Kung Fu Fighting

by Carl Douglas · posted by chibluesteve

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

6  -6 7  8
Oh-ho-ho-ho
6  -6 7  -8
Oh-ho-ho-ho 
6  -6 7  8 
Oh-ho-ho-ho
6  -6 7  -8
Oh-ho-ho-ho

6 6 -6 -6  7   8   -8  -8   8
Everybody was kung fu fighting
 -10   9   -10   8   -8  -8  7 -6
Those cats were fast as lighting-
6   -6  7   7 -8  8  8  -8    -8   8
In fact it was a little bit frightning
 6   6     -6    7   -8  7   7 -6 7
But they fought with expert timing-

 -10   9    8  8 -8 7  8 -8
There were funky china men-
 -6  -6 7  7 -6   -6
From funky china town
 7    -8   8  8    -8  8 -8
They were choping them up--
 -6   -6   7   7   -6  -6 7
They were choping them down
  7  -8  8  -8  -8  7    8   
It's an ancient chinese art
-6  7 -6 -8 -8  7     7   7 -6
And everybody- knew their part
 7  -8   8   8  -8 7  8
From a fainting to a snip
 6  6 -10  9   9    8  -10
And a kicking from the hip

 9 9 9 9  -10  8   -8  -8  8 
Everybody was kung fu fighting
 -10   9   -10   8   -8  -8 7 -6 
Those cats were fast as lighting
6   -6  7   7 -8  8  8  -8    -8   8
In fact it was a little bit frightning 
 6   6     -6    7   -8  7   7 -6 7
But they fought with expert timing-

 -10   9   8 8  -8 7  8 -8
There was funky Billy Chin 
-6  -6  7  7 -6   -6
And little Sammy Chong
 7  -8    8     8    -8  8   -8
He said: Here comes the big boss
-6 -6   8    8  -8 8 -8
      Let's get it on--
 7  -8  8 -8  -8   -8  7   8
He took a vow and made a stand
-6 7 -6  -8 -8   7    7  7 -6
Started s waying with the hand
7 -8  8   8  8   -8  7   8
A Sudden motion made me skip
 6    6   -10 9 9   9    8  -10
Now we're into- a brand new trip

 9 9 9 9  -10  8   -8  -8  8 
Everybody was kung fu fighting
 -10   9   -10   8   -8  -8 7 -6 
Those cats were fast as lighting
6   -6  7   7 -8  8  8  -8    -8   8
In fact it was a little bit frightning 
 6   6     -6    7   -8  7   7 -6 7
But they fought with expert timing-

6  -6 7  8
Oh-ho-ho-ho
6  -6 7  -8
Oh-ho-ho-ho 
6  -6 7  8 
Oh-ho-ho-ho
6  -6 7  -8
Oh-ho-ho-ho

 9 9 9 9  -10  8   -8  -8  8 
Everybody was kung fu fighting
 -10   9   -10   8   -8  -8 7 -6 
Those cats were fast as lighting
6   -6  7   7 -8  8  8  -8    -8   8
In fact it was a little bit frightning 
 6   6     -6    7   -8  7   7 -6 7
But they fought with expert timing-

6  -6 7  8
Oh-ho-ho-ho
6  -6 7  -8
Oh-ho-ho-ho 
6  -6 7  8 
Oh-ho-ho-ho
6  -6 7  -8
Oh-ho-ho-ho

 9 9 9 9  -10  8   -8  -8  8 
Everybody was kung fu fighting
 -10   9   -10   8   -8  -8 7 -6 
Those cats were fast as lighting
6   -6  7   7 -8  8  8  -8    -8   8
In fact it was a little bit frightning 
 6   6     -6    7   -8  7   7 -6 7
But they fought with expert timing-

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