Rock The Casbah Chords by The Clash

Tempo:
128.7 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

F

Em

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Clash - Rock The Casbah chords
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[Dm] [Am]
[G] [Em] [F] [E]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [E] [F] [E]
[C] [Am]
[Em] You have [A#] to let that rocket [Dm] drop!
[C] The oil down the desert [Em] bridge [G] Had to shake it to the [Dm] top
[Am] The shaking drove his [E] Cadillac [G] He ran a cruise to [F] Namibia
[Am] The cruise was suspended
[E] [F] On the Bailey-Jade-A [C]
[Dm]-Grill
He told me he don't like [Am] it
[G] [Em] [F] [E]
[C] [Dm]
[G] By [Em] [F] [G]
[C] order [Am] of the prophet [Em] He [G] burned that food to the [F]
ground
[Am] He jailed the faithful
[G] With that crazy [B] cat-boss [F]
sound
[Am] The fellow they brought out [G] the garlic The local [B] kids are weak, the others [Dm] can't
stop him [Am] Soon as the sheriff [Em]
gave [Bm] us the [F] air
They began to wail
[Em] [Dm] Sherry, don't like [Am] it!
[G] [Em] [F] The cat [E]-boss, [C] the cat-boss [Dm] Sherry, don't like [Am] it!
[G] [Em] [F] [Em]
[C] The cat-boss [A] got hungry on the 10th floor
He pulled the [Am] ribbon from the head
He founds his cool
He did his job safely
[F] But the wind direction
And the people got so fired
[Dm] The [Am] crowd thought of [F] Will
Go [A] easy, give him a fuckin' [Dm] shot!
[Am]
[G] [F] [Em]
[C] The cat [Dm]-boss, Sherry, don't [Am] like it
[G] [Em] The [F] cat-boss, the cat [G]
[C] -boss [Am] The king called off his jet [C] fighters
[Dm] He's going to burn your place
Rock [Am] your bum between the [Em] minarets
Now I'm [G] a cat-boss, Will
[Am] Soon as the sheriff [Em] took his foot out of [G] there
The jet pilots tuned to [Dm] the cockpit radio [Am] blare
Soon as the sheriff got [G] out of [F#] there
[F] The jet pilots wailed
[Dm]
[G] [Em] [F] The cat-boss, [E]
[C] the cat-boss [Dm] Sherry, don't like [Am] it
[G] [Em] The [F] cat-boss, [C]
the cat-boss [Dm] Sherry, don't like it
He thinks [G] it's not [Em] kosher
The [F] cat-boss, [Em] the cat [C]-boss [Dm] Sherry, don't like it
He's putting the ribbon [G] to his campaign
The [F] cat-boss, [N] the cat-boss
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
Em
121
Dm
2311
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
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To learn The Clash - Rock The Casbah chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Em, F, G, Dm, Am, Em, Dm, Am and G. A good strategy is to initiate at 64 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 129 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C Major.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _
[C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] You have [A#] to let that rocket [Dm] drop!
_ _ [C] The oil down the desert [Em] bridge [G] Had to shake it to the [Dm] top
_ _ [Am] The shaking drove his [E] Cadillac _ [G] He ran a cruise to [F] Namibia _
_ _ [Am] The cruise was suspended _
[E] _ _ [F] On the Bailey-Jade-A _ [C] _
[Dm]-Grill
He told me he don't like [Am] it
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ [E] _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] By _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ order [Am] of the prophet [Em] He [G] _ burned that food to the [F]
ground
_ [Am] He jailed the faithful _
[G] _ _ With that crazy [B] cat-boss [F]
sound
_ [Am] The fellow they brought out [G] the garlic _ The local [B] kids are weak, the others [Dm] can't
stop him _ [Am] Soon as the sheriff [Em]
gave [Bm] us the [F] air
They began to _ _ wail
[Em] _ [Dm] Sherry, don't like [Am] it!
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] The cat [E]-boss, [C] the cat-boss [Dm] Sherry, don't like [Am] it!
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] The cat-boss [A] got hungry on the 10th floor
_ He pulled the [Am] ribbon from the head
_ _ He founds his cool
_ He did his job safely _
_ [F] But the wind direction _
_ And the people got so fired
[Dm] The _ [Am] crowd thought of [F] Will
Go _ [A] easy, give him a fuckin' [Dm] shot!
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] The cat [Dm]-boss, Sherry, don't [Am] like it _
[G] _ _ [Em] The [F] cat-boss, the cat _ _ [G] _
[C] _ -boss [Am] The king called off his jet [C] fighters
_ [Dm] He's going to burn your _ place
Rock [Am] your bum between the [Em] minarets
_ Now I'm [G] a cat-boss, Will
[Am] _ Soon as the sheriff [Em] took his foot out of [G] there
The jet pilots tuned to [Dm] the cockpit radio [Am] blare
Soon as the sheriff got [G] out of [F#] there
[F] The jet pilots _ _ wailed
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] _ [F] The cat-boss, [E] _
[C] the cat-boss [Dm] Sherry, don't like [Am] it
[G] _ _ [Em] The [F] cat-boss, [C]
the cat-boss _ [Dm] Sherry, don't like it
He thinks [G] it's not [Em] kosher
The [F] cat-boss, [Em] the cat [C]-boss _ [Dm] Sherry, don't like it
He's putting the ribbon [G] to his campaign
The [F] cat-boss, [N] the cat-boss

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This song was written by Joe Strummer, Topper Headon and Mick Jones.

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