Hip To Be Square Chords by Huey Lewis & The News
Tempo:
70.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Ab
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [E] [Ab] [A] [Ab] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[Abm] I used to be [A] a [D] renegade [E] I [A] used to fool around
But [E] I [A] couldn't take punishment [E] I had to settle [A]
[Em] down
[A] Now I'm playing [G] it real safe [A] And just [Bm] like a [E] smart-ass
[Gbm] You might think I'm crazy [E] But I don't even care
[A] Cause I can tell what's going [F] on It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] [A] [E] [Ab] I [A]
[E] find [A] my fans and then I shoot them [E] I [A] watch them on TV
[E] I'm [A] working out most every day [D] And [A] watching what I eat
[G] [A] Tell me that [G] it's for me [A] But I [Bm] don't even [E] care
[Gbm] I know that it's crazy [E] I know that it's nowhere
[A] But there is no denying [Bm] that It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] [A] [D] [E] [Ab] [A]
[E] [Ab] [A] I [D] [E] [Ab] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[Gbm] [Em] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [Gb]
[E] [Ab] [A] [E] [Ab] [A]
[E] can't [Ab] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A] figure out You [E] [A] see it every day
And those that were the proudest of Have gone [Dm] the other [A] way
[G] [A] You see them on [G] the freeway [A] You don't look [Bm] like a [E] lot of fun
[A] But don't you try [G] to fight it [A] You have no idea [Bm] who's trying [E] to come
[Gbm] Don't tell me that I'm crazy [E] Don't tell me I'm nowhere
[A] Take it from me It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] [A] It's hip to [E] be [Ab] square [A] It's hip to [E] be [Ab] square
[A] [E]
[Ab] [A] [E] It's hip [Am] to be square
[E] So hip to be square
So hip [A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] to be [E] square
[Am] [E]
[A] [E]
So let the beat smack you, so let it smack you.
So let [A] [E] the beat smack you.
[A] [E] [Ab] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[Abm] I used to be [A] a [D] renegade [E] I [A] used to fool around
But [E] I [A] couldn't take punishment [E] I had to settle [A]
[Em] down
[A] Now I'm playing [G] it real safe [A] And just [Bm] like a [E] smart-ass
[Gbm] You might think I'm crazy [E] But I don't even care
[A] Cause I can tell what's going [F] on It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] [A] [E] [Ab] I [A]
[E] find [A] my fans and then I shoot them [E] I [A] watch them on TV
[E] I'm [A] working out most every day [D] And [A] watching what I eat
[G] [A] Tell me that [G] it's for me [A] But I [Bm] don't even [E] care
[Gbm] I know that it's crazy [E] I know that it's nowhere
[A] But there is no denying [Bm] that It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] [A] [D] [E] [Ab] [A]
[E] [Ab] [A] I [D] [E] [Ab] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [A]
[Gbm] [Em] [A] [E] [A]
[E] [A] [E] [Gb]
[E] [Ab] [A] [E] [Ab] [A]
[E] can't [Ab] [A]
[Bm] [E] [A] figure out You [E] [A] see it every day
And those that were the proudest of Have gone [Dm] the other [A] way
[G] [A] You see them on [G] the freeway [A] You don't look [Bm] like a [E] lot of fun
[A] But don't you try [G] to fight it [A] You have no idea [Bm] who's trying [E] to come
[Gbm] Don't tell me that I'm crazy [E] Don't tell me I'm nowhere
[A] Take it from me It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] [A] It's hip to [E] be [Ab] square [A] It's hip to [E] be [Ab] square
[A] [E]
[Ab] [A] [E] It's hip [Am] to be square
[E] So hip to be square
So hip [A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] to be [E] square
[Am] [E]
[A] [E]
So let the beat smack you, so let it smack you.
So let [A] [E] the beat smack you.
[A] [E] [Ab] [A]
Key:
A
E
Ab
G
Bm
A
E
Ab
[F] _ [E] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[Abm] I used to be [A] a [D] renegade [E] I [A] used to fool around
But [E] I [A] couldn't take punishment [E] I had to settle [A]
[Em] down
[A] Now I'm playing [G] it real safe [A] And just [Bm] like a [E] smart-ass
[Gbm] You might think I'm crazy [E] But I don't even care
[A] Cause I can tell what's going [F] on It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] _ [A] _ [E] _ [Ab] I [A] _
[E] find [A] my fans and then I shoot them [E] I [A] watch them on TV
[E] I'm [A] working out most every day [D] And [A] watching what I eat
[G] _ [A] Tell me that [G] it's for me [A] But I [Bm] don't even [E] care
[Gbm] I know that it's crazy [E] I know that it's nowhere
[A] But there is no denying [Bm] that It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [Ab] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [Ab] [A] I [D] _ [E] _ [Ab] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[Gbm] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _
[E] _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [Ab] _ [A] _
[E] can't _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ [E] _ [A] figure out You [E] [A] see it every day
And those that were the proudest of Have gone [Dm] the other [A] way
[G] [A] You see them on [G] the freeway [A] You don't look [Bm] like a [E] lot of fun
[A] But don't you try [G] to fight it [A] You have no idea [Bm] who's trying [E] to come
_ [Gbm] Don't tell me that I'm crazy [E] Don't tell me I'm nowhere
[A] Take it from me It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] _ [A] It's hip to [E] be [Ab] square [A] It's hip to [E] be [Ab] square
_ [A] _ [E] _
[Ab] _ [A] _ [E] It's hip [Am] to be square
[E] So hip to be square _ _ _
So hip [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[A] to be [E] square
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
So let the beat smack you, so let it smack _ _ _ _ _ you.
So let [A] [E] the _ beat smack you. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[Abm] I used to be [A] a [D] renegade [E] I [A] used to fool around
But [E] I [A] couldn't take punishment [E] I had to settle [A]
[Em] down
[A] Now I'm playing [G] it real safe [A] And just [Bm] like a [E] smart-ass
[Gbm] You might think I'm crazy [E] But I don't even care
[A] Cause I can tell what's going [F] on It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] _ [A] _ [E] _ [Ab] I [A] _
[E] find [A] my fans and then I shoot them [E] I [A] watch them on TV
[E] I'm [A] working out most every day [D] And [A] watching what I eat
[G] _ [A] Tell me that [G] it's for me [A] But I [Bm] don't even [E] care
[Gbm] I know that it's crazy [E] I know that it's nowhere
[A] But there is no denying [Bm] that It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [Ab] _ [A] _
[E] _ _ [Ab] [A] I [D] _ [E] _ [Ab] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[Gbm] _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _
[E] _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [Ab] _ [A] _
[E] can't _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _
[Bm] _ [E] _ [A] figure out You [E] [A] see it every day
And those that were the proudest of Have gone [Dm] the other [A] way
[G] [A] You see them on [G] the freeway [A] You don't look [Bm] like a [E] lot of fun
[A] But don't you try [G] to fight it [A] You have no idea [Bm] who's trying [E] to come
_ [Gbm] Don't tell me that I'm crazy [E] Don't tell me I'm nowhere
[A] Take it from me It's hip to [E] be square
[Ab] _ [A] It's hip to [E] be [Ab] square [A] It's hip to [E] be [Ab] square
_ [A] _ [E] _
[Ab] _ [A] _ [E] It's hip [Am] to be square
[E] So hip to be square _ _ _
So hip [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[A] to be [E] square
_ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
So let the beat smack you, so let it smack _ _ _ _ _ you.
So let [A] [E] the _ beat smack you. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _