Kung Fu Fighting
Carl Douglas
OtherMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
Em7
A7
Bm
Em
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
repeat: D Em7 Oh-oh-oh- oh, oh-oh-oh- oh... Chorus D Em7 Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, those cats were fast as lightning D Em7 In fact it was a little bit fright'ning, but they fought with expert timing D Em7 There was funky China men from funky Chinatown D Em7 They were cutting bricks up, they were chopping them down D Em7 It's an ancient Chinese art, and every body knew their part D A7 For my friend, if you don't flip, then I'm kickin' from the hip Chorus There was funky Billie Jim and little Sammy John He said, here comes the big boss, let's get it on We took the bow and made a stand, started swaying with the hand A sudden motion made me stiff, now we're into a brandnew trip Chorus Bm Em Oh-oh-oh- oh, oh-oh-oh- oh... Chorus Kung Fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning...
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Chord set
D · Em7 · A7 · Bm · Em
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.