Rock the Casbah The Clash
ROCK THE CASBAH - Clash
Chords used: (Std Tuning)
Am = x02210 or 577555
Em = 022000
G = 320003 or 355433
Dm = xx0231 or x57765
F = 133211
G6 = 320000 or (3554)00
Intro & Choruses:
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
/ / / / / / / / / / * * (* = clap, or strum)
[Dm] [Am] [G6]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
[Em] [F] [Em] [Am]
Verses:
|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 1:
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 grillâ??A-ill â?? A-ille. (Whoa!!!)
Chorus:
Dm |Am G6 |
Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap)
Em F |Em Am |
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Dm |Am G6 |
Shareef don't like it! (clap,clap)
Em F |Em Am |
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Verse 2:
By [Am]order of the prophet,[Em]
"We [G]ban that boogie sound! [Dm] (clap,clap)
De[Am]generate the faithful[Em]
with that [G]crazy Casbah sound."[Dm] (clap,clap)
But the [Am]Bedouin, they brought out the [Em]electric camel drum.
The [G]local guitar picker got his [Dm]guitar picking thumb.
As [Am]soon as the Shareef had [Em]cleared the square,
[F]They began to wail-a-[F]ail-ail! (Ohhh!!!)
Chorus:
[Dm]Shareef don't like it! [Am] [G6]
[Em]Rock the [F]Casbah! [Em]Rock the [Am]Casbah!
[Dm]Shareef don't like it! [Am] [G6]
[Em]Rock the [F]Casbah! [Em]Rock the [Am]Casbah!
Verse 3:
Now [Am]over at the temple[Em]
Oh, they [G]really pack em in.[Dm]
The [Am]in crowd say, "It's cool,[Em]
to dig this [G]chanting thing!"[Dm]
But as the [Am]wind changed direction[Em]
and the [G]temple band took five[Dm]
The [Am]crowd got a whiff[Em]
of that [F]crazy Casbah [F]jive!!!
Chorus (Same as previous)
Verse 4:
The [Am]King called up his jet fighters,[Em]
He said, "[G]You better earn your pay - ay. [Dm]
Drop [Am]your bombs down between the Minarets[Em],
down the [G]Casbah way - yay."[Dm]
As [Am]soon as the Shareef was [Em]chauffeured out of there,
the [G]jet pilots tuned to the [Dm]cockpit radio blare.
As [Am]soon as the Shareef was [Em]outta their hair,
The [F]jet pilots wail â?[F]? ail - ailed. (Ahhh!!!)
Outro Chorus:
[Dm]Shareef don't like it! [Am] [G6]
[Em]Rock the [F]Casbah! [Em]Rock the [Am]Casbah!
(repeat, then...)
[Dm]Shareef don't like it! He [Am]thinks it's not [G6]kosher!
[Em]Rock the [F]Casbah! [Em]Rock the [Am]Casbah!
[Dm]Shareef don't like it! Funda[Am]mentally he can't [G6]take it!
[Em]Rock the [F]Casbah! [Em]Rock the [Am]Casbah!
[Dm]Shareef don't like it! You [Am]know he really [G6]hates it!
[Em]Rock the [F]Casbah! [Em]Rock the [Am]Casbah!
(then, repeat following to fade...)
[Dm]Shareef don't like it! [Am] [G6]
[Em] [F] [Em] [Am]
[---]
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 â?? much improved to me anyways. I hope you find it useful,
and comments to perfect/correct are welcome.
C.Hall
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