[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
I
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used to
/G♯
be a re
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megade,
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I used to
/G♯
fool around
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E7
But I couldn't
/G♯
take the
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punishment and
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had to
/G♯
settle down
A7
A
Now I'm playin' it
G
real straight, and
A
yes, I
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cut my hair
E
F♯m7
You might think I'm crazy, but
E/G♯
I don't even care
Be
G/A
cause I can tell what's goin' on
A/B
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[Chorus]
It's hip to be
E
square
/G♯
A
---- It's hip to be
E
square
/G♯
A
----
A/B
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A/D
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[Verse 2]
I
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like my
/G♯
bands in busi
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ness suits,
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I watch them
/G♯
on TV
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E7
I'm workin'
/G♯
out most eve
A7
ry day and
E7
watchin'
/G♯
what I eat
A7
A
They tell me that it's good
G
for me, but
A
I don't
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even care
E
I
F♯m7
know that it's crazy, I
E/G♯
know that it's nowhere
But
G/A
there is no denying that
A/B
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[Chorus]
It's hip to be
E7
square
/G♯
A7
---- It's hip to be
E7
square
/G♯
A7
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It's hip to be
E7
square
/G♯
A7
--- So hip to be
E7
square
/G♯
A7
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A7/B
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A7/D
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[Interlude]
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B
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[Saxophone Solo]
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[Verse 3]
It's
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not too
/G♯
hard to fi
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gure out,
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you see it
/G♯
every day
A7
E7
And those that
/G♯
were the far
A7
thest out have
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gone the
/G♯
other way
A7
A
You see them on the free
G
way, it
A
don't look like a
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lot of fun
E
A
But don't you try to fight
G
it, an
A
idea whose
B
time has come
E
E
Don't
F♯m7
tell me that I'm crazy, don't
E/G♯
tell me I'm nowhere
G/A
Take it from me
A/B
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[Chorus]
It's hip to be
E7
square
A7
It's hip to be
E7
square
A7
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It's hip to be
E7
square
A7
So hip to be
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square
A7
Tell
A/B
'em, boys
[Outro]
E7
Here, there, and
A7
everywhere
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Hip, hip, so
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hip to be square
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Here, there, and
A7
everywhere
E7
Hip, hip
A7
E7
Here, there, and
A7
everywhere
E7
Hip, hip, so
A7
hip to be square
E7
Here, there, and
A7
everywhere
E7
Hip, hip
A7
E7
Here, there, and
A7
everywhere
E7
Hip, hip, so
A7
hip to be square
E7
Here, there, and
A7
everywhere
E7
Hip, hip
A7
E7
Here, there, and
A7
everywhere
E7
Hip, hip, so
A7
hip to be square
E7
Here, there, and
A7
everywhere (So hip to be square)...