CHORDS: The Long Tall Texans – Cairo Chords on Piano & Ukulele

[Verse 1]
G
Down in old 
Cairo, in 1972
G
Well a  man, a 
badly 
dancer, took a 
really hoochie coo
G
She knew how to
 shake it,
 such alley on 
a blame
G
And when she 
finished 
shaking it,
 she made 
another take
C        
Down in old
 Cairo,
 hey, that 
good old 
       G
Rock\'n\'Roll
D          
You oughta see
 those 
pyramid dance
 they 
E          
Rock\'n\'Roll
     C
 all night
E   E# E  Bb   
In old Cairo - 
E  D# D  Bb
in old Cairo

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[Verse 2]
G
Rockin in an 
arrow it\'s
 around about 
midnight
G
Well, I got a 
kind of
 hungry  I said, 
man, I need a bite
G
then it was 
Cleopatra
 pulling a 
snake out her 
breast
G
She whispered to me, 
here\'s your bite
 and 
wrapped it round
 my chest
C        
Down in old Cairo, 
hey, that good 
           G
old Rock\'n\'Roll
D       
You oughta see
 those 
pyramid dance 
they 
E               
Rock\'n\'Roll all 
C
night
E   E# E  Bb   
In old Cairo - 
E  D# D  Bb
in old Cairo


[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
G
Well, riding on
 a camel a
cross a desert 
sand
G
On my way to a 
gig with a 
guitar in my hand
G
When I reached 
the
 join that came 
on like a storm
G
They were rockin\'
 and a-rollin\' 
and a-boppin\' 
and a-strollin\'
G