Start Me Up Chords by Salt-N-Pepa
Tempo:
99 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Dm
A
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Come down, come down, come down.
The S to the [D] A-L-T.
Come down.
The [C] love to the B-U-G.
Come down.
The city to the [A] D-A-L-L.
Come down.
S-T-O-E-V-E and the B.
Come down.
The P to the E-P-H.
Come down.
All the people in the [E] house, I know.
Come down.
To the [C] recall, [D] Lord, come down.
Wait a minute, [Dm] y'all.
Wait a minute.
Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[F] Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[Dm] Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[F] Sign me up.
[G] You got to sign me [Gb] up.
Well, uh, well, uh, what, ha, ha, hell, uh?
You're caught in the rain, but you forgot your umbrella.
Ooh, what could you do?
Punch an L-A, punch an L-A.
[E] You're trapped in the caves like an ape called McGilla.
And now you're ready to throw in the towel.
That's kind of foul.
You don't give a hoot like a mute owl.
That's not the way I know you to be.
You [G] used to be true [E] to me.
Ooh, we what you used [Dm] to do to me.
Shows that you got a lot to offer.
So [G] brother, just get off of your butt.
Because it's going [F] to cost you.
It risks me your prophecy, and you like [G] fits me.
And you might just be able to fight [Bb] this.
So baby.
But it's been [F] so long that I thought I [Bb] loved you.
And I felt [Dm] my life was going nowhere [Bb] without you.
I feel [F] so strong because I [Bb] have you standing by my [C] side.
Oh, baby, [Db] baby, you just [Dm] got to slide me up.
[G] You got to [A] slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to [A] slide me up.
[Dm] Slide me up.
[G] You got [A] to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me [Dm] up.
Everybody has a time in [G] their life where [Em] things doesn't always [F] go right.
It just gets harder [G] every day.
And it makes you want to [Dm] run away.
[A] Then I wonder where [G] you're going.
Can I ever be [F] myself again?
You are not hosting.
[G] I've got trust.
And I got you here to [Bb] stop me.
I'm fed up.
Fed up.
I'm worried up.
[F] Fed up.
I've got to keep my head up.
Don't stop.
[Bb] Fed up.
You're sleeping.
Late up.
Time to get [F] your bed made up.
Before [D] we go to sleep.
Before you lose [Bb] it.
Late up.
Late up.
Wait up.
I'm not getting [F] up often.
Watch television all day [Bb] doing nothing.
Put it in your liver.
Looks like [Dm] you're ready to deliver.
Yo, [Db] so I think you get [Dm] to move up.
Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[Dm] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
Wait [E] a minute.
Yo, you got to wait a minute.
You didn't think you'd do a [D] video without your brother in it.
I'm pulling records.
You in it.
You in it.
Start me up.
Girl, I'm in it.
[A] You better set, set, set it off, [Bm] lady.
The brothers from Haiti blowing up like an [Eb] F80.
Sirius, we get big, busy, and [Gb] delirious.
And that's what hit me off with delirious.
[D] So people come [Dm] follow.
Now, you the big gal.
Call me a the big [Eb] mama.
Stopping at [D] the period.
I'm positive on the karma.
[N] So boom, boom, break.
Say the drama, say your father.
Tell me rough.
[F] Rough and tough and rugged and stuff.
Me mother up [Eb] a blunt and pick a lick of. What?
Nick Chastan, all I own a wheel drive.
What?
See, my crotch is never [Am] itchy.
Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[Dm] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
Chill.
Chill.
Bye.
[E]
The S to the [D] A-L-T.
Come down.
The [C] love to the B-U-G.
Come down.
The city to the [A] D-A-L-L.
Come down.
S-T-O-E-V-E and the B.
Come down.
The P to the E-P-H.
Come down.
All the people in the [E] house, I know.
Come down.
To the [C] recall, [D] Lord, come down.
Wait a minute, [Dm] y'all.
Wait a minute.
Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[F] Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[Dm] Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[F] Sign me up.
[G] You got to sign me [Gb] up.
Well, uh, well, uh, what, ha, ha, hell, uh?
You're caught in the rain, but you forgot your umbrella.
Ooh, what could you do?
Punch an L-A, punch an L-A.
[E] You're trapped in the caves like an ape called McGilla.
And now you're ready to throw in the towel.
That's kind of foul.
You don't give a hoot like a mute owl.
That's not the way I know you to be.
You [G] used to be true [E] to me.
Ooh, we what you used [Dm] to do to me.
Shows that you got a lot to offer.
So [G] brother, just get off of your butt.
Because it's going [F] to cost you.
It risks me your prophecy, and you like [G] fits me.
And you might just be able to fight [Bb] this.
So baby.
But it's been [F] so long that I thought I [Bb] loved you.
And I felt [Dm] my life was going nowhere [Bb] without you.
I feel [F] so strong because I [Bb] have you standing by my [C] side.
Oh, baby, [Db] baby, you just [Dm] got to slide me up.
[G] You got to [A] slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to [A] slide me up.
[Dm] Slide me up.
[G] You got [A] to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me [Dm] up.
Everybody has a time in [G] their life where [Em] things doesn't always [F] go right.
It just gets harder [G] every day.
And it makes you want to [Dm] run away.
[A] Then I wonder where [G] you're going.
Can I ever be [F] myself again?
You are not hosting.
[G] I've got trust.
And I got you here to [Bb] stop me.
I'm fed up.
Fed up.
I'm worried up.
[F] Fed up.
I've got to keep my head up.
Don't stop.
[Bb] Fed up.
You're sleeping.
Late up.
Time to get [F] your bed made up.
Before [D] we go to sleep.
Before you lose [Bb] it.
Late up.
Late up.
Wait up.
I'm not getting [F] up often.
Watch television all day [Bb] doing nothing.
Put it in your liver.
Looks like [Dm] you're ready to deliver.
Yo, [Db] so I think you get [Dm] to move up.
Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[Dm] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
Wait [E] a minute.
Yo, you got to wait a minute.
You didn't think you'd do a [D] video without your brother in it.
I'm pulling records.
You in it.
You in it.
Start me up.
Girl, I'm in it.
[A] You better set, set, set it off, [Bm] lady.
The brothers from Haiti blowing up like an [Eb] F80.
Sirius, we get big, busy, and [Gb] delirious.
And that's what hit me off with delirious.
[D] So people come [Dm] follow.
Now, you the big gal.
Call me a the big [Eb] mama.
Stopping at [D] the period.
I'm positive on the karma.
[N] So boom, boom, break.
Say the drama, say your father.
Tell me rough.
[F] Rough and tough and rugged and stuff.
Me mother up [Eb] a blunt and pick a lick of. What?
Nick Chastan, all I own a wheel drive.
What?
See, my crotch is never [Am] itchy.
Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[Dm] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
Chill.
Chill.
Bye.
[E]
Key:
G
F
Dm
A
Bb
G
F
Dm
_ _ _ _ [E] Come down, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
come down, _ come down.
The S to the [D] A-L-T.
Come down.
The [C] love to the B-U-G.
Come down.
The city to the [A] D-A-L-L.
Come down.
S-T-O-E-V-E and the B.
Come down.
The P to the E-P-H.
Come down.
All the people in the [E] house, I know.
Come down.
To the [C] recall, [D] Lord, come down.
Wait a minute, [Dm] y'all.
Wait a minute.
Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[F] _ Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[Dm] _ Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[F] _ Sign me up.
[G] You got to sign me [Gb] up.
Well, uh, well, uh, what, ha, ha, hell, uh?
You're caught in the rain, but you forgot your umbrella.
Ooh, what could you do?
Punch an L-A, punch an L-A.
[E] You're trapped in the caves like an ape called McGilla.
And now you're ready to throw in the towel.
That's kind of foul.
You don't give a hoot like a mute owl.
That's not the way I know you to be.
You [G] used to be true [E] to me.
Ooh, we what you used [Dm] to do to me.
Shows that you got a lot to offer.
So [G] brother, just get off of your butt.
Because it's going [F] to cost you.
It risks me your prophecy, and you like [G] fits me.
And you might just be able to fight [Bb] this.
So baby.
But it's been [F] so long that I thought I [Bb] loved you.
And I felt [Dm] my life was going nowhere [Bb] without you.
I feel [F] so strong because I [Bb] have you standing by my [C] side.
Oh, baby, [Db] baby, you just [Dm] got to slide me up.
[G] You got to [A] slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to [A] slide me up.
[Dm] _ Slide me up.
[G] You got [A] to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me [Dm] up.
Everybody has a time in [G] their life where [Em] things doesn't always [F] go right.
It just gets harder [G] every day.
And it makes you want to [Dm] run away.
[A] Then I wonder where [G] you're going.
Can I ever be [F] myself again?
You are not hosting.
[G] I've got trust.
And I got you here to [Bb] stop me.
I'm fed up.
Fed up.
I'm worried up.
[F] Fed up.
I've got to keep my head up.
Don't stop.
[Bb] Fed up.
You're sleeping.
Late up.
Time to get [F] your bed made up.
Before [D] we go to sleep.
Before you lose [Bb] it.
Late up.
Late up.
Wait up.
I'm not getting [F] up often.
Watch television all day [Bb] doing nothing.
Put it in your liver.
Looks like [Dm] you're ready to deliver.
Yo, [Db] so I think you get [Dm] to move up.
Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] _ Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[Dm] _ Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
Wait [E] a minute.
Yo, you got to wait a minute.
You didn't think you'd do a [D] video without your brother in it.
I'm pulling records.
You in it.
You in it.
Start me up.
Girl, I'm in it.
[A] You better set, set, set it off, [Bm] lady.
The brothers from Haiti blowing up like an [Eb] F80.
Sirius, we get big, busy, and [Gb] delirious.
And that's what hit me off with delirious.
[D] So people come [Dm] follow.
Now, you the big gal.
Call me a the big [Eb] mama.
Stopping at [D] the period.
I'm positive on the karma.
[N] So boom, boom, break.
Say the drama, say your father.
Tell me rough.
[F] Rough and tough and rugged and stuff.
Me mother up [Eb] a blunt and pick a lick of. What?
Nick Chastan, all I own a wheel drive.
What?
See, my crotch is never [Am] itchy.
Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] _ Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[Dm] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
Chill.
Chill.
Bye.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
come down, _ come down.
The S to the [D] A-L-T.
Come down.
The [C] love to the B-U-G.
Come down.
The city to the [A] D-A-L-L.
Come down.
S-T-O-E-V-E and the B.
Come down.
The P to the E-P-H.
Come down.
All the people in the [E] house, I know.
Come down.
To the [C] recall, [D] Lord, come down.
Wait a minute, [Dm] y'all.
Wait a minute.
Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[F] _ Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[Dm] _ Sign me up.
[G] You got to [A] sign me up.
[F] _ Sign me up.
[G] You got to sign me [Gb] up.
Well, uh, well, uh, what, ha, ha, hell, uh?
You're caught in the rain, but you forgot your umbrella.
Ooh, what could you do?
Punch an L-A, punch an L-A.
[E] You're trapped in the caves like an ape called McGilla.
And now you're ready to throw in the towel.
That's kind of foul.
You don't give a hoot like a mute owl.
That's not the way I know you to be.
You [G] used to be true [E] to me.
Ooh, we what you used [Dm] to do to me.
Shows that you got a lot to offer.
So [G] brother, just get off of your butt.
Because it's going [F] to cost you.
It risks me your prophecy, and you like [G] fits me.
And you might just be able to fight [Bb] this.
So baby.
But it's been [F] so long that I thought I [Bb] loved you.
And I felt [Dm] my life was going nowhere [Bb] without you.
I feel [F] so strong because I [Bb] have you standing by my [C] side.
Oh, baby, [Db] baby, you just [Dm] got to slide me up.
[G] You got to [A] slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to [A] slide me up.
[Dm] _ Slide me up.
[G] You got [A] to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me [Dm] up.
Everybody has a time in [G] their life where [Em] things doesn't always [F] go right.
It just gets harder [G] every day.
And it makes you want to [Dm] run away.
[A] Then I wonder where [G] you're going.
Can I ever be [F] myself again?
You are not hosting.
[G] I've got trust.
And I got you here to [Bb] stop me.
I'm fed up.
Fed up.
I'm worried up.
[F] Fed up.
I've got to keep my head up.
Don't stop.
[Bb] Fed up.
You're sleeping.
Late up.
Time to get [F] your bed made up.
Before [D] we go to sleep.
Before you lose [Bb] it.
Late up.
Late up.
Wait up.
I'm not getting [F] up often.
Watch television all day [Bb] doing nothing.
Put it in your liver.
Looks like [Dm] you're ready to deliver.
Yo, [Db] so I think you get [Dm] to move up.
Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] _ Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[Dm] _ Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
Wait [E] a minute.
Yo, you got to wait a minute.
You didn't think you'd do a [D] video without your brother in it.
I'm pulling records.
You in it.
You in it.
Start me up.
Girl, I'm in it.
[A] You better set, set, set it off, [Bm] lady.
The brothers from Haiti blowing up like an [Eb] F80.
Sirius, we get big, busy, and [Gb] delirious.
And that's what hit me off with delirious.
[D] So people come [Dm] follow.
Now, you the big gal.
Call me a the big [Eb] mama.
Stopping at [D] the period.
I'm positive on the karma.
[N] So boom, boom, break.
Say the drama, say your father.
Tell me rough.
[F] Rough and tough and rugged and stuff.
Me mother up [Eb] a blunt and pick a lick of. What?
Nick Chastan, all I own a wheel drive.
What?
See, my crotch is never [Am] itchy.
Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] _ Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[Dm] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
[F] Slide me up.
[G] You got to slide me up.
Chill.
Chill.
Bye.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _