Autoscroll
1 Column 
Text size
Transpose 0
Capo: 2
...WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN'... by Michael Jackson ---------------------------------................... *from 'Thriller' (1982)* *CAPO 2nd FRET* (Original Key: D) Intro: C/D D (x4) Chorus 1:
I said; you C/Dwanna be startin' somethin'; You Dgot to be startin' somethin'. I said; you C/Dwanna be startin' somethin'; You Dgot to be startin' somethin'.
It's too C/Dhigh to get over, (yeah, yeah), Too Dlow to get under, (yeah, yeah). You're C/Dstuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah), And the Dpain is thunder, (yeah, yeah). It's too C/Dhigh to get over, (yeah, yeah), Too Dlow to get under, (yeah, yeah). You're C/Dstuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah), And the Dpain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
Verse 1: (n.C) I took my baby to the doctor, with a fever; but nothing, he found. By the time this hit the street; they said she had a breakdown.
C/D Someone's always tryin', to Dstart my baby cryin', C/D Talkin', squealin', lyin'; sayin'; D You just wanna be startin' somethin'.
Chorus 2: (n.C) I said; you wanna be startin' somethin'; You got to be startin' somethin'. I said; you wanna be startin' somethin'; You got to be startin' somethin'.
It's too C/Dhigh to get over, (yeah, yeah), Too Dlow to get under, (yeah, yeah). You're C/Dstuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah), And the Dpain is thunder, (yeah, yeah). It's too C/Dhigh to get over, (yeah, yeah), Too Dlow to get under, (yeah, yeah). You're C/Dstuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah), And the Dpain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
Verse 2: (n.C) You love to pretend that you're good, when you're always up to no good. You really can't make him hate her, so your tongue became a razor.
C/D Someone's always tryin', to Dkeep my baby cryin'; C/D Treacherous, cunnin', declinin'; you Dgot my baby cryin'.
Chorus 3:
I said; you C/Dwanna be startin' somethin'; You Dgot to be startin' somethin'. I said; you C/Dwanna be startin' somethin'; You Dgot to be startin' somethin'.
It's too C/Dhigh to get over, (yeah, yeah), Too Dlow to get under, (yeah, yeah). You're C/Dstuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah), And the Dpain is thunder, (yeah, yeah). It's too C/Dhigh to get over, (yeah, yeah), Too Dlow to get under, (yeah, yeah). You're C/Dstuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah), And the Dpain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
Break:
You're a C/Dvegetable, (you're a vegetable), You're a Dvegetable, (you're a vegetable). They C/Dhate you, (they hate you), You're a Dvegetable, (you're a vegetable). You're just C/Da buffet, (you're just a buffet), You're a Dvegetable, (you're a vegetable). They eat C/Doff of you, (they eat off of you), You're a Dvegetable.
Breakdown: (n.C) Verse 3: (n.C) Billie Jean is always talkin', when nobody else is talkin'. Tellin' lies and rubbin' shoulders; so they called her mouth a motor.
C/D Someone's always tryin', to Dstart my baby cryin', C/D Talkin', squealin', lyin'; Sayin'; Dyou just wanna be startin' somethin'.
Chorus 4: (n.C) I said; you wanna be startin' somethin'; You got to be startin' somethin'. I said; you wanna be startin' somethin'; You got to be startin' somethin'.
It's too C/Dhigh to get over, (yeah, yeah), Too Dlow to get under, (yeah, yeah). You're C/Dstuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah), And the Dpain is thunder, (yeah, yeah). It's too C/Dhigh to get over, (yeah, yeah), Too Dlow to get under, (yeah, yeah). You're C/Dstuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah), And the Dpain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
Break:
You're a C/Dvegetable, (you're a vegetable) You're a Dvegetable, (you're a vegetable). They C/Dhate you, (they hate you), You're a Dvegetable, (you're a vegetable). You're just C/Da buffet, (you're just a buffet), You're a Dvegetable, (you're a vegetable). They eat C/Doff of you, (they eat off of you), You're a Dvegetable.
Interlude: (Guitar Riff) C/D D (x4), (n.C) C/D D (x2) Verse 4: (n.C) If you can't feed your baby, (yeah, yeah), Then don't have a baby, (yeah, yeah). And don't think maybe, (yeah, yeah), If you can't feed your baby, (yeah, yeah).
C/D You'll be always tryin', to Dstop that child from cryin'. C/D Hustlin', stealin', lyin'; now Dbaby's slowly dyin'.
Chorus 5: (n.C) I said; you wanna be startin' somethin'; You got to be startin' somethin'. I said; you wanna be startin' somethin'; You got to be startin' somethin'.
It's too C/Dhigh to get over, (yeah, yeah), Too Dlow to get under, (yeah, yeah). You're C/Dstuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah), And the Dpain is thunder, (yeah, yeah). It's too C/Dhigh to get over, (yeah, yeah), Too Dlow to get under, (yeah, yeah). You're C/Dstuck in the middle, (yeah, yeah), And the Dpain is thunder, (yeah, yeah).
Interlude:
Lift your C/Dhead up high; and scream out Dto the world; I know I C/Dam someone, and let the Dtruth unfurl. No one can C/Dhurt you now, because you Dknow what's true. Yes, I be-C/Dlieve in me; so you be-Dlieve in you. Help me sing it;
Coda:
Ma ma C/Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma C/Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma C/Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma C/Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma C/Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma C/Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Help me sing it...
(n.C) Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
Ma ma C/Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma C/Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma C/Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa. Ma ma C/Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa, ma ma Dse, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa.
(Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- C/D D EADGBE EADGBE xx0010 xx0232 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)