Dm                      C
  No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')
      G                             Dm
Gotta get on up (Get up!) and do my thing (-wooo)
Dm                      C
  No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')
      G                       Dm
Gotta get on up (Get up!) and do my thing (-and do your thing)

[Verse 1]
Dm
Dream - while you're sleepin'
Dm
  Time is slowly creepin'
Dm                      Dm
  Open up your eyes - before it's too late (nah)
Dm
Try a little harder
Dm
  Stop wastin' over yonder
Dm                        Dm
Wake up - you'll get your break

[Chorus 2]
Dm                      C
  No time for dreaming (Dreamin', dreamin')
      G                            Dm
Gotta get up (Get up!) Gotta do my thing (-wooo)
Dm                      C
  No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')
      G                               Dm
Gotta get on up (Get up!) Gotta do my thing (- gotta do yo' thing)

[Verse 2]
Dm
  While you're sleepin'
Dm
  Somebody's schemin'
Dm                       Dm
  Try to get-ah(-huh!) - What I got(-nah)
Dm
Stay alert
     Dm
It's got to work
   Dm                       Dm
Or you'll end up - on the spot

[Chorus 3]
Dm                      C
  No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')
      G                               Dm
Gotta get on up (Get up!) - and do my thing(-wooo)
Dm                      C
  No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')
      G                             Dm
Gotta get on up (Get up!) and do my thing (-and do your thing) Eeaaaah!!

[Instrumental]
(4x4-bar Dm Instrumental)
Dm Dm Dm Dm Uh! Dm Dm Come on.
Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Woo-oww!

[Outro]
Dm                      C
  No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')
              G               Dm
Gotta make it real (Yeahh!) -- I-eyaa!
Dm                      C
  No time for sleepin' (Sleepin', sleepin') No time for creepin'
Dm                           Dm
  Gotta make it right, gotta do my thing

Dm          C
Eeaaaaah!!
G
Oo-oo-oo-oooh
Dm
Oo-oo-oo-ohhh!
Dm              C
  I-yi-yi-yi-yi-iyeai
G         Dm
  Oo-oo-oo-oooh

Notes:
Alt. verse chord variation

Dm                      Am7
  No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')
      G                       F     Dm
Gotta get on up (Get up!) and do my thing (-wooo)
Dm                      Am7
  No time for dreamin' (Dreamin', dreamin')
      G                       F     Dm
Gotta get on up (Get up!) and do my thing (-and do your thing)