The B-52's – Rock Lobster (Guitar)

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- Not intended to be an actual recreation of what they play, but a chord version to strum along with - [Intro Riff] C#m A G# C#m A G#
    C#m       A  G#        C#m       A  G#
Sca-do-ba-da,    eww,  sca-do-ba-da,    eww
[Verse]
C#m                A  G#
We were at a party   (Eww)

    C#m                   A     G#
The deal loaf fell in the deep (Eww)                 ( 'loaf' = marijuana )

C#m                    A           G#
Someone reached in and grabbed it (Eww)

C#m             A   G#
  It was a rock lobster (Eww)
[Chorus]
 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster

 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster
|C#m | E | A | G# | |C#m | E | A | G# | |C#m E | A G# | C#m E | A G# | |C#m E A G#| C#m E A G# | C#m E A G# | A G# A G# | [Riff] C#m A G# C#m A G#
C#m   A  G#       C#m   A G#
         (Ewww)           (Ewww)
[Verse]
C#m                  A  G#
We were at the beach   (Eww)

C#m           A        G#
Everybody had matching towels (Eww)

C#m           A       G#
Somebody went under a dock (Eww)

    C#m              A     G#
And there they saw a rock (Eww)

C#m                A  G#
  It wasn't a rock   (Eww)

C#m             A   G#
  It was a rock lobster (Eww)
[Chorus]
 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster

 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster
|C#m | E | A | G# | |C#m | E | A | G# | |C#m E | A G# | C#m E | A G# | |C#m E A G#| C#m E A G# | C#m E A G# | A G# A G# | [Riff] C#m A G# C#m A G#
     C#m   A  G#         C#m   A G#
Rock lob -    ster, rock lob -   ster
[Verse]
C#m                  A  G#
Motion in the ocean (Ooowaaah)

    C#m             A  G#
His air hose broke (Ooowaaah)

C#m              A  G#
Lots of trouble (Ooowaaah)

C#m              A  G#
Lots of bubbles (Hoowaaah)

C#m                A  G#
  He was in a jam (Hoowaaah)

C#m               A         G#
  He's in a giant clam! (Hoorah)
[Bridge] B C C#m
C#m                   F#        F      E     D# D C# C B Bb A G# G
Rock, rock,      rock lobster!   Down, down...
[Riff] C#m A G# C#m A G#
    C#m       A  G#        C#m       A  G#
Sca-do-ba-da,    eww,  sca-do-ba-da,    eww
[Verse]
C#m                  A  G#
Underneath the waves   (Eww)

C#m             A  G#
Mermaids wavin'   (Eww)

C#m              A  G#
Wavin' to mermen   (Eww)

C#m              A  G#
Wavin' sea fans    (Eww)

C#m                A  G#
Sea horses sailing   (Eww)

C#m              A  G#
Dolphins wailing   (Eww)
[Chorus]
 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster

 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster
|C#m | E | A | G# | |C#m | E | A | G# | |C#m E | A G# | C#m E | A G# | |C#m E A G#| C#m E A G# | C#m E A G# | A G# A G# | [Riff] C#m A G# C#m A G#
     C#m   A  G#         C#m   A G#
Rock lob -    ster, rock lob -   ster
[Verse 5]
C#m     A  G#        C#m     A  G#
       (Ooowaaah)           (Ooowaaah)
[Verse]
C#m                    A  G#
Red snappers snappin' (Ooowaaah)

C#m                   A  G#
Clam shells clappin' (Ooowaaah)

C#m              A  G#
Mussels flexin' (Ooowaaah)

C#m                A  G#
Flippers flippin' (Ooowaaah)
[Bridge] B C C#m
C#m                   F#        F      E     D# D C# C B Bb A G# G
Rock, rock,      rock lobster!   Down, down...
[Riff] C#m A G# C#m A G#
F#m  A  B    F#m
             Lobster!

F#m  A  B    F#m
             Rock!

F#m  A  B    F#m
             Lobster!

F#m  A  B    F#m
             Rock!
F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m E
      F#m7   E   F#m7  E     F#m7   E   F#m7    E
Let's rock!

F#m               E
Boys in bikinis

F#m                  E
Girls on surfboards

F#m                  E
Everybody's rockin'

F#m                  E
Everybody's Fruggin'

F#m                       E
Twistin' 'round the fire, havin' fun
F#m E
F#m              E
Bakin' potatoes, bakin' in the sun
F#m E
F#m                     E
Put on your nose guard

F#m                    E
Put on the lifeguard

F#m              E
Pass the tanning butter
F#m E
F#m                    E
Here comes a stingray  (ooowarp oowarp)

F#m                    E
There goes a manta ray  (ayi ayi ayi)

F#m                   E
In walked a jellyfish (urrrrrrrrr)

F#m                   E
There goes a dogfish  (reeeorwww)

F#m                   E
Chased by a catfish    (oowaaahoooo)

F#m                  E
In flew a sea robin  (laaaaaaaa)

F#m                       E
  Watch out for that piranha  (ya ya ya ya ya ya hooo)

F#m                   E
There goes a narwhal  (eeee uuuu eeee  eee )

F#m              E
  Here comes a bikini whale!   (eeeeeee!)
F#m E Esus E F#m E Esus E F#m E Esus E F#m E Esus E [Outro]
 F#m             E   Esus  E
 Rock lob   ster
(Lob ster, rock lobster)
 F#m             E     Esus E
 Rock lob- ster
(Lob- ster, ah-ah-ah - ah)
 F#m             E   Esus  E
 Rock lob   ster
(Lob ster, rock lobster)
 F#m             E     Esus E
 Rock lob- ster
(Lob- ster, ah-ah-ah - ah)
F#m     E         Esus E    F#m     E        Esus E   F#m     E  Esus E   F#m
       (ah - ah - ah - ah   ah,     ah - ah -ah - ah  ah