Fat Dance chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

*                                       * Em  Em/G Em/F# Em  Em/D x2
*                                       *(:2½ :1   :½    :2½ :1½)
Em  Em/G Em/F# Em  Em/D x2

Chorus 1:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  x2
*                                       *(:3 :1 :2¼ :1¾)
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance

Chorus 2:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  x2
*                                       *(:3 :1 :2¼ :1¾)
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance

Verse 1:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  x2
*                                       *(:3 :1 :2¼ :1¾)
B5                       C5
One reason why I got you for
B5                    G5
- A woman is that you can do the moveable
B5                             C5
Kitchen or bedroom or bathroom floor
B5                        G5
- Keep it moving 'cause I need the hardcore

Chorus 3:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  B5 C5 B5  N.C.
*                                       * :3 :1 :2¼ :1¾ :3 :1 :2¼ :1¾
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              N.C.
Do a fat dance

Post-chorus 1:
*                                       * F#  F#7 F#  N.C.
*                                       * :10 :2  :3¼ :¾
F#
-
F#                  F#7
Soft shoe or stiletto, I'm a come-a
F#
Feel it in the ghetto 'cause that's my drama

Chorus 4:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  x2
*                                       *(:3 :1 :2¼ :1¾)
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance

Chorus 5:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  x2
*                                       *(:3 :1 :2¼ :1¾)
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance

Verse 2:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  x2
*                                       *(:3 :1 :2¼ :1¾)
 B5                            C5
Another reason why I love your ass
B5                                      G5
- You're dancing like everyday could be your last
B5                                   C5
Do you, do you, do you, do you wanna dance?
B5                   G5
Let's get it on like black trash

Chorus 6:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  B5 C5 B5  N.C.
*                                       * :3 :1 :2¼ :1¾ :3 :1 :2¼ :1¾
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              N.C.
Do a fat dance

Post-chorus 2:
*                                       * F#  F#7 F#  N.C.
*                                       * :10 :2  :3¼ :¾
F#
-
F#                  F#7
Soft shoe or stiletto, I'm a come-a
F#
Feel it in the ghetto 'cause that's my drama

Bridge 1:
*                                       * E7 D7 C7 D7
*                                       * :8 :8 :8 :8
  E7
I met her on the school yard and she was such a cool card
    E7
She took me for a fool 'cause I acted like a bodyguard
D7
- Oh Yohanna love
D7
- My Yohanna love
C7
She was just the cutest thing, my God, that I have ever seen
C7
Tearing up my serotonin, messing with my dopamine
D7
- Oh Yohanna love
D7
- My Yohanna love

Bridge 2:
*                                       * E7 D7 C7 D7 F#7
*                                       * :8 :8 :8 :4 :4
E7
Just about the time that I was feeling smart again
    E7
She walked into the room wearing nothing but a cardigan
D7
- Oh Yohanna love
D7
- My Yohanna love
    C7
She knew what she was doing when she told me no shoe-in
       C7
It's a lesson for the lesser man, his blessed flowers ruined
D7
- Oh Yohanna love
F#7
- Oh, oh (woo)

Instrumental 1:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  x4
*                                       *(:3 :1 :2¼ :1¾)
B5 C5 B5  G5  x4

Chorus 7:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  x2
*                                       *(:3 :1 :2¼ :1¾)
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance
B5                              C5
Do a fat dance, do a fat dance, do a, do a
B5              G5
Do a fat dance

Verse 3:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  x2
*                                       *(:3 :1 :2¼ :1¾)
B5                                  C5
Number three reason why I'm in your house
B5                        G5
- Hot butter melts across your mouth
B5                                          C5
Dancing and a dancing, and a dancing machine
    B5               G5
Somebody move, somebody scream

Instrumental 2:
*                                       * Em  Em/G Em/F# Em  Em/D x2
*                                       *(:2½ :1   :½    :2½ :1½)
Em  Em/G Em/F# Em  Em/D x2

Verse 4:
*                                       * B5 C5 B5  G5  x4
*                                       *(:3 :1 :2¼ :1¾)
B5                         C5
First reason why I got you for
B5                    G5
- A woman is that you can do the moveable
B5                             C5
Kitchen or bedroom or bathroom floor
B5                        G5
- Keep it moving 'cause I need the hardcore
B5                         C5
-               I need the hardcore
B5              G5
-               I need the hardcore
B5                         C5
-               I need the hardcore
B5              G5
-                Hardcore

Outro:
*                                       * E5 B5
*                                       * :8