Rock The Casbah Uke tab by Clash (Baritone Chords)

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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About this song: Rock The Casbah

According to the Rock The Casbah Songfacts, Clash Drummer Topper Headon wrote the music and the original lyrics. Vocalist Joe Strummer then decided to take Headon's lyrics in a different direction, to tell the story of an Arab ruler (the Shereef) who hates music, but is defied by the citizens . According to former Clash co-manager Kosmo Vinyl, Headon's original words were a filthy ode to his girlfriend.

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