The Clash – Rock The Casbah (Guitar)
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Chords
ROCK THE CASBAH - Clash
Chords used:
Am = x02210 or 577555
Em = 022000
G = 320003 or 355433Dm = xx0231 or x57765
F = 133211
G6 = 320000 or [3554]00Intro & Choruses:
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
/ / / / / / / / / / * * (* = clap, or strum)
Dm Am G6 / / / / / / / / / /
Em F Em Am
[Verse]
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
/ / / / / / / / / /
Am Em / / / / / / / / * * (* = clap, or strum)
G Dm
Am Em
G Dm
Am Em / / / / / / /
F F
That's it. Now over the lyrics...
[Intro]
Dm |Am G6 |
Em F |Em Am |
Dm |Am G6 |
Em F |Em Am | Now the...
[Verse]
Am |Em | King told the boogie men, "You have to G |Dm | let that raga drop." (clap,clap) The Am |Em | oil down the desert way has been G |Dm | shakin' to the top. (clap,clap) The Am |Em | Sheik he drove his Cadillac, he went a G |Dm | cruisin down the ville. (clap,clap) The Am |Em | Muezzin was a standing on the F |F | rad-i-A-tor grill–A-ill – A-ille. (Whoa!!!)
[Chorus]
Dm |Am G6 | Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap) Em F |Em Am | Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah! Dm |Am G6 | Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap) Em F |Em Am | Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah!
[Verse]
Am Em By order of the prophet, G Dm "We ban that boogie sound! (clap,clap) Am Em Degenerate the faithful G Dm with that crazy Casbah sound." (clap,clap) Am Em But the Bedouin, they brought out the electric camel drum. G Dm The local guitar picker got his guitar picking thumb. Am Em As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square, F F They began to wail-a-ail-ail! (Ohhh!!!)
[Chorus]
Dm Am G6 Shareef don't like it! Em F Em Am Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah! Dm Am G6 Shareef don't like it! Em F Em Am Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah!
[Verse]
Am Em Now over at the temple G Dm Oh, they really pack em in. Am Em The in crowd say, "It's cool, G Dm to dig this chanting thing!" Am Em But as the wind changed direction G Dm and the temple band took five Am Em The crowd got a whiff F F of that crazy Casbah jive!!!
[Chorus]
Dm |Am G6 | Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap) Em F |Em Am | Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah! Dm |Am G6 | Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap) Em F |Em Am | Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah!
[Verse]
Am Em The King called up his jet fighters, G Dm He said, "You better earn your pay - ay. Am Em Drop your bombs down between the Minarets, G Dm down the Casbah way - yay." Am Em As soon as the Shareef was chauffeured out of there, G Dm the jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare. Am Em As soon as the Shareef was outta their hair, F F The jet pilots wail – ail - ailed. (Ahhh!!!)
[Outro Chorus]
Dm Am G6 Shareef don't like it! Em F Em Am Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah! Dm |Am G6 | Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap) Em F |Em Am | Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah! Dm |Am G6 | Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap) Em F |Em Am | Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah! Dm Am G6 Shareef don't like it! He thinks it's not kosher! Em F Em Am Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah! Dm Am G6 Shareef don't like it! Fundamentally he can't take it! Em F Em Am Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah! Dm Am G6 Shareef don't like it! You know he really hates it! Em F Em Am Rock the Casbah! Rockin' the Casbah!
(then, repeat following to fade...)
Dm Am G6 Shareef don't like it!
Em F Em Am