Say Hey Ukulele chords

Michael Franti and Spearhead

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Bb 
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way. 
Eb                               Bb 
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know, 
        F   Eb             Bb 
But I know one thing, that I love you. 
   F          Eb            Bb 
I love you, I love you, I love you. 

verse 1 
Bb 
I've been a lot of places all around the way 
Bb 
I've seen a lot of joy, and I've seen a lot of pain 
             Eb 
But I don't want to write a love song for the world 
       Bb 
I just want to write a song about a boy and a girl 

Bb 
Junkies on the corner, always calling my name 
Bb 
And the kids on the corner playing ghetto games 
         Eb 
When I saw you getting down, girl, I hoped it was you 
            F 
And when I looked into your eyes, I knew it was true 
  

Bb 
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way. 
Eb                               Bb 
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know, 
        F   Eb                Bb 
But I know one thing, that I love you. 
   F          Eb            Bb 
I love you, I love you, I love you. 
  
verse 2 
Bb 
Now I'm not a highly metaphysical man 
Bb 
But I know when the stars are aligned you can 
Eb 
Bump into a person in the middle of the road 
Bb 
Look into their eyes, and you suddenly know 
F                          Eb 
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you 
Bb 
Dancing in the night in the middle of June 
F                 Eb 
My momma told me don't lose you 
Bb 
'Cause the best luck I had was you 
  
 
Bb 
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way. 
Eb                               Bb 
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know, 
        F   Eb                Bb 
But I know one thing, that I love you -baby girl- 
   F          Eb            Bb 
I love you, I love you, I love you. 

           Gm 
And I say, rocking in the dance, hall moving with you 
       Bb 
I say, hey momma, hey momma, close to you 
Gm 
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you 
        Bb 
I say, hey, trippa, trippa, got to shoot 
  
Gm 
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you 
       Bb 
I say, hey momma, close to you 
Gm 
Rocking in the dance hall, moving with you 
        F 
I say, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma 
Hey momma, hey momma, hey momma, hey momma 

Bb 
My momma told me don't lose you 
Bb 
'Cause the best luck I had was you 
     Eb                       Bb 
And I know one thing that I love you 
  
 
Bb 
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way. 
Eb                               Bb 
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know, 
        F   Eb                Bb 
But I know one thing, that I love you. 
   F          Eb            Bb 
I love you, I love you, I love you. 
  
Bb 
Say hey, I'll be gone today, but I'll be back around the way. 
Eb                               Bb 
Seems like everywhere I go, the more I see the less I know, 
        F   Eb                Bb 
But I know one thing, that I love you.  
  
Interlude: F    Eb    Bb 
   
  F           Eb            Bb 
I love you, I love you, I love you. 
  F           Eb            Bb 
I love you, I love you, I love you 
  F           Eb            Bb 
I love you, I love you, I love you 
  F           Eb            Bb 
I love you, I love you, I love you