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Kung Fu Fighting

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One hit wonder with two chord.  I suggest you play the
intro only in position V & VII then the entire song in
position X & XII. Chords are played with the traditional
disco rythm.  Hard on the wrist.
KUNG-FU FIGHTING (CARL DOUGLAS)
D (pos V) x5777x
D (pos X) x-x-12-11-10-10
Em (pos V) x7556x
Em (pos XII) x-x-14-12-12-12
[Intro]
                D| Em  
oh whoa...... | oh whoa......
                D| Em  
oh whoa...... | oh whoa......
                D| Em  
oh whoa...... | oh whoa......
[Chorus]
N.С.                  | D      
Everybody was | kung-fu fighting
                           |  Em  
those kicks were | fast as lighting
                         |      D  
in fact it was a | little bit frightening
                         |    Em  
but they fought | with expert timing
                 |                                  D|      Em|
They were | funky china man, from | funky china town
                 |                                           D|    Em|
They were | chopping men up, they were | chopping men down
           |                           D|                     Em|
It's an | ancient chinese art and every | body knew their part
           |                                    D|       A||
>From a | fainting to a slip and a | kicking from the hip
[Chorus]
Everybody was kung-fu fighting  (spoken - huh!)
those kicks were fast as lighting
in fact it was a little bit frightening  (spoken -yeah, yeah)
but they fought with expert timing
[Verse]
There was funky Billy Chen and little Sammy Chong
He said, here comes the big boss! (spoken -Where?) lets  get it on
We took them all and made a stand, started swaying with the hands
Sudden motion made me skip, now were into a brand new trick
[Chorus]
Everybody was kung-fu fighting  (spoken - huh!)
those kicks were fast as lighting (spoken -hah!)
in fact it was a little bit frightening  (spoken -huh!)
but they fought with expert timing (spoken -hah!)
[Bridge]
                              (A)
 Bm    EmX2 
oh whoa...... (spoken -hah!) oh whoa...... (spoken -hah!)
oh whoa...... (spoken -huh!) oh whoa...... (spoken -hah!)
(this is continued through final verse, fades out)
Kung-fu fighting,  It's as fast as lighting (repeat then fade out)

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XXO232

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D major

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Kung Fu Fighting

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Kung Fu Fighting

by Carl Douglas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

One hit wonder with two chord. I suggest you play the

intro only in position V & VII then the entire song in

position X & XII. Chords are played with the traditional

disco rythm. Hard on the wrist.

KUNG-FU FIGHTING (CARL DOUGLAS)

D (pos V) x5777x

D (pos X) x-x-12-11-10-10

Em (pos V) x7556x

Em (pos XII) x-x-14-12-12-12

[Intro]

D Em

oh whoa...... | oh whoa......

D Em

oh whoa...... | oh whoa......

D Em

oh whoa...... | oh whoa......

[Chorus]

N.С. | D

Everybody was | kung-fu fighting

those kicks were | fast as lighting

in fact it was a | little bit frightening

but they fought | with expert timing

D Em

| | |

They were | funky china man, from | funky china town

D Em

| | |

They were | chopping men up, they were | chopping men down

D Em

| | |

It's an | ancient chinese art and every | body knew their part

D A

| | ||

>From a | fainting to a slip and a | kicking from the hip

[Chorus]

Everybody was kung-fu fighting (spoken - huh!)

those kicks were fast as lighting

in fact it was a little bit frightening (spoken -yeah, yeah)

but they fought with expert timing

[Verse]

There was funky Billy Chen and little Sammy Chong

He said, here comes the big boss! (spoken -Where?) lets get it on

We took them all and made a stand, started swaying with the hands

Sudden motion made me skip, now were into a brand new trick

[Chorus]

Everybody was kung-fu fighting (spoken - huh!)

those kicks were fast as lighting (spoken -hah!)

in fact it was a little bit frightening (spoken -huh!)

but they fought with expert timing (spoken -hah!)

[Bridge]

()

Bm Em

oh whoa...... (spoken -hah!) oh whoa...... (spoken -hah!)

oh whoa...... (spoken -huh!) oh whoa...... (spoken -hah!)

(this is continued through final verse, fades out)

Kung-fu fighting, It's as fast as lighting (repeat then fade out)

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