Kung Fu Fighting Chords & Tabs

by Carl Douglas

[Content]
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 rhythm. Hard on the wrist.
KUNG-FU FIGHTING (CARL DOUGLAS)
D  (pos V) x5777x
D  (pos X) x-x-12-11-10-10
Em (pos VII) x7998x
Em (pos XII) x-x-14-12-12-12

[Intro]
   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 lightning
                   D                     
In fact it was a | little bit frightening
                       Em           
But they fought with | expert timing

[Verse]
            D                       Em             
They were | funky China men, from | funky Chinatown
            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 lightning
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?) let's get it on
We took them all and made a stand, started swaying with the hands
Sudden motion made me skip, now we're into a brand new trick

[Chorus]
Everybody was kung-fu fighting (spoken - huh!)
Those kicks were fast as lightning (spoken -hah!)
In fact it was a little bit frightening (spoken -huh!)
But they fought with expert timing (spoken -hah!)

[Bridge]
          A
Bm  Em  x2
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 lightning (repeat then fade out)