Hey Ya! Chords & Tabs

by OutKast

[Content]
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 DE
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...