intro: F#, E, D,
[verse]
F#                E
Yoh pretty ladies around the world
D                    E
Got a wierd thing to show you
        F#
So tell all the boys and girls
F#                                 E
Tell your brother, your sister and your mamma too
      D           E 
We're about to go down
        F#
And you know just what to do
F#                              E    
Wave your hands in the air like you don't care
      D        E              F#                              
Glide past the people as they stop to look and stare
   F#                         E
Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick oh mamma
D        E            F# 
 Come on baby tell me what's the word
[choures]
       F#     E
Word up, everybody say
D                 E                 F#
When you hear the call you've gotta get it underway
       F#         E
Word up, it's the code word
   D                E          F#            
No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heard

[verse]
        F#               E  
Now you sucker DJ's that think you're fly
        D          E              F# 
There's gotta be a reason and you know the reason why
        F#                       E
Why you put on your airs and you act real cool
       D       E           F#
Got to realise that you're acting like fools
            F#           
Now there's music we can use it
       E
You're free to dance
   D              E              F#
We don't have the time for psychological romance
   F#                   E 
No romance, no romance, no romance for me and mamma
D        E            F#
 Come on baby tell me what's the word

[choures]
       F#          E
Word up, everybody say
D                 E                 F#
When you hear the call you've gotta get it underway

Oouuhh
F#, E, D#,

D     C#               C                B
 Dial L for love, Dial L for love, Dial L for love
A
Yea yeaahhh

F#, E, D
[SOLO]

F#G   F#G   F#G   F#G           F#G   F#G   F#G   F#G
W.O.R.D UP, W.O.R.D RRRHHAAAHA, W.O.R.D UP, W.O.R.D UP

F#, E, D
Yeeeaaaahhhhhh


[verse]
Yeh you sucker DJ's that think you're fly

There's gotta be a reason and you know the reason why

Why you put on those airs and you act real cool

Got to realise that you're acting like fools

No romance, no romance, no romance for me now mamma

Come on baby tell me what's the word


[chourse]
Word up everybody say

When you hear the call you've gotta get it underway

Word up it's a code word

No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heard


[still chourse]
Word up everybody say

When you hear the call you've gotta get it underway

Word up it's the code word

No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heard

Word up