Rock The Casbah chords by The Clash
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Intro 1
(D minor) (A minor) (G major)
(E minor) (F major) (E minor) (A minor)
(D minor) (A minor) (G major)
(E minor) (F major) (E minor) (A minor)
Verse 1
Now the (A minor) king told the boogie men (E minor)
"You have to (G major) let that raga drop" (D minor)
The (A minor) oil down the desert way (E minor)
Has been (G major) shakin' to the top (D minor)
The (A minor) Sheik he drove his Cadillac (E minor)
He went a- (G major) cruisin' down the ville (D minor)
The (A minor) Muezzin was a-standin' (E minor)
On the (F major) radiator grille, ow
(F major) (E minor)
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Chorus 1
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it (A minor) (G major)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it (A minor) (G major)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Verse 2
By (A minor) order of the prophet (E minor)
We'll (G major) ban that boogie sound (D minor)
De (A minor) generate the faithful (E minor)
With that (G major) crazy Casbah sound (D minor)
But the (A minor) Bedouin they brought out
an e (E minor) lectric camel drum
The (G major) local guitar picker
got his (D minor) guitar pickin' thumb
As (A minor) soon as the Shareef
had (E minor) cleared the square
(F major) They began to wail
(F major) (E minor)
Chorus 2
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it (A minor) (G major)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it (A minor) (G major)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Bridge 1
Now, (A minor) over at the temple
Oh, they really pack 'em in
The (A minor) in-crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thing
But as the (F major) wind changed direction
And the temple band took five (G major)
The (A minor) crowd caught a whiff
Of that crazy Casbah jive
Chorus 3
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it (A minor) (G major)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it (A minor) (G major)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Verse 3
The (A minor) king called up his jet fighters (E minor)
"He said you (G major) better earn your pay (D minor)
Drop your (A minor) bombs between the minarets (E minor)
Down the (G major) Casbah way" (D minor)
As (A minor) soon as the Shareef
was (E minor) chauffeured outta there
The (G major) jet pilots tuned to the (D minor) cockpit radio blare
(A minor) Soon as the Shareef was (E minor) outta their hair
The (F major) jet pilots wail
(F major) (E minor)
Chorus 4
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it (A minor) (G major)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it (A minor) (G major)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Chorus 5
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it (he (A minor) thinks it's not (G major) kosher)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Sha (D minor) reef don't like...
(funda (A minor) mentally (G major) can't take it)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Chorus 6
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it
(you (A minor) know he real (G major) ly hates it)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
Sha (D minor) reef don't like it (he (A minor) really, real (G major) ly hates it)
(E minor) Rockin' the (F major) Casbah, (E minor) rock the (A minor) Casbah
[Fade out]
Rock The Casbah
The Clash
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