The Clash – Rock The Casbah (Ukulele)

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Am                         Em
King told the boogie men

G                          Dm
You have to let that raga drop

Am                         Em
The oil down the desert way

G                          Dm
has been shakin' to the top

Am                         Em
The Sheik he drove his Cadillac

G                          Dm
he went a cruisin down the ville

Am                         Em
The Muezzin was a standing

F                          F
on the on the rad-i-A-tor grill-A-ill - A-ille
[Chorus]
Dm                    |Am          G6          |
Shareef don't like it

Em          F         |Em          Am          |
Rock the Casbah Rock the Casbah

Dm                    |Am          G6          |
Shareef don't like it

Em          F         |Em          Am          |
Rock the Casbah Rock the Casbah
[Verse 2]
   Am                         Em
By order of the prophet

    G                         Dm
We ban that boogie sound

  Am                          Em
Degenerate the faithful

          G                   Dm
with that crazy Casbah sound

        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 Rock the Casbah

Dm                     Am   G6
Shareef don't like it

Em       F       Em       Am
Rock the Casbah Rock the Casbah
[Verse 3]
    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
Back to Chorus [Verse 4]
    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 Rock the Casbah
(repeat, then...)
Dm                        Am              G6
Shareef don't like it He thinks it's not kosher

Em       F       Em       Am
Rock the Casbah Rock the Casbah

Dm                          Am                G6
Shareef don't like it Fundamentally he can't take it

Em       F       Em       Am
Rock the Casbah Rock the Casbah

Dm                         Am             G6
Shareef don't like it You know he really hates it

Em       F       Em       Am
Rock the Casbah Rock the Casbah
then repeat following to fade
Dm                      Am     G6
Shareef don't like it
Em F Em Am