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