Tone: [Dm]
Intro:
[Dm] [Am] [G] [Em] [Fmaj7] [Em] [C] [Dm] [Am] [G]
[Em] [Fmaj7]
Verse 1:
[Em] [C] Now the [Am]king told the boogie men
[Em7] You have to [G]let that raga drop
[Dm] The [Am]oil down the desert way
[Em7] Has been [G]shaken to the top
[Dm] The [Am]Sheik he drove his Cadillac
[Em7] He went a' [G]cruisin' down the ville
[Dm] The [Am]muezzin was a'standing
[Em7] On the [F]radiator grill
Chorus:
Sha[Dm]Shareef don't like it
[Am] [G] [Em]Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah
Sha[Dm]Shareef don't like it
[Am] [G] [Em]Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah
Verse 2:
By [Am]order of the prophet
[Em7] We [G]ban that boogie sound[Dm]sound
De[Am]Degenerate the faithful
[Em7] With that [G]crazy Casbah sound
[Dm] But the [Am]Bedouin they brought out
The e[Em7]electric camel drum
The [G]local guitar picker
Got his [Dm]guitar pickin' thumb
As [Am]soon as the Sharif
[Em7]Cleared the square
[F]They began to wail
Chorus:
Sha[Dm]Shareef don't like it
[Am] [G] [Em]Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah
Sha[Dm]Shareef don't like it
[Am] [G] [Em]Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah
Bridge:
Now [Am]over at the temple
Oh! They really pack 'em in
The in crowd say it's cool
To dig this chanting thing
But as the [Fmaj7]wind changed direction
And the temple band took five
[G] The [Am]crowd caught a whiff
Of that crazy Casbah jive
Chorus:
Sha[Dm]Shareef don't like it
[Am] [G] [Em]Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah
Sha[Dm]Shareef don't like it
[Am] [G] [Em]Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah
Verse 3:
The [Am]king called up his jet fighters
[Em7] He said "You [G]better earn your pay
[Dm] Drop your [Am]bombs between the minarets
[Em7] Down the [G]Casbah way"
[Dm] As [Am]soon as the Sharif was
[Em7]Chauffeured outta there
The [G]jet pilots tuned to
The [Dm]cockpit radio blare
As [Am]soon as the Sharif was
[Em7]Out of their hair
The [F]jet pilots wailed
Chorus:
Sha[Dm]Shareef don't like it
[Am] [G] [Em]Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah
Sha[Dm]Shareef don't like it
[Am] [G] [Em]Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah
-Sha[Dm]-Shareef don't like it-
[Am]Thinks itâs not[G]not kosher
[Em]-Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah-
Fade Out:
-Sha[Dm]-Shareef don't like it-
Funda[Am]Fundamentally [G]canât take it
[Em]-Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah-
-Sha[Dm]-Shareef don't like it-
You [Am]know he real[G]really hates it
[Em]-Rockin' the [Fmaj7]Casbah
[Em]Rock the [C]Casbah-
-Sha[Dm]-Shareef don't like it-
[Am]Really, real[G]really hates it