]
[E] [A]
[E] [F#m] [F#]
[E] [D]
[E] [F#m] [F#]
[E] [A]
[E] [F#] W-R -E-O [C#]
[F#] [G]-V-E [F#]
-O.
[Em] [F#] [F#m] You
[E] [D]
[E] [F#m] [F#] suck a DJ, [E] we're free to fly.
[D] It's time to [E] be a [F#m] reason and we know [F#] the reason why.
Why you put on those airs and [B] you act real cool.
[D] You got to [E] realize that [F#m] you're a [F#] real fool.
No romance, no romance, [B] no romance for me or [D] my [B] mama.
Come on baby tell [F#] me what the word.
[E] Everybody say, [D] when you [E] hear the call you're going [D] to get [F#] it anyway.
Word up!
[E] Every time it was, [D] no matter what [B] you said you [F#m] know you only had [F#] a word up.
[Bm] Everybody [E] say, [D] when you hear [B] the call [F#m] you're going to get [F#] it anyway.
Every [D] time [E] it [D] was, no matter what you said you know you only had a word up.
[F#] [F#m] [F#]
Key:  
E
2311
F#
134211112
D
1321
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
E
2311
F#
134211112
D
1321
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To learn Gun - Word Up chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F#m, F#, E, F#, E, D, E, D and F#. A strategic approach would be to train at 58 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 118. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ We are _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] about to [B] go down [F#] and you know just what to do.
Put your hands in the air [E] like you don't care.
_ [D] Blinded [E] by the people [F#] as we start to look and stare.
Do your dance, do your [B] dance, do your dance.
Quake the [D] night, oh [E] come on baby [F#] tell me what the word.
Word up! _
_ [E] Everybody _ say, [D] when you [E] hear the [F#] call you're going to get it anyway.
Word up!
_ [E] If you're called a word [D] no matter [F#] what you say.
Don't you know that [F#m] you're the only one.
You suck a dick too.
[E] We're free, _ [D] it's time to [E] be a reason [F#] and we know the reason why.
You put on those airs [E] and you act real cool.
[D] You got to [E] realize [F#] that you're a fool.
_ How much guilt did we give you that [B] you're a real [E] dance?
[D] You don't [Em] have the time for [F#] psychological romance.
No romance, no romance, [E] no romance for me or [D] my mama.
[E] Come on baby [F#] tell me what the word.
Word up! _
_ [E] Everybody say, _ [D] when you [E] hear the [F#m] call you're going to [F#] get it anyway. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ W-R _ -E-O _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] [G]-V-E [F#] _ _
_ _ -O. _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] You _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ suck a DJ, [E] we're free to fly.
[D] It's time to [E] be a [F#m] reason and we know [F#] the reason why.
Why you put on those airs and [B] you act real cool.
[D] You got to [E] realize that [F#m] you're a [F#] real fool.
No romance, no romance, [B] no romance for me or [D] my [B] mama.
Come on baby tell [F#] me what the word. _ _ _
_ [E] Everybody say, [D] when you [E] hear the call you're going [D] to get [F#] it anyway.
Word up! _
_ [E] Every time it was, [D] no matter what [B] you said you [F#m] know you only had [F#] a word up. _
_ [Bm] Everybody _ [E] say, [D] when you hear [B] the call [F#m] you're going to get [F#] it anyway. _ _ _ _
Every [D] time [E] it [D] was, no matter what you said you know you only had a word up.
[F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Tomi Jenkins and Larry Blackmon.

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