Originally in Bm, I play in Em capo 3; vox mostly only go up to the 5, but there’s a lot of 6 → 5 (“co*ming up*”)
The whole song is basically just the i the entire time in the original
Intro
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | D |
| → |
Vox on 1 3 6 5 on “I’m coming up”
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | D |
| I’m | coming up so you | better get this party started | → |
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | B |
| I’m | coming up so you | better get this party started | → |
Vox on the 5 on “get”
| Em | Em/D | |
| Get this party | started on a Saturday n | ight |
| Em/C# | C | B | |
| Ev’rybody’s | waiting for me to arrive | → |
| Em | Em/D | |
| Sending out the | message to all of my fr | iends |
| Em/C# | C | B | |
| We’ll be looking | flashy in my Mercedes Benz | → |
| Em | Em/D | |
| I got lots of | style, check my gold diamond r | ings |
| Em/C# | C | D | |
| I can go for | miles if you know what I mean | → |
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | D |
| I’m | coming up so you | better get this party started | → |
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | B |
| I’m | coming up so you | better get this party started | → |
| Em | Em/D | |
| Pumping up the | volume, breaking down to the be | at |
| Em/C# | C | B | |
| Cruising through the W | est side, we’ll be checking the scene | → |
| Em | Em/D | |
| Boulevard is f | reaking as I’m coming up fa | st |
| Em/C# | C | B | |
| I’ll be burning | rubber, you’ll be kissing my ass | → |
| Em | Em/D | |
| Pull up to the | bumper, get out of the c | ar |
| Em/C# | C | D | |
| License plate says | stunner number one superstar | → |
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | D |
| I’m | coming up so you | better get this party started | → |
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | B |
| I’m | coming up so you | better get this party started | → |
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | D |
| I’m | coming up so you | better get this party started | → |
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | B |
| I’m | coming up so you | better get this party started | → |
| Em | Em/D | |
| Making my con | nection as I enter the r | oom |
| Em/C# | C | B | |
| Everybody’s c | hilling as I set up the groove | → |
| Em | Em/D | |
| Pumping up the | volume with this brand new | beat |
| Em/C# | C | B | |
| Everybody’s d | ancing and they’re dancing for me | → |
| Em | Em/D | |
| I’m your oper | ator, you can call anyti | me |
| Em/C# | C | D | |
| I’ll be your con | nection to the party line | → |
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | D |
| I’m | coming up so you | better get this party started | → |
| Em | Em/D | Em/C# | C | B |
| I’m | coming up so you | better get this party started | → |