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[Intro 1] [C][Em][Dm][G] [C][Em][Dm][G] [C][Em][Dm][G] [C][Em][Dm][G] [Verse 1] "I'm just a [C]middle-aged, [Em]middle-eastern [Dm]camel herding [G]man I got a lit[C]tle, two- bed[Em]room cave here [Dm]in North Afghani [G]stan Things [C]used to be [Em]real nice and they [Dm]got out of [G]hand [C]since [Em]they moved in [Dm]They[G] call themselves [C]the Tali[Em]ban [Dm](The [G]Taliban) [C](Th[Em]e Tal[Dm]iban[G], [C]ba- [Em]by)[Dm][G] [C][Em][Dm][G] [Verse 2] Now I ain't [C]seen my [Em]wife's face since [Dm]they came [G]here They make her wear [C]a scarf o[Em]ver her head that [Dm]covers her from ear to [G]ear She [C]loves the [Em]desert and the [Dm]hot white [G]sand [C]But man [Em]she's just like [Dm]me, nah she [G]can't stand [C]The Taliban[Em][Dm] [G](The Taliban, [C]ba [Em]by)[Dm][G] [Chorus 1] But you know [F]someday soon we're both going to [G]saddle up and it'll [C]be Ride [G]Camel [Am]ride My old [F]lady she'll be here with [G]me, just smiling [C]right by my [Gm]side[C] We should [F]do just fine out a[G]round Palestine or may[C]be Turk[G]meni[Am]stan We'll bid a [Dm]fair adieu and flip [G]the finger to [C]the Tal[Em]iban[Dm][G] [Interlude 1] [C][Em][Dm][G] [C][Em][Dm][G] [C][Em][Dm][G] [C][Em][Dm][G] [Verse 3] Now they at[C]tacked New York [Em]City cause [Dm]they thought they could [G]win Said they [C]would, stand and [Em]fight until the [Dm]very bloody [G]end Mr. [C]Bush got on [Em]the phone with I[Dm]raq and Ir[G]an and said [C]"Now, you [Em]sons of bitches you [Dm]better not be doing an[G]y business with the [C]Taliban"[Em][Dm][G] [C][Em][Dm][G] [Verse 4] So we [C]prayed to [Em]Allah [Dm]with all of our [G]might Until [C]those big U.[Em]S. jets came fly[Dm]ing in one n[G]ight They [C]dropped little [Em]bombs all over [Dm]their ho[G]ly land And [C]man you should have [Em]seen them run like [Dm]rabbits, they [G]ran The [C]Taliban[Em][Dm][G] [Chorus 2] You know [F]someday soon we're both going to [G]saddle up and it'll [C]be Ride [G]Camel [Am]ride My old [F]lady she'll be here with [G]me, just smiling [C]right by my [Gm]side[C] We should [F]do just fine out a[G]round Palestine or may[C]be Turk[G]meni[Am]stan We'll bid a [Dm]fair adieu and flip a cou[G]ple fingers to [C]the [Em]Taliban[Dm][G] We'll bid a [Dm]fair adieu and give [G]big boner to [C]the Taliba[Em]n[Dm][G] [C][Em][Dm][G] Tali[C]ban
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