Wanna Be Startin Somethin'

[Intro]

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[Pre-Chorus]

I said |you wanna be Estartin' Dsomethin' You |got to be Estartin' Dsomethin'

I said |you wanna be Estartin' Dsomethin' You got| to be Dstartin' Esomethin'

[Chorus]

It's too | D/Ehigh to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too | Elow to get under (Yeah, yeah)

You're | D/Estuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the | Epain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

It's too | D/Ehigh to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too | Elow to get under (Yeah, yeah)

You're | D/Estuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the | Epain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

[Verse 1]

I took | Emy baby to the doctor With a | Efever, but nothin' he found

By the | Etime this hit the street They | Esaid she had a breakdown

| D/ESomeone's always tryin' To | Estart my baby cryin'

| D/ETalkin', squealin', lyin' Sayin'|  you just want to be startin' somethin'

[Pre-Chorus]

I said | Eyou wanna be startin' Dsomethin' You |got to be Estartin' Dsomethin'

I said | Eyou wanna be startin' Dsomethin' You got| to be Dstartin' Esomethin'

[Chorus]

It's too | D/Ehigh to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too | Elow to get under (Yeah, yeah)

You're | D/Estuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the | Epain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

It's too | D/Ehigh to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too | Elow to get under (Yeah, yeah)

You're | D/Estuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the | Epain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

[Verse 2]

You | Elove to pretend that you're good When you're | Ealways up to no good

You | Ereally can't make him hate her So your | Etongue became a razor

| D/ESomeone's always tryin' To | Ekeep my baby cryin'

| D/ETreacherous, cunnin', declinin' You | got my baby cryin'

[Pre-Chorus]

I said | Eyou wanna be startin' Dsomethin' You |got to be Estartin' Dsomethin'

I said | Eyou wanna be startin' Dsomethin' You got| to be Dstartin' Esomethin'

[Chorus]

It's too | D/Ehigh to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too | Elow to get under (Yeah, yeah)

You're | D/Estuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the | Epain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

It's too | D/Ehigh to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too | Elow to get under (Yeah, yeah)

You're | D/Estuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the | Epain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

[Post-Chorus]

You're a | D/Evegetable (You're a vegetable) You're a | Evegetable (You're a vegetable)

Still, they | D/Ehate you (Still, they hate you) You're a | Evegetable (You're a vegetable)

You're just a | D/Ebuffet (You're just a buffet; you're a vegetable) You're a | Evegetable (You're a vegetable)

They eat | D/Eoff of you (They eat off of you; you're a vegetable) You're a | Evegetable, ow

[Interlude]

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[Verse 3]

Billie | EJean is always talkin' When no| Ebody else is talkin'

Tellin' | Elies and rubbin' shoulders So they | Ecalled her mouth a motor

| D/ESomeone's always tryin' To | Estart my baby cryin'

| D/ETalkin', squealin', spyin' Sayin' | N.C.you just want to be startin' somethin'

[Pre-Chorus]

I said |you wanna be Estartin' Dsomethin' You |got to be Estartin' Dsomethin'

I said |you wanna be Estartin' Dsomethin' You got| to be Dstartin' Esomethin'

[Chorus]

It's too | D/Ehigh to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too | Elow to get under (Yeah, yeah)

You're | D/Estuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the | Epain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

It's too | D/Ehigh to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too | Elow to get under (Yeah, yeah)

You're | D/Estuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the | Epain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

[Post-Chorus]

You're a | D/Evegetable (You're a vegetable) You're a | Evegetable (You're a vegetable)

Still, they | D/Ehate you (Still, they hate you) You're a | Evegetable (You're a vegetable)

You're just a | D/Ebuffet (You're just a buffet; you're a vegetable) You're a | Evegetable (You're a vegetable)

They eat | D/Eoff of you (They eat off of you; you're a vegetable) You're a | Evegetable, ow

[Interlude] Guitar cutting solo

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Keyboard & Brass In

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[Verse 4]

If you | Ecan't feed your baby D/E(Yeah, Eyeah) Then | Edon't have a baby D/E(Yeah, Eyeah)

And | Edon't think maybe D/E(Yeah, Eyeah) If you | Ecan't feed your baby D/E(Yeah, Eyeah)

| You'll be always EtryD/Ein' To | stop that child from D/EcryEin'

| Hustlin', stealin', ElyD/Ein' Now | N.C.baby's slowly dyin'

[Pre-Chorus]

I said |you wanna be Estartin' Dsomethin' You |got to be Estartin' Dsomethin'

I said |you wanna be Estartin' Dsomethin' You got| to be Dstartin' Esomethin'

[Chorus]

It's too | D/Ehigh to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too | Elow to get under (Yeah, yeah)

You're | D/Estuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the | Epain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

It's too | D/Ehigh to get over (Yeah, yeah) You're too | Elow to get under (Yeah, yeah)

You're | D/Estuck in the middle (Yeah, yeah) And the | Epain is thunder (Yeah, yeah)

[Bridge]

Lift your | D/Ehead up high And scream | Eout to the world

"I know I am | D/Esomeone" And let the | Etruth unfurl (Hee-hee-hee, ha)

No one can | D/Ehurt you now Because you | Eknow what's true

Yes, I be| D/Elieve in me So you be| Elieve in you Help me sing it

[Outro]

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Help me sing it, babe) Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Yeah, sing it to the world)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Sing it out loud) Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Help me sing it)

Claps & Chorus

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, Ema-ma-ko-ssa Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-Eko-ssa (Hoo-hoo)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, Ema-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-Eko-ssa (Help me sing it)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, Ema-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-Eko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, Ema-ma-ko-ssa Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-Eko-ssa (Sing it to the world)

Brass In

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa

All in

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo) Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee) Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Help me sing it, babe) Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee-hee-hee)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hee) Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Yeah) Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Sing it to the world)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Sing it out loud) Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Hoo-hoo)

Mama-| D/Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa Mama-| Esay, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa...