The Shape I'm Takin'

by Red Hot Chili Peppers

348
[Intro]
C  Dm   C  Dm  C
 
 
[Verse 1]
Dm                                          F          Gm     Bb    C
 You wanna beat it but you're never gonna leave this town
Dm                                      F        Gm     Bb   C
 In the jungle where the fever comes immediate ground
Dm                                                 F
 I'm alone with all my friends, firewood's to the pussy den
Gm                                    Bb                 C
 Shakin' up that new West End, don't get too close, my style bends
Dm                                               F
 I'ma do my thing this time, hurtin', we're the Serpentine
Gm                         Bb               C           Dm
 Everything we overheard, pizza's free on thirtythirtythird, third, third
 
 
[Chorus]
 Eb        F        Gm         C
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
Eb                      F                      Dm   Eb
After lettin' go, the trouble funk is on the floor, oh my children
           F        Gm         C
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
 Eb                   F                         Gm    C
Jungle at the disco, jungle's what they came before
 
 
[Verse 2]
Dm                                          F        Gm    Bb    C
 The beat is tricky but you're never gonna move it around
Dm                                              F       Gm    Bb    C
 You're dressin' up when you really should be dressin' down
Dm                                            F
 You know my one last nerve, ring my bell on Dead Man's Curve
Gm                                  Bb            C
 Pick 'em up your make the queen a super walk is so obscene
Dm                                            F
 Gonna do your thing this time, Misai river, box of wine
Gm                                 Bb               C           Dm
 Throw it up, it's time to serve, pizza's free on thirtythirtythird, third, third
 
 
[Chorus]
 Eb        F        Gm         C
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
Eb                      F                      Dm   Eb
After lettin' go, the trouble funk is on the floor, oh my children
           F        Gm         C
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
 Eb                   F                         Gm
Jungle at the disco, jungle's what they came before
 
 
[Instrumental]
Cm    Bb  Fm
 
 
[Bridge]
Cm                      Bb                     Fm
 You wanna beat it but never gonna leave this town
Cm                        Bb                        Fm
 You're dressin' up, you really should be dressin' down
Db               Eb                  F     C
 In the jungle, people talkin' me a crown
 
 
[Guitar Solo]
Dm   F  Gm   Bb   C 
(4x)
 
Dm
 
 
[Chorus]
 Eb        F        Gm         C
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
Eb                      F                      Dm   Eb
After lettin' go, the trouble funk is on the floor, oh my children
           F        Gm         C
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
 Eb                   F                         Gm
Jungle at the disco, jungle's what they came before
              You wanna beat it, but you're never gonna leave this town
In the jungle with a fever comes immediate crown
I'm alone with all my friends, fireworks in a pussy den
Shakin' up that new West End, don't get too close, my style bends
I'ma do my thing this time, Hudson River serpentine
Everything we overheard, pizza's free on thirty-third and third, third, third

Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
At the Latin quarter, trouble funk is on the floor, oh, my children
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
Jungle at the disco, jungle's what they came here for

The beat is tricky, but you're never gonna move it around
You're dressin' up when you really should be dressin' down
Gettin' on my one last nerve, ring my bell on Dead Man's Curve
Pick it up, Jamaica, Queens, that super walk is so obscene
Gonna do your thing this time, East Side River, box of wine
Throw it up, it's time to serve, pizza's free on thirty-third and third, third, third

Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
At the Latin quarter, trouble funk is on the floor, oh, my children
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
Jungle at the disco, jungle's what they came here for

You wanna beat it, but you're never gonna leave this town
You're dressin' up, you really should be dressin' down
In the jungle, fever comes immediate crown

Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
At the Latin quarter, trouble funk is on the floor, oh, my children
Don't you love me, baby? The shape I'm takin'
Jungle at the disco, jungle's what they came here for              
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