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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Rock the Casbah
Artist: The Clash
Composers: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones and Nicky 'Topper' Headon
Album: Combat rock
Tabbed by DJ 10th Oct 2015
The guitar only plays the chords marked with an arrow,
the piano plays the rest of the chord sequences.
Dm7 = 557565 G = 355433 Am = x02210
Em7 = 779787 Fmaj7 = 133200 Em = 022000
Am7 = x02010 Am/C = x32210 F = 133211
Dm = x57765
^ = Rhythm guitar stabs
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[Intro]
||: Dm7 / / Dm7 /__Em7/ /Dm7 | Am7/ / G/ / | Em7 / / Fmaj7 / / | Em7 / / Am/C / / :||[x2]
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[Verse 1]
Now, the AmKing told the boogie men, Em...you have to Glet that raga drop, Dm
The Amoil, down the desert way, Em ...has been Gshaken to the top, Dm
The AmSheik, he drove his Cadillac, Em ...he went a Gcruising down the ville, Dm
The Ammuezzin was a-standing Em...on the Fradi - aFtor grille-F----! F F FOwwww!
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[Chorus]
The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7--- Dm7it, Am7 G Em7rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the CAm/Casbah,
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The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7--- Dm7it, Am7 G Em7rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the CAm/Casbah
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[Verse 2]
By Amorder of the prophet, Em ...we Gban that boogie sound, Dm
De - Amgenerate the faithful Em ...with that Gcrazy Casbah sound, Dm
But the AmBedouin, they brought out the e - Emlectric camel drum,
The Glocal guitar picker got his Dmguitar picking thumb,
As Amsoon as the Shariff had Emcleared the square, Fthey be - Fgan to wail... F
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[Chorus]
The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7--- Dm7it, Am7 G Em7rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the CAm/Casbah,
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The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7--- Dm7it, Am7 G Em7rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the CAm/Casbah
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[Verse 3]
Now Amover at the temple, ...oh, they Amreally pack 'em in,
The Amin crowd say it's cool ...to dig this Amchanting thing,
But, as the Fwind changed direction, ...and the Ftemple band took five,
G The Amcrowd got a whiff ...of that Amcrazy Casbah jive
[Chorus]
The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7--- Dm7it, Am7 G Em7rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the CAm/Casbah,
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The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7--- Dm7it, Am7 G Em7rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the CAm/Casbah
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[Verse 4]
The AmKing called up his jet fighters, Em ...he said, "You Gbetter earn your pay! Dm
Drop your Ambombs between the minarets Em ...down the GCasbah way!" Dm
As Amsoon as the Sharif was Emchauffered out of there,
The Gjet pilots tuned to the Dmcockpit radio blare,
As Amsoon as the Sharif was Emout of their hair, the Fjet pFilots wailed----..F.
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[Chorus]
The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7--- Dm7it, Am7 G Em7rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the CAm/Casbah,
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The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7--- Dm7it, Am7 G Em7rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the CAm/Casbah
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[Coda]
The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7---- Dm7it, (He Am7thinks it’s not Gkosher!)
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Em7Rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the Am/CCasbah,
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The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7---- Dm7it, (Funda - Am7mentally, he can’t Gtake it!)
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Em7Rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the Am/CCasbah,
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The Sha - Dm7rif don't like-Em7---- Dm7it, (You Am7know he really Ghates it!)
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Em7Rocking the Fmaj7Casbah, Em7rock the Am/CCasbah!
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[Suggestion for ending]
Dm7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Am7 G Em7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7
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