Below are the chords I use, as well as some lyrics that have been “tidied up” a bit. It’s how I sing it at the children’s hospital. If you’re working with grown-ups, you can use your clinical judgement around whether or not to censor. Also, just so you’re not in the dark and/or caught off guard, you should know that “Michelle Pfeiffer/That white gold” is a reference to cocaine. Yikes!

 

Uptown Funk

Dm
This hit / That ice cold
  G7
Michelle Pfeiffer / That white gold
Dm
This one for them hood girls
     G7
Them good girls / Straight masterpieces
Dm
Stylin', wilin
G7
Livin' in up in the city
    Dm
Got chucks on with Saint Laurent
      G7
Gotta kiss myself I'm so pretty

CHORUS
        Dm
I'm too hot (hot dang)
         G7
Call the po-lice and the fireman
        Dm
I'm too hot (hot dang)
       G7
Make a dragon wanna retire, man
    Dm
I'm too hot (hot dang)
G7
Say my name you know who I am
        Dm
I'm too hot (hot dang)
And my band 'bout that money
Break it down...

Dm
Girls hit your hallelujah (ooh)
Girls hit your hallelujah (ooh)
Girls hit your hallelujah (ooh)
'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to ya
'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to ya
'Cause Uptown Funk gon' give it to ya
Saturday night and we in the spot
G7
Don't believe me just watch (Come on)

Dm   G7
     Don't believe me just watch
Dm   G7
     Don't believe me just watch
Dm   G7
     Don't believe me just watch
Dm   G7
     Don't believe me just watch

Dm
Don't believe me just watch
Don't believe me just watch
Don't believe me just watch
Don't believe me just watch
Hey, hey, hey, oh!

(this next part is sung acapella but you could use the same progression from the first verse)
 
Stop / Wait a minute
Fill my cup put some OJ in it
Take a sip, sign a check
Julio, Get the stretch!
Ride to Harlem, Hollywood, Jackson, Mississippi
If we show up, we gon' show out
Smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy

CHORUS

Uptown Funk (PDF)


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