The B-52's - Rock Lobster Chords

Tempo:
90.3 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

G

C

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The B-52's - Rock Lobster chords
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[C] [D] [Ab] [C] [Ab] [G]
[Eb] [Ab] [Gm] [Ab] [C]
[Eb] We were at [D] a party, [G] [Cm] and dear love fell at the [Gm] gate.
Someone reached [Ab] in and [G] grabbed it.
[Eb] What the [Ab] rock, [G] lost the [C] dove.
[Eb] [Ab] [G]
[C] [Eb] We [Ab] [G]
[Cm] [Eb] [Ab] [G]
[C] [Eb] [Ab] [G]
[C] [Ebm] [Ab] [C] [Ebm] [Ab]
[G] [Ebm] [Ab] [G]
[C] [Eb] [C] [D] [Ab] [G]
[D] [Fm] [G] [C] [Eb] [Ab] [G]
[Eb] were at the [Ab] beat, [Gm] everybody had Maxie Powell.
Somebody went under a dot, and [Eb] there they [Ab] saw a rock.
It wasn't a rock, [C] [Eb] it was a [Ab] rock [G] lobster.
[C] [Ebm] [Ab] [G]
[C] Rock lobster.
[Eb] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[C] [Eb] [Ab] [G]
[C] [Ebm] [Ab] [G] [C] [Ebm] [Ab] [G]
[C] [G] [Ebm] [Ab]
[G] [C] [Eb] [D] [Cm]
[G] [D] [Cm]
Motion in the ocean, the dare [C] host broke.
[D] Lots of bubbles, [C] [D] lots of bubbles.
[C]
[Eb] It was [Ab] then a [G] jam, [C] [Eb] then a [D] giant [G] cloud.
[Bb]
[C]
Rock, rock, [F] rock lobster.
[Dbm] Down, [Eb] down.
[D]
[Bbm] [C] [B] [Bb]
[A] [Bb] [Gm] [Gb]
[D]
[Ab] [C] [Ab] [G] [Ab]
Let's go, rock, let's go, [F]
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [F]
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [Fm] rock [Ab] rock.
[F]
Boys in bikinis, [Eb] [Fm] girls in some [Eb] boys.
[Cm] Everybody's rockin', [Fm] everybody's boogers.
Cookin' on the [Eb] fire, havin' [Fm] fun.
Bacon, [Eb] potatoes, bacon in the [Fm] sun.
Put on your nose [Eb] guard, [Fm] put on the light [Ab] star.
[F] That's the candy [Eb] spider.
[F] [Ab] [Fm] There comes the big [Eb] red.
[Fm] There goes the man o' red.
He wants a [Eb] jellyfish.
[Fm] There goes the dark fish.
They burn half fish.
He's doin' sea robin.
Watch out for that piranha.
There goes the narwhal.
Watch out for [Ebm] that turtle.
[Fm] [Ab] [Fm]
Rock lobster.
[G] [F] Rock [Ab] lobster.
[Fm] Rock lobster.
[Ab] [G] [Fm] Rock [Eb] lobster.
[Fm] [Ab] [G] [Fm] [Eb] [F] [Ab] [G] [F]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
G
2131
C
3211
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
G
2131
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Let's start jamming The B-52S - Rock Lobster chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, C, Eb, Ab, G, Ebm and Ab in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 45 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 90 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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[C] _ [D] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [C] _
[Eb] We were at [D] a party, [G] _ [Cm] and dear love fell at the [Gm] gate.
Someone reached [Ab] in and [G] grabbed it.
[Eb] What the [Ab] rock, [G] lost the [C] dove.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] We [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _
[G] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Ab] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ [Fm] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [G] _
[Eb] were at the [Ab] beat, [Gm] _ everybody had Maxie Powell.
Somebody went under a dot, and [Eb] there they [Ab] saw a rock.
It wasn't a rock, [C] _ [Eb] it was a [Ab] rock [G] lobster.
[C] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
[C] Rock lobster.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [C] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _
[C] _ [G] _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [Eb] _ [D] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _
Motion in the ocean, the dare [C] host broke. _
[D] Lots of bubbles, [C] _ [D] lots of bubbles.
[C] _
[Eb] It was [Ab] then a [G] jam, [C] [Eb] then a [D] giant [G] cloud.
[Bb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Rock, rock, _ _ _ [F] rock lobster.
[Dbm] Down, [Eb] down.
[D] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Ab] _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _
_ Let's go, _ _ rock, _ _ let's go, _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] rock [Ab] rock.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Boys in bikinis, [Eb] _ [Fm] girls in some [Eb] boys.
[Cm] _ Everybody's rockin', [Fm] everybody's boogers.
_ Cookin' on the [Eb] fire, havin' [Fm] fun.
_ _ Bacon, [Eb] potatoes, bacon in the [Fm] sun.
_ _ Put on your nose [Eb] guard, [Fm] put on the light [Ab] star.
_ [F] That's the candy [Eb] spider.
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Fm] There comes the big [Eb] red.
[Fm] There goes the man o' red.
He wants a [Eb] jellyfish.
[Fm] There goes the dark fish.
They burn half fish.
He's doin' sea robin.
Watch out for that piranha.
There goes the narwhal.
_ Watch out for [Ebm] that turtle.
_ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Rock lobster.
[G] [F] Rock [Ab] lobster.
[Fm] Rock lobster.
[Ab] _ [G] [Fm] Rock [Eb] lobster.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ [F] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Ricky Wilson, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson.

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