Rock Lobster Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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Chords

C#m

F#m

F#m7

Esus

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Rock Lobster  - The B-52s (1979)
 
- Not intended to be an actual recreation of what they play, but a chord version to strum along with -
 
 
[Intro Riff]
C#m   A G#      C#m   A  G#
 
    C#m       A  G#        C#m       A  G#
Sca-do-ba-da,    eww,  sca-do-ba-da,    eww
 
 
[Verse]
C#m                A  G#
We were at a party   (Eww)
    C#m                   A     G#
The deal loaf fell in the deep (Eww)                 ( 'loaf' = marijuana )
C#m                    A           G#
Someone reached in and grabbed it (Eww)
C#m             A   G#
  It was a rock lobster (Eww)
 
 
[Chorus]
 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster
 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster
 
|C#m       | E          | A          | G#        |
|C#m       | E          | A          | G#        |
|C#m   E   | A     G#   | C#m   E    | A    G#   |
|C#m E A G#| C#m E A G# | C#m E A G# | A G# A G# |
 
[Riff]
C#m   A  G#       C#m   A G#
C#m   A  G#       C#m   A G#
         (Ewww)           (Ewww)
 
[Verse]
C#m                  A  G#
We were at the beach   (Eww)
C#m           A        G#
Everybody had matching towels (Eww)
C#m           A       G#
Somebody went under a dock (Eww)
    C#m              A     G#
And there they saw a rock (Eww)
C#m                A  G#
  It wasn't a rock   (Eww)
C#m             A   G#
  It was a rock lobster (Eww)  
 
 
[Chorus]
 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster
 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster
 
|C#m       | E          | A          | G#        |
|C#m       | E          | A          | G#        |
|C#m   E   | A     G#   | C#m   E    | A    G#   |
|C#m E A G#| C#m E A G# | C#m E A G# | A G# A G# |
 
[Riff]
C#m   A  G#       C#m   A G#
 
     C#m   A  G#         C#m   A G#
Rock lob -    ster, rock lob -   ster
 
[Verse]
 
C#m                  A  G#
Motion in the ocean (Ooowaaah)
    C#m             A  G#
His air hose broke (Ooowaaah)
C#m              A  G#
Lots of trouble (Ooowaaah)
C#m              A  G#
Lots of bubbles (Hoowaaah)
C#m                A  G#
  He was in a jam (Hoowaaah)
C#m               A         G#
  He's in a giant clam! (Hoorah)
 
[Bridge]
 
B C C#m
C#m                   F#        F      E     D# D C# C B Bb A G# G
Rock, rock,      rock lobster!   Down, down...
 
[Riff]
C#m   A  G#       C#m   A G#
 
    C#m       A  G#        C#m       A  G#
Sca-do-ba-da,    eww,  sca-do-ba-da,    eww
 
[Verse]
C#m                  A  G#
Underneath the waves   (Eww)
C#m             A  G#
Mermaids wavin'   (Eww)
C#m              A  G#
Wavin' to mermen   (Eww)
C#m              A  G#
Wavin' sea fans    (Eww)
C#m                A  G#
Sea horses sailing   (Eww)
C#m              A  G#
Dolphins wailing   (Eww)
 
 
[Chorus]
 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster
 C#m  E    A    G#
(Ah - ah - ah - ah) Rock lobster
 
|C#m       | E          | A          | G#        |
|C#m       | E          | A          | G#        |
|C#m   E   | A     G#   | C#m   E    | A    G#   |
|C#m E A G#| C#m E A G# | C#m E A G# | A G# A G# |
 
[Riff]
C#m   A  G#       C#m   A G#
 
     C#m   A  G#         C#m   A G#
Rock lob -    ster, rock lob -   ster
 
[Verse 5]
 
C#m     A  G#        C#m     A  G#
       (Ooowaaah)           (Ooowaaah)
 
[Verse]
C#m                    A  G#
Red snappers snappin' (Ooowaaah)
C#m                   A  G#
Clam shells clappin' (Ooowaaah)
C#m              A  G#
Mussels flexin' (Ooowaaah)
C#m                A  G#
Flippers flippin' (Ooowaaah)
 
[Bridge]
B C C#m
C#m                   F#        F      E     D# D C# C B Bb A G# G
Rock, rock,      rock lobster!   Down, down...
 
[Riff]
C#m   A  G#       C#m   A G#
 
 
F#m  A  B    F#m
             Lobster!
F#m  A  B    F#m
             Rock!
F#m  A  B    F#m
             Lobster!
F#m  A  B    F#m
             Rock!
 
F#m  E   F#m  E
F#m  E   F#m  E
 
      F#m7   E   F#m7  E     F#m7   E   F#m7    E
Let's rock!
 
 
F#m               E
Boys in bikinis
F#m                  E
Girls on surfboards
F#m                  E
Everybody's rockin'
F#m                  E
Everybody's Fruggin'
F#m                       E
Twistin' 'round the fire, havin' fun
F#m              E
F#m              E
Bakin' potatoes, bakin' in the sun
F#m              E
F#m                     E
Put on your nose guard
F#m                    E
Put on the lifeguard
F#m              E
Pass the tanning butter
F#m              E
F#m                    E
Here comes a stingray  (ooowarp oowarp)
F#m                    E
There goes a manta ray  (ayi ayi ayi)
F#m                   E
In walked a jellyfish (urrrrrrrrr)
F#m                   E
There goes a dogfish  (reeeorwww)
F#m                   E
Chased by a catfish    (oowaaahoooo)
F#m                  E
In flew a sea robin  (laaaaaaaa)
F#m                       E
  Watch out for that piranha  (ya ya ya ya ya ya hooo)
F#m                   E
There goes a narwhal  (eeee uuuu eeee  eee )
F#m              E
  Here comes a bikini whale!   (eeeeeee!)
 
F#m    E  Esus  E     F#m  E  Esus  E
F#m    E  Esus  E     F#m  E  Esus  E
 
[Outro]
 F#m             E   Esus  E
 Rock lob   ster
(Lob  ster, rock lobster)
 
 F#m             E     Esus E
 Rock lob- ster
(Lob- ster,      ah-ah-ah - ah)
 
 F#m             E   Esus  E
 Rock lob   ster
(Lob  ster, rock lobster)
 
 F#m             E     Esus E
 Rock lob- ster
(Lob- ster,      ah-ah-ah - ah)
 
F#m     E         Esus E    F#m     E        Esus E   F#m     E  Esus E   F#m
       (ah - ah - ah - ah   ah,     ah - ah -ah - ah  ah
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Rock Lobster – The B-52's

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