Rock Lobster Chords by The B-52S

Tempo:
90.3 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

C

G

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rock Lobster chords
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[C] [Ab] [C] [Ab] [G] [C]
[Eb] [Ab] [G] [C] [Eb] [Ab] [G]
[Eb] We were at [Ab] a party, [Gm] [C] [Ab] and hear the bell on the [C] gate.
[Gm] Someone reached [Ab] in and [C] grabbed it.
[Eb] For the [D] raw [G] lobster, [C]
[Eb] [Ab] [G] [C] raw lobster, [Eb] [Ab] [G] [Cm] raw lobster.
[Eb] [Ab] [G] [C]
[Eb] [Ab] [G]
[C] [Ebm] [Ab] [G] [C] [Ebm] [Ab] [G]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[C] [D] [D] [G]
[Eb] [Fm] [Gm] [Eb] [D] We [C]
[Eb] were [Ab] at the beat, [Gm] [Cm] everybody had [G] matching [C] towels.
[Eb] Somebody [Ab] went [G] under a [C] dock, [Eb] and there they [Ab] saw a [C] rock.
[Eb] It wasn't [Ab] a rock, [C] it [Eb] was a [Ab] raw [C] lobster,
[Ebm] [Ab] [G] [C] raw lobster.
[Eb] [Ab] [G] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [C]
[Eb] [Ab] [G] [C]
[Ebm] [Ab] [G] [C] [Ebm] [Ab] [G] [C]
[Ab] [C] [Ab] [C]
[Eb] [Fm] [Gm] [C] [Eb] [D] [Cm]
[D] [G] [C] [Fm] [C]
[Ab] Motion in the ocean, [G] [C] was their whole throat.
[Gm] Lots of [Ab] bubbles, [C] [D] lots of [Ab] bubbles.
[C]
[Eb] It was in [D] a jam, [G] [Eb] in a [D] giant [G] cloud.
[B]
[C]
Raw, raw, [F]
raw lobster.
Down, [Cm] down.
[D]
[Db] [C] [B] [Ebm]
[Am] [Ab] [E] [Gb]
[Ab]
[Cm]
[Eb] [D] [G] [Cm] [D] Underneath the waves,
[G] [C] [Eb] Stormy [Fm] wavin',
[G] [D] Wavin' through the [G] mermin',
[D] Wavin' [D] sea [G] fans,
[C] Sea [Ab] monsters standing,
[G] [Eb] Dolphin [Ab] [Gm] twirling,
[C] [Eb]
[Ab] [G] [C] Raw lobster.
[Eb]
[Ab] [G] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [G] [C] [Eb]
[Ab] [G] [C] [Ebm] [Ab]
[G] [C] [Ebm] [Ab] [Gm] [Ab]
[Ab] [C] [Eb] [Fm]
[C] [Eb] [D] Raw [Eb] lobster, [Ab]
[G] [D] raw [Fm] [G] lobster, [Eb] [G]
raw [Eb] [Ab] [G] lobster.
[Eb] Right [Ab] snapper [G]
[C] snippin',
[Eb] Clam shell [D] [G] [C] slippin',
[Eb] Muscle [Ab] [G] flexin', [C] [Eb] or [Ab] [G] [Bb] slippin'.
[C]
Raw, raw, [F] raw lobster.
[E]
Down, [Cm] down.
[Bm] [Bbm] [C]
[Bb] [A]
[Bb] [C] [Gb]
[Ab] [C]
[Dm] [Ab] [G] [Ab] Lobster, lobster, [F] [Eb] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [F]
[Eb] [Fm] lobster.
[Ab] [Fm]
[Ab] [F]
Boys in [Eb] bikinis, [Fm]
girls in [Eb] surfboards.
[F] Everybody's [Ab] walkin', [Fm]
everybody's broken.
Puttin' on the [Eb] fire, or havin' [Fm] fun.
[Ab] [F] Takin' [Ab] potatoes, takin' in the [Fm] sun.
Put on your [Eb] nose guard, [Fm] put on the light [Ab] guard.
[F] That's the [Eb] tanning spotter.
[F]
[Ab] [F] Here comes the [Eb] big ray.
[Fm]
There goes a man who's in squirtin' [Eb] jellyfish.
[Fm]
There goes a dogfish.
There's a black catfish.
In bootsy robin.
Watch out for that piranha.
There goes a narwhal.
What [Eb] does a bird call her [Fm] name?
[Ab] [F]
[Ab] [Fm]
Raw [Ab] lobster, raw lobster, [Fm]
raw [Ab] lobster, [Fm] raw [Ab] lobster.
[Fm] [Ab] [Fm] [Ab] [F]
[Ab] [F]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
C
3211
G
2131
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
C
3211
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To jam and learn The B-52S - Rock Lobster chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, Eb, Ab, G, C, Ab and C. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 45 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 90 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Major.

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[C] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [C] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [G] _
[Eb] We were at [Ab] a party, [Gm] _ [C] [Ab] and hear the bell on the [C] gate.
[Gm] Someone reached [Ab] in and [C] grabbed it.
[Eb] For the [D] raw [G] lobster, [C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ [C] raw lobster, [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ [Cm] raw lobster.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Eb] _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] [D] We [C] _
[Eb] were [Ab] at the beat, [Gm] _ [Cm] everybody had [G] matching [C] towels.
[Eb] Somebody [Ab] went [G] under a [C] dock, [Eb] and there they [Ab] saw a [C] rock.
[Eb] It wasn't [Ab] a rock, [C] it [Eb] was a [Ab] raw [C] lobster, _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ [C] raw lobster.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [C] _
[Ab] _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Eb] _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ [C] _
[Ab] Motion in the ocean, [G] [C] was their whole throat. _
[Gm] Lots of [Ab] bubbles, [C] _ [D] lots of [Ab] bubbles.
[C] _
[Eb] It was in [D] a jam, [G] _ [Eb] in a [D] giant [G] cloud.
[B] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Raw, _ raw, _ _ _ [F]
raw lobster.
_ Down, [Cm] down.
[D] _ _
[Db] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Cm] [D] Underneath the waves,
[G] _ [C] [Eb] Stormy [Fm] wavin',
[G] [D] Wavin' through the [G] mermin',
[D] Wavin' [D] sea [G] fans,
[C] Sea [Ab] monsters standing,
[G] _ [Eb] Dolphin [Ab] [Gm] twirling,
[C] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ [C] Raw lobster.
[Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _
[G] _ [C] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ Raw [Eb] lobster, [Ab] _
[G] [D] raw _ [Fm] [G] lobster, [Eb] _ _ [G]
raw [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [G] lobster.
[Eb] Right [Ab] snapper [G]
[C] snippin',
[Eb] Clam shell [D] _ [G] [C] slippin',
[Eb] Muscle [Ab] [G] flexin', [C] [Eb] or [Ab] _ [G] [Bb] slippin'.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Raw, raw, _ _ _ [F] raw lobster.
[E]
Down, [Cm] down.
[Bm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ _ Lobster, _ _ _ _ _ _ lobster, _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ [Fm] lobster.
_ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Boys in [Eb] bikinis, _ [Fm]
girls in [Eb] surfboards.
_ [F] Everybody's [Ab] walkin', [Fm]
everybody's broken.
_ Puttin' on the [Eb] fire, or havin' [Fm] fun.
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] Takin' [Ab] potatoes, takin' in the [Fm] sun.
_ _ Put on your [Eb] nose guard, [Fm] put on the light [Ab] guard.
_ [F] That's the [Eb] tanning spotter.
[F] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] Here comes the [Eb] big ray.
_ [Fm]
There goes a man _ who's in squirtin' [Eb] jellyfish.
_ [Fm]
There goes a dogfish.
_ There's a black catfish. _
In bootsy robin.
Watch out for that piranha. _
There goes a narwhal.
What [Eb] does a bird call her [Fm] name?
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
Raw [Ab] lobster, _ raw lobster, _ [Fm]
raw [Ab] lobster, _ [Fm] raw [Ab] lobster.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _
_ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _

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