Biography:
Obadiah Parker is a viral phenomenon.
Mat Weddle and his version of ‘Hey Ya’ has been viewed over 3 million times on YouTube, not counting all the other video websites.
The performance was recorded at a local open mic night, morphed with the original Outkast video and uploaded on YouTube by a friend. The song has since been playlisted at stations across the US and internationally, André 3000, who performed the original has made positive comments about Weddle's version and in January 2008
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Its pretty much the same the whole way through
chords: C, F, G, Am with a Capo on 4th Fret.
The chords sound high pitch compared to the vocal,
but that might just because im playing this from a ukulele.
Its the closest i can get to the origional key that obadiah sings it,
so yeah, hope this helps!
((Capo on 4th Fret))
Verse One
C F
My baby don't mess around
Because she loves me so
G Am
And this I know for shooo..
C F
But does she really wanna
But can't stand to see me
G Am
Walk out the dooor..
C F
Don't try to fight the feelin'
G Am
Because the thought alone is killing me right nooww..
C F
Thank god for mom and dad
For sticking two together
G Am
'Cause we don't know hooowww...
[Chorus:]
C F
Hey Yah
G Am
Hey Yah
C F
Hey Yah
G Am
Hey Ya
Verse 2
C
You think you've got it
F
Ohh, you think you've got it
But got it just don't get it
G Am
Till' there's nothing at all
C
We get together
F
Ohh, we get together
G Am
But seperate's always better when there's feelings involved
C F
If what they say is "Nothing is forever"
G Am
Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes
C F
Then what makes, Then what makes love the exception
C
So why you, why you
F
Why you, why you, why you are we so in denial
G Am
When we know we're not happy heeeerrreeee...
[Chorus]
C F
Hey Yah
G Am
Hey Yah
(Slow strumming at the end)
C F
Hey Yah
G Am
Hey Yah
C F
Alright now fellas,
G Am
Now what's cooler than being cool?
C F
I can't hear you now..
G Am
I say what's cooler than bein' cool?
C F
Alright, alright, alright, alright
G Am
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
C F
Alright, alright, Ok now ladies,
G Am
I see we gonna' break it down in just a few seconds here..
C F
don't make me break it down for nothin'
G Am
I wanna see you all on y'all baddest behavior
C F G Am
Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor
freestyle!)
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it like a Polaroid Picture, shake it, shake it
Shh you got to, shake it, shh shake it, shake it, got to shake it
shake it like a Poloroid Picture
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it (etc..)
[Chorus]
C F
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
G Am
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
C F
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
G Am
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
C F
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
G Am
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
C F
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
G Am
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
[Chorus continues until fade]
[END]
So, um, yeah. Please rate!..
chords: C, F, G, Am with a Capo on 4th Fret.
The chords sound high pitch compared to the vocal,
but that might just because im playing this from a ukulele.
Its the closest i can get to the origional key that obadiah sings it,
so yeah, hope this helps!
((Capo on 4th Fret))
Verse One
C F
My baby don't mess around
Because she loves me so
G Am
And this I know for shooo..
C F
But does she really wanna
But can't stand to see me
G Am
Walk out the dooor..
C F
Don't try to fight the feelin'
G Am
Because the thought alone is killing me right nooww..
C F
Thank god for mom and dad
For sticking two together
G Am
'Cause we don't know hooowww...
[Chorus:]
C F
Hey Yah
G Am
Hey Yah
C F
Hey Yah
G Am
Hey Ya
Verse 2
C
You think you've got it
F
Ohh, you think you've got it
But got it just don't get it
G Am
Till' there's nothing at all
C
We get together
F
Ohh, we get together
G Am
But seperate's always better when there's feelings involved
C F
If what they say is "Nothing is forever"
G Am
Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes
C F
Then what makes, Then what makes love the exception
C
So why you, why you
F
Why you, why you, why you are we so in denial
G Am
When we know we're not happy heeeerrreeee...
[Chorus]
C F
Hey Yah
G Am
Hey Yah
(Slow strumming at the end)
C F
Hey Yah
G Am
Hey Yah
C F
Alright now fellas,
G Am
Now what's cooler than being cool?
C F
I can't hear you now..
G Am
I say what's cooler than bein' cool?
C F
Alright, alright, alright, alright
G Am
Alright, alright, alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright, alright
C F
Alright, alright, Ok now ladies,
G Am
I see we gonna' break it down in just a few seconds here..
C F
don't make me break it down for nothin'
G Am
I wanna see you all on y'all baddest behavior
C F G Am
Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor
freestyle!)
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake it
Shake it, shake it like a Polaroid Picture, shake it, shake it
Shh you got to, shake it, shh shake it, shake it, got to shake it
shake it like a Poloroid Picture
Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it (etc..)
[Chorus]
C F
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
G Am
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
C F
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
G Am
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
C F
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
G Am
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
C F
Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..
G Am
Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..
[Chorus continues until fade]
[END]
So, um, yeah. Please rate!..
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