ROCK THE CASBAH - Clash
Chords used: (Std Tuning)
Am = x02210
Em = 022000
G = 320033
Dm = xx0231
F = 133211
G6 = 320000
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 grill–a-ill – 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!
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/clash/rock_the_casbah_crd_ver_2.html ]
Verse 2:
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! 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!!!
Chorus (Same as previous)
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
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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.
C.Hall
