[Intro]
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[Pre-Chorus]
I said
you wanna be
E
startin'
D
somethin' You
got to be
E
startin'
D
somethin'
I said [|]you wanna be [E]startin' [D]somethin' You got[|][]to be [D]startin' [E]somethin'
[Chorus]
It's too
D/E
high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too
E
low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're
D/E
stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the
E
pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
It's too
D/E
high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too
E
low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're
D/E
stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the
E
pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 1]
I took
E
my baby to the doctor With a
E
fever, but nothin' he found
By the
E
time this hit the street They
E
said she had a breakdown
D/E
Someone's always tryin' To
E
start my baby cryin'
[|][D/E]Talkin', squealin', lyin' Sayin'[|][] you just want to be startin' somethin'
[Pre-Chorus]
I said
E
you wanna be startin'
D
somethin' You
got to be
E
startin'
D
somethin'
I said [|][E]you wanna be startin' [D]somethin' You got[|][]to be [D]startin' [E]somethin'
[Chorus]
It's too
D/E
high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too
E
low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're
D/E
stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the
E
pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
It's too
D/E
high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too
E
low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're
D/E
stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the
E
pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 2]
You
E
love to pretend that you're good When you're
E
always up to no good
You
E
really can't make him hate her So your
E
tongue became a razor
D/E
Someone's always tryin' To
E
keep my baby cryin'
[|][D/E]Treacherous, cunnin', declinin' You [|][]got my baby cryin'
[Pre-Chorus]
I said
E
you wanna be startin'
D
somethin' You
got to be
E
startin'
D
somethin'
I said [|][E]you wanna be startin' [D]somethin' You got[|][]to be [D]startin' [E]somethin'
[Chorus]
It's too
D/E
high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too
E
low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're
D/E
stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the
E
pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
It's too
D/E
high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too
E
low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're
D/E
stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the
E
pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
[Post-Chorus]
You're a
D/E
vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're a
E
vegetable (You're a vegetable)
Still, they
D/E
hate you (Still, they hate you) You're a
E
vegetable (You're a vegetable)
You're just a
D/E
buffet (You're just a buffet; you're a vegetable) You're a
E
vegetable (You're a vegetable)
They eat
D/E
off of you (They eat off of you; you're a vegetable) You're a
E
vegetable, ow
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
Billie
E
Jean is always talkin' When no
E
body else is talkin'
Tellin'
E
lies and rubbin' shoulders So they
E
called her mouth a motor
D/E
Someone's always tryin' To
E
start my baby cryin'
D/E
Talkin', squealin', spyin' Sayin'
N.C.
you just want to be startin' somethin'
[Pre-Chorus]
I said
you wanna be
E
startin'
D
somethin' You
got to be
E
startin'
D
somethin'
I said [|]you wanna be [E]startin' [D]somethin' You got[|][]to be [D]startin' [E]somethin'
[Chorus]
It's too
D/E
high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too
E
low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're
D/E
stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the
E
pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
It's too
D/E
high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too
E
low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're
D/E
stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the
E
pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
[Post-Chorus]
You're a
D/E
vegetable (You're a vegetable) You're a
E
vegetable (You're a vegetable)
Still, they
D/E
hate you (Still, they hate you) You're a
E
vegetable (You're a vegetable)
You're just a
D/E
buffet (You're just a buffet; you're a vegetable) You're a
E
vegetable (You're a vegetable)
They eat
D/E
off of you (They eat off of you; you're a vegetable) You're a
E
vegetable, ow
[Interlude] Guitar cutting solo
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N.C.
Ow(Hee-hee-hee, ha) Ooh
Keyboard & Brass In
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[Verse 4]
If you
E
can't feed your baby
D/E
(Yeah,
E
yeah) Then
E
don't have a baby
D/E
(Yeah,
E
yeah)
And
E
don't think maybe
D/E
(Yeah,
E
yeah) If you
E
can't feed your baby
D/E
(Yeah,
E
yeah)
[|][]You'll be always [E]try[D/E]in' To [|][]stop that child from [D/E]cry[E]in'
[|][]Hustlin', stealin', [E]ly[D/E]in' Now [|][N.C.]baby's slowly dyin'
[Pre-Chorus]
I said
you wanna be
E
startin'
D
somethin' You
got to be
E
startin'
D
somethin'
I said [|]you wanna be [E]startin' [D]somethin' You got[|][]to be [D]startin' [E]somethin'
[Chorus]
It's too
D/E
high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too
E
low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're
D/E
stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the
E
pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
It's too
D/E
high to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too
E
low to get under (Yeah, yeah)
You're
D/E
stuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the
E
pain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)
[Bridge]
Lift your
D/E
head up high And scream
E
out to the world
"I know I am
D/E
someone" And let the
E
truth unfurl (Hee-hee-hee, ha)
No one can
D/E
hurt you now Because you
E
know what's true
Yes, I be
D/E
lieve in me So you be
E
lieve in you Help me sing it
[Outro]
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Help me sing it, babe) Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Yeah, sing it to the world)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Sing it out loud) Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Help me sing it)
Claps & Chorus
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa,
E
ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-
E
ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa,
E
ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-
E
ko-ssa (Help me sing it)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa,
E
ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-
E
ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa,
E
ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-
E
ko-ssa (Sing it to the world)
Brass In
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
All in
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Help me sing it, babe) Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee) Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Yeah) Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Sing it to the world)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Sing it out loud) Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo)
Mama-
D/E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-
E
say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa...