Chords for RIP Fats Domino "The Fat Man" 1949

Tempo:
60.8 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Fm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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RIP Fats Domino  "The Fat Man" 1949 chords
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[C] [F]
I [Ab] just rock and roll, I'll get started anyway.
Well, what they call rock and roll now is rhythm and blues.
I've been playing for 15 [F] years in New Orleans.
[Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] They called me, called me the bad man,
cause [Bb] I weighed two hundred pounds.
[F] Although God did love me,
[C] cause I know my [Fm] way around.
I was standing, I [F] was standing on the corner
[Bb] of Rapport and Canal.
[F] I was watching, watching,
[C] watching those [F] streets together.
[Bb]
[F] [D] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Fm]
[C] [Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] [Fm]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [F]
I'm going, I'm going, going away,
[Bb] and I'm going, going to stay.
[F] Cause women and bad lives,
they can't just go away.
Let me excuse my lady to [C] go back to my bag.
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To learn Fats Domino - The Fat Man chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C, F, Bb, F, C and Bb. Start with a comfortable 60 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 121. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Minor.

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[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
I [Ab] just rock and roll, I'll get started anyway.
Well, what they call rock and roll now is rhythm and blues.
I've been playing for 15 [F] years in New Orleans.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ They called me, called me the bad man,
cause [Bb] I weighed two hundred pounds.
[F] Although God did love me,
[C] cause I know my [Fm] way around.
_ I was standing, I [F] was standing on the corner
[Bb] of Rapport and Canal.
[F] I was watching, watching,
[C] watching those [F] streets together. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
I'm going, I'm going, going away,
[Bb] and I'm going, going to stay.
[F] Cause women and bad lives,
they can't just go away. _ _
_ _ Let me excuse my lady to [C] go back to my bag. _ _ _

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