Am Em
King told the boogie men
G Dm
You have to let that raga drop
Am Em
The oil down the desert way
G Dm
has been shakin' to the top
Am Em
The Sheik he drove his Cadillac
G Dm
he went a cruisin down the ville
Am Em
The Muezzin was a standing
F F
on the on the rad-i-A-tor grill-A-ill - A-ille
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 2:
Am Em
By order of the prophet
G Dm
We ban that boogie sound
Am Em
Degenerate the faithful
G Dm
with that crazy Casbah sound
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
Back to Chorus
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