Chords for The B-52's - "Rock Lobster" / "52 Girls" - Original DB-52 Single (1978)
Tempo:
105.6 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Gb
A
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Ab] [G] [G]
We [Eb] were at a [G] party, and there was a fella in the deep,
rock lobster,
[G] [C] Rock lobster, [Eb]
[Ab] Rock [G] [Cm] lobster,
[Ab] [G] [C]
[Ab] [G] [C]
[G] [Ebm] [G]
We [Eb] were at a [G] party, and there was a fella in the deep,
rock lobster,
[G] [C] Rock lobster, [Eb]
[Ab] Rock [G] [Cm] lobster,
[Ab] [G] [C]
[Ab] [G] [C]
[G] [Ebm] [G]
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Eb
Gb
A
G
F
Eb
Gb
A
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We [Eb] were at a [G] party, _ and there was a fella in the deep,
Someone reached in and grabbed me, It was a rock lobster,
[C] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] Rock lobster, [Eb] _ _
[Ab] Rock _ [G] _ [Cm] lobster,
_ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rock lobster, [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
Rock lobster,
Rock lobster, Rock lobster,
_ [G] _ _ We were at the beach, _ everybody had matching towels,
Somebody went under a rock, and there they saw a rock,
It wasn't a rock, _ [D] it was a [Cm] rock lobster,
_ [C] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
Rock lobster, _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] Rock lobster,
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ Ocean in the ocean, _ is their home grove,
_ Lobster bubble, _ Lobster bubble,
He was in a jail, _ he was in a giant clown, _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Rock, rock, _ _ _ rock [B] lobster,
_ [E] Down, down, [Bm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ lobster, _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] I'm rock, [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ boys in bikinis,
_ Girl beats her [Eb] boy, _ [F] everybody's [Eb] rockin',
_ [F] _ Everybody's broken,
[Eb] _ _ [F]
Cookin' on the [Eb] fire, havin' [Fm] fun,
_ _ _ [F]
Eating potatoes, [Ab] takin' in the sun,
_ _ [Eb] _
[F] Put on your [Eb] nose guard, _ [F] put on the [Eb] light guard,
[F] _ That's the tanning [Eb] butter,
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] Here comes the stingray, _ there goes the manta ray,
Here comes the dogfish, chased by a [Eb] catfish,
_ [F] Came what the boat fish, left by the sea [Eb] robin,
[Fm] Here comes the harlequin, [Eb] there [F] goes the barnacle,
[Eb] _ _ [F] Here comes the [Eb] piranha, [Fm] here comes the kelp,
_ Here comes the narwhal, _ here [Eb] comes the bikini [Fm] wad,
_ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] Rock, lobster, _ [G] rock, [Eb] lobster,
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I [Gbm] travel, _ _
[Gb] _ [A] Village, [Gb] village, set up on a beach, _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ [Gb] Steady, steady, get on the beach, _
_ _ [A] _ [Gb] And we can take off on the top, _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] Night, [E] night, _ [Gb] _ _ night, night, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] Night, [Gb] night, _ night, night, Today,
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] All in the town, And,
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] La, la, _ [A] la, [B] la, la,
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ [Gb] Can you name,
_ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
kiss and [A] greet,
_ [Gb] And,
The small,
_ [A] And candy,
[Gbm] _ _ Mustard, [B] Peas,
[E] And gold,
[Gb] And very old, _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ [Gb] And, Snow,
The [B] _ _ [A] _ [Gb] king, _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ And,
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] And, _ _
[A] _ _ [B] Night, [Gb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] night, night, _ _ _ night, _ _
Night, _ [B] _ [Gb] night, night, _
[E] _ [Gb] night,
_ Today,
I'll see you again,
_ _ _ very, very, very,
very, very soon! _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
We [Eb] were at a [G] party, _ and there was a fella in the deep,
Someone reached in and grabbed me, It was a rock lobster,
[C] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] Rock lobster, [Eb] _ _
[Ab] Rock _ [G] _ [Cm] lobster,
_ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rock lobster, [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
Rock lobster,
Rock lobster, Rock lobster,
_ [G] _ _ We were at the beach, _ everybody had matching towels,
Somebody went under a rock, and there they saw a rock,
It wasn't a rock, _ [D] it was a [Cm] rock lobster,
_ [C] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
Rock lobster, _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] Rock lobster,
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ Ocean in the ocean, _ is their home grove,
_ Lobster bubble, _ Lobster bubble,
He was in a jail, _ he was in a giant clown, _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Rock, rock, _ _ _ rock [B] lobster,
_ [E] Down, down, [Bm] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ lobster, _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] I'm rock, [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ boys in bikinis,
_ Girl beats her [Eb] boy, _ [F] everybody's [Eb] rockin',
_ [F] _ Everybody's broken,
[Eb] _ _ [F]
Cookin' on the [Eb] fire, havin' [Fm] fun,
_ _ _ [F]
Eating potatoes, [Ab] takin' in the sun,
_ _ [Eb] _
[F] Put on your [Eb] nose guard, _ [F] put on the [Eb] light guard,
[F] _ That's the tanning [Eb] butter,
_ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] Here comes the stingray, _ there goes the manta ray,
Here comes the dogfish, chased by a [Eb] catfish,
_ [F] Came what the boat fish, left by the sea [Eb] robin,
[Fm] Here comes the harlequin, [Eb] there [F] goes the barnacle,
[Eb] _ _ [F] Here comes the [Eb] piranha, [Fm] here comes the kelp,
_ Here comes the narwhal, _ here [Eb] comes the bikini [Fm] wad,
_ _ [Ab] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] Rock, lobster, _ [G] rock, [Eb] lobster,
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] I [Gbm] travel, _ _
[Gb] _ [A] Village, [Gb] village, set up on a beach, _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ [Gb] Steady, steady, get on the beach, _
_ _ [A] _ [Gb] And we can take off on the top, _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] Night, [E] night, _ [Gb] _ _ night, night, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] Night, [Gb] night, _ night, night, Today,
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] All in the town, And,
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] La, la, _ [A] la, [B] la, la,
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ [Gb] Can you name,
_ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
kiss and [A] greet,
_ [Gb] And,
The small,
_ [A] And candy,
[Gbm] _ _ Mustard, [B] Peas,
[E] And gold,
[Gb] And very old, _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ [Gb] And, Snow,
The [B] _ _ [A] _ [Gb] king, _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ And,
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] And, _ _
[A] _ _ [B] Night, [Gb] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] night, night, _ _ _ night, _ _
Night, _ [B] _ [Gb] night, night, _
[E] _ [Gb] night,
_ Today,
I'll see you again,
_ _ _ very, very, very,
very, very soon! _ _ _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _