This Is How We Do It

by Montell Jordan

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(CN.C.)This is how we do it.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

(Fm)This is how we do it, it’s Fri day in night (Gb)air and I (Fm)feel al from right.

to there, if you’re The an par (Gb)O.

ty’s G.

here Mack on or a the wan west na be side, play er.

so I (Fm)reach for my for ty and I turn it up.

Des ig nat ed dri ver take the (Gb)keys to my truck.

Hit the shore ’cause I’m G., fad ed, hon eys in the street say, (Gb)“Mon ty, yo, we made it!” It feels so good in my hood then to night, (Gb)know the (Fm)sum mer time skirts and the guys in ka ni.

All the gang bang ers for (Gb)got a bout the drive by.

You’ve got to get your groove on be fore you go get paid.

So (Fm)tip up your cap and throw your hands up and let me hear the par ty say: I’m (Fm)kind of buzzed and it’s all be cause this is how we (Gb)do it.

South cen tral does it like no bod y does.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

To all my neigh bors, you got much fla vor?

This is how we (Gb)do it.

Let’s flip the track, bring the old school back.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

(Fm)This is how we do it, all hands are in the (Gb)air and and (Fm)wave them from here to there, if you’re The an par (Gb)O.

ty’s G.

here Mack on or a the wan west na be side, play er.

so I (Fm)You see the hood’s been good I to me up.

ev ig er ed since I was a (Gb)low er case G.

But now I’m a big G., the girls see I’ve got the mon ey, (Gb)hun dred dol lar bill, y’all.

If you were from where I’m from, then you would (Gb)know I’ve (Fm)got to get mine in a big black ka truck, you can get yours in a (Gb)six a ty the four.

by.

What ev er it your is, on the par ty’s un der way.

So (Fm)tip up your cup and throw your hands up and let me hear the par ty say: I’m (Fm)kind of buzzed and it’s all be cause this is how we (Gb)do it.

South cen tral does it like no bod y does.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

To all my neigh bors, you got much fla vor?

This is how we (Gb)do it.

Let’s flip the track, bring the old school back.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

I’m (Fm)kind of buzzed and it’s all be cause this is how we (Gb)do it.

South cen tral does it like no bod y does.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

(Fm)Y N V, S C C, This is how we (Gb)do it.

I’ll (Fm)nev er come whack on an old school track.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

(CN.C.)Once up on a time in nine ty four, Mon tell made no mon ey and life sure was slow.

And all they said was six eight he stood and peo ple thought the mu sic that he made was good.

There lived a D.

J.

and Paul was his name, he came up to Mon ty, this is what he said, “You and O.

G.

are gon na make some cash, sell a mil lion rec ords and we’re mak ing a dash.” Oh, I’m buzz ing be cause this is how we (Gb)do it.

South cen tral does it like no bod y does.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

To all my neigh bors, you got much fla vor?

This is how we (Gb)do it.

I’ll (Fm)nev er come whack on an old school track.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

Oh, I’m buzz ing be cause this is how we (Gb)do it.

South cen tral does it like no bod y does.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

To all my neigh bors, you got much fla vor?

This is how we (Gb)do it.

I’ll (Fm)nev er come whack on an old school track.

This is how we (Gb)do it.

This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan — Easy Piano for Kids

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Is "This Is How We Do It" good for a child learning piano?
Yes — this color-coded arrangement is designed for ages 4-12. Each note is colored by pitch so kids match colors to keys, no music reading required. Lyrics sit under every note for sing-along play.
What age can start with "This Is How We Do It"?
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