ROCK THE CASBAH - Clash Chords used: (Std Tuning) Bm = x02210 or 577555 Bm = 022000 D = 320003 or 355433 Am = xx0231 or x57765 G = 133211 D6 = 320000 or [3554]00 Intro & Choruses: |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &| / / / / / / / / / / * * (* = clap, or strum)

^Am/ / / / / ^Bm/ / ^D6/ / / Bm G Bm Bm

Verses: |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &| / / / / / / / / / /

^Bm/ / / / / ^Bm/ / / * * (* = clap, or strum) D Am Bm Bm D Am ^Bm/ / ^Bm/ / / / / G G

That's it. Now over the lyrics... Intro: Am |Bm D6 | Bm G |Bm Bm | Am |Bm D6 | Bm G |Bm Bm | Now the... Verse 1: Bm |Bm | King told the boogie men, "You have to D |Am | let that raga drop." (clap,clap) The Bm |Bm | oil down the desert way has been D |Am | shakin' to the top. (clap,clap) The Bm |Bm | Sheik he drove his Cadillac, he went a D |Am | cruisin down the ville. (clap,clap) The Bm |Bm | Muezzin was a standing on the G |G | rad-i-E-tor grill–E-ill – E-ille. (Whoa!!!) Chorus: Am |Bm D6 | Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap) Bm G |Bm Bm | Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah! Am |Bm D6 | Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap) Bm G |Bm Bm | Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah! Verse 2:

By ^Bmorder of the prophet, ^Bm &quo^Dt;We ban that boogie sound^Am! (clap,clap) De^Bmgenerate the faithful ^Bm with that ^Dcrazy Casbah sound.&^Amquot; (clap,clap) But the ^BmBedouin, they brought out the ^Bmelectric camel drum. The ^Dlocal guitar picker got his ^Amguitar picking thumb. As ^Bmsoon as the Shareef had ^Bmcleared the square, ^GThey began to wail-a-^Gail-ail! (Ohhh!!!)

Chorus:

^AmShareef don't like it! ^Bm ^D6 ^BmRock the ^GCasbah! ^BmRock the ^BmCasbah! ^AmShareef don't like it! ^Bm ^D6 ^BmRock the ^GCasbah! ^BmRock the ^BmCasbah!

Verse 3:

Now ^Bmover at the temple ^Bm Oh, they ^Dreally pack em in. ^Am The ^Bmin crowd say, "It's ^Bmcool, to dig this ^Dchanting thing!&q^Amuot; But as the ^Bmwind changed direction^Bm and the ^Dtemple band took five ^Am The ^Bmcrowd got a whiff ^Bm of that ^Gcrazy Casbah ^Gjive!!!

Chorus (Same as previous) Verse 4:

The ^BmKing called up his jet fighters,^Bm He said, &^Dquot;You better earn your pay -^Am ay. Drop ^Bmyour bombs down between the Minarets^Bm, down the ^DCasbah way - yay.&qu^Amot; As ^Bmsoon as the Shareef was ^Bmchauffeured out of there, the ^Djet pilots tuned to the ^Amcockpit radio blare. As ^Bmsoon as the Shareef was ^Bmoutta their hair, The ^Gjet pilots wail ??^G? ail - ailed. (Ahhh!!!)

Outro Chorus:

^AmShareef don't like it! ^Bm ^D6 ^BmRock the ^GCasbah! ^BmRock the ^BmCasbah! (repeat, then...)

^AmShareef don't like it! He ^Bmthinks it's not ^D6kosher! ^BmRock the ^GCasbah! ^BmRock the ^BmCasbah! ^AmShareef don't like it! Funda^Bmmentally he can't ^D6take it! ^BmRock the ^GCasbah! ^BmRock the ^BmCasbah! ^AmShareef don't like it! You ^Bmknow he really ^D6hates it! ^BmRock the ^GCasbah! ^BmRock the ^BmCasbah!

(then, repeat following to fade...)

^AmShareef don't like it! ^Bm ^D6 Bm G Bm Bm

--- Note: This is a very simplified version, but it works to get the gist of the song down. And, it is complete. I fought with a previous guy's tab, and after taking out all the 7ths and working out the details (G6, outro, etc), I figured I should share. On my acoustic, it sounds pretty cool – much improved to me anyways. I hope you find it useful, and comments to perfect/correct are welcome. G.Hall

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