The Shape I'm Takin' chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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A
Bm
Em
G
D
C
Am
Dm
Bb
Dsus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
Bm 
You wanna  (B minor) beat it,
Em 
G 
A 
Bm 
but you're never gonna leave this  (E minor) town  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor) 
In the jungle with a fever comes
Em 
G 
A 
Bm 
immedi (E minor) ate crown  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor) 
I'm alone with all my friends,
D 
Em 
fireworks in a  (D major) pussy  (E minor) den
Shakin' up that new West End,
G 
Bm 
A 
Bm 
don't  (G major) get too  (B minor) close, my  (A major) style  (B minor) bends
I'ma do my thing this time,
Em 
Hudson River serpent (E minor) ine
G 
A 
Bm 
Everything we overheard,  (G major) pizza's free on  (A major) thirty-third an (B minor) d   and third,
C 
third, third  (C major) 

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Verse 2
D 
Em 
(Don't you love  (D major)  (E minor) me,
A 
baby?) The shape  (A major) I'm takin'
C 
D 
Bm 
 (C major) At the Latin quarter, trouble  (D major) funk is on  (B minor) the floor,
C 
 (C major) oh, my children
D 
(Don't you love  (D major) me,
Em 
A 
 (E minor) baby?) The shape  (A major) I'm takin'
C 
 (C major) Jungle at the disco,
D 
Em 
jungle's  (D major) what they came  (E minor) here for
A 
Bm 
 (A major)  (B minor) 

Verse 3
The beat is tricky,
D 
Em 
G 
A 
Bm 
but you're never gonna  (D major) move it  (E minor) around  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor) 
You're dressin' up when you really should
D 
Em 
G 
A 
Bm 
be  (D major) dress (E minor) in' down  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor) 
Gettin' on my one last nerve,
Em 
ring my bell on Dead Man's  (E minor) Curve
Pick it up, Jamaica, Queens,
Bm 
that super walk  (B minor) is so obscene
Gonna do your thing this time,
D 
Em 
East Side River,  (D major) box of  (E minor) wine
Throw it up, it's time to serve,
G 
A 
Bm 
C 
 (G major) pizza's free on  (A major) thirty-third  (B minor) and and third, third, third  (C major) 

Verse 4
D 
Em 
(Don't you love  (D major)  (E minor) me,
A 
baby?) The shape  (A major) I'm takin'
C 
D 
Bm 
 (C major) At the Latin quarter, trouble  (D major) funk is  (B minor) on  the floor,
C 
Em 
C 
 (C major) oh, my chil (E minor) dren  (C major) 
D 
(Don't you love  (D major) me,
Em 
A 
 (E minor) baby?) The shape  (A major) I'm takin'
C 
 (C major) Jungle at the disco,
D 
Em 
jungle's  (D major) what they came  (E minor) here for

Interlude 1

Verse 5
Am 
 (A minor) You wanna beat it,
G 
Dm 
D 
 (G major) but you're never gonna leave this town  (D minor)  (D major) 
Am 
 (A minor) You're dressin' up,
G 
Dm 
D 
Bb 
 (G major) you really should be dressin' down  (D minor)  (D major)  (B flat major) 
C 
In the jungle,  (C major) fever comes immediate crown

Interlude 2
Dsus4 
D 
A 
Bm 
Em 
 (Dsus4)  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (E minor) 
G 
A 
Bm 
D 
 (G major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (D major) 
Em 
Bm 
G 
A 
Bm 
 (E minor)  (B minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor) 
D 
Em 
G 
A 
Bm 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor) 
D 
Em 
G 
A 
Bm 
C 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (C major) 

Verse 6
D 
Em 
(Don't you love  (D major)  (E minor) me,
A 
baby?) The shape  (A major) I'm takin'
C 
D 
Bm 
 (C major) At the Latin quarter (D major) ,  trouble funk is on  (B minor) the floor,
C 
oh,  (C major) my children
D 
Em 
(Don't you love  (D major)  (E minor) me,
A 
baby?) The shape  (A major) I'm takin'
C 
 (C major) Jungle at the disco,
D 
 (D major) jungle's what they came here for
Em 
 (E minor) 