OutKast – Hey Ya (Guitar)

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Note: the song is arranged as 3 bars of 4/4, 1 bar of 2/4, 2 bars of 4/4. Strumming patterns 1 and 2 should be played consecutively and repeated throughout the song. (Had to be arranged as two separate patterns, there's not room to put them together as one). [Intro]
N.C.             G
One, two, three, uh!
[Verse 1]
              C
My baby don't mess around

            C
Because she loves me so

           D        E
And this I know for sure

G              C
  But does she really wanna

          C
But can't stand to see me

     D       E
Walk out the door

G              C
  Don't try to fight the feeling

           C
'Cause the thought alone

           D        E
Is killing me right now

G               C
  Thank God for mom and dad

             C
For sticking two together

          D          E
'Cause we don't know how
[Chorus]
G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...

G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...

G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...

G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...
[Verse 2]
G                          C
  You think you've got it, oh, you think you've got it

    C
But got it just don't get it

             D           E
Till there's nothing at all

G                  C
  We get together, oh we get together

    C
But separate's always better

             D          E
When there's feelings involved

G                      C
  If what they say is "Nothing is forever"

     C
Then what makes, then what makes,

     D                E
Then what makes, then what makes, love exception

G                    
  So why you, why you, 

C                                   C
why you, why you, why you... are so in denial

        D              N.C.
When we know we're not happy here...
[Chorus]
G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...

G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...

G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...

G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa.. Hey, alright now
[Bridge 1]
            G         C
Alright now fellas, (YEAH!)

                 C
Now what's cooler than bein' cool?

 D   E
(ICE COLD!) I can't hear ya'

                         G    
I say what's cooler than bein' cool?

     C
(ICE COLD!) whooo...

           C  
Alright, alright, alright, alright

           D                 E
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
                         G        C
Alright, alright, OK now ladies, (YEAH!)

                  C                            D      E
And we gon' break this back down in just a few seconds

                                            G
Now don't have me break this thang down for nothin'

      C                           C
Now I wanna see y'all on y'all baddest behavior

D               E
Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor ahh here we go!
[Bridge 2]
G                      C
Shake it, sh-shake it, shake it, sh-shake it (Uh-oh)

C                      D         E
Shake it, sh-shake it, Shake it, shake it, sh-shake it (Uh-oh)

                         G            
Shake it like a Polaroid picture, hey ya!

C                      C
Shake it, sh-shake it, shake it, sh-shake it

D         E
Shake it, shake it (okay), shake it, sugar

                         G
Shake it like a Polaroid picture

                              C
Now all the Beyoncés and Lucy Lius

C              D           E
And baby dolls, get on the floor

                                          G   
You know what to do, oh, you know what to do

C                  C    D  E
  You know what to do
[Chorus]
G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...

G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...

G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...

G      C
Heeeey yaaaaa...

D   E
Hey yaaaaa...