Rock The Casbah Uke tab by Clash

6 Chords used in the song: Am, Em, G, Dm, F, G6

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Year:  1982
Difficulty: 
3.33
(Beginner)
Key: C, AmChords
Am Am                         Em Em                     
King told the boogie men,
G G Dm Dm
"You have to let that raga drop."
Am Am Em Em
The oil down the desert way
G G Dm Dm
has been shakin' to the top.
Am Am Em Em
The Sheik he drove his Cadillac,
G G Dm Dm
he went a cruisin down the ville.
Am Am Em Em
The Muezzin was a standing
F F F F
on the on the rad-i-A A-tor grill-A A-ill - A A-ille.

Chorus:
Dm Dm |Am Am G6 G6 |
Shareef don't like it!
Em Em F F |Em Em Am Am |
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Dm Dm |Am Am G6 G6 |
Shareef don't like it!
Em Em F F |Em Em Am Am |
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!

Verse 2:
Am Am Em Em
By order of the prophet,
G G Dm Dm
"We ban that boogie sound!
Am Am Em Em
Degenerate the faithful
G G Dm Dm
with that crazy Casbah sound."
Am Am Em Em
But the Bedouin, they brought out the electric camel drum.
G G Dm Dm
The local guitar picker got his guitar picking thumb.
Am Am Em Em
As soon as the Shareef had cleared the square,
F F F F
They began to wail-a-ail-ail! (Ohhh!!!)

Chorus:
Dm Dm Am Am G6 G6
Shareef don't like it!
Em Em F F Em Em Am Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Dm Dm Am Am G6 G6
Shareef don't like it!
Em Em F F Em Em Am Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!

Verse 3:
Am Am Em Em
Now over at the temple
G G Dm Dm
Oh, they really pack em in.
Am Am Em Em
The in crowd say, "It's cool,
G G Dm Dm
to dig this chanting thing!"
Am Am Em Em
But as the wind changed direction
G G Dm Dm
and the temple band took five
Am Am Em Em
The crowd got a whiff
F F F F
of that crazy Casbah jive!!!

Back to Chorus

Verse 4:
Am Am Em Em
The King called up his jet fighters,
G G Dm Dm
He said, "You better earn your pay - ay.
Am Am Em Em
Drop your bombs down between the Minarets,
G G Dm Dm
down the Casbah way - yay."
Am Am Em Em
As soon as the Shareef was chauffeured out of there,
G G Dm Dm
the jet pilots tuned to the cockpit radio blare.
Am Am Em Em
As soon as the Shareef was outta their hair,
F F F F
The jet pilots wail - ail - ailed. (Ahhh!!!)

Outro Chorus:
Dm Dm Am Am G6 G6
Shareef don't like it!
Em Em F F Em Em Am Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
(repeat, then...)

Dm Dm Am Am G6 G6
Shareef don't like it! He thinks it's not kosher!
Em Em F F Em Em Am Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Dm Dm Am Am G6 G6
Shareef don't like it! Fundamentally he can't take it!
Em Em F F Em Em Am Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!
Dm Dm Am Am G6 G6
Shareef don't like it! You know he really hates it!
Em Em F F Em Em Am Am
Rock the Casbah! Rock the Casbah!

(then, repeat following to fade...)
Dm Dm Am Am G6 G6
Shareef don't like it!
Em Em F F Em Em Am Am

Uke tab by , 12 Jul 2013

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You should've made G6, Em7. They are the same thing but beginners learn Em7 not 6th chords.
29 Mar 2016
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