Walk like an Egyptian    (video)    (intro)    (midi)

 

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1.     On the old paintings on the tombs,

                        G             

    they do the sun dance don't you know,

A                                G                   A

    if they move too quick (oh whey oh)

                                    G        

    they're falling down like a domino.

 

    A                             G               A

2.    And the bazaar man by the Nile ,

                            G

    he got the money on a bet,

A                       G                     A

    for the crocodiles (oh whey oh),

                                      G

    they snap their teeth on a cigarette.

 

D

    Foreign types with the hookah pipes say,

 

    whey oh whey oh, oh, whey oh whey oh,

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    walk like an Egyptian.              + A - G - A - G (2x)

 

    A                                  G                    A

3.     The blonde waitresses take their trays,

                                 G                     

    they spin around and they cross the floor,

A                             G                      A

    they've got the moves (oh whey oh),

                                       G

    you drop your drink, then they bring you more.

 

    A                                G                A

4.     All the school kids so sick of books,

                                   G

    they like the punk and the metal band,

A                              G                      A

    when the buzzer rings (oh whey oh),

                                    G

    they're walking like an Egyptian.

 

D

    All the kids in the marketplace say,

 

    whey oh whey oh, oh, whey oh whey oh,

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    walk like an Egyptian.              + C - A (2x) - C

 

     A - G - A - G

+    (whistling)       (2x)

 

      A                                   G                      A

5.       Slide your feet up street, bend your back,

                              G

    shift your arm, then you pull it back.

A                               G                   A

    Life is hard you know (oh whey oh),

                               G

    so strike a pose on a Cadillac.

 

      A                         G                A

6.       If you want to find all the cops,

                                    G

    they're hanging out in the donut shop,

A                          G                       A

    they sing and dance (oh whey oh),

                                         G

    they spin their clubs, cruise down the block.

 

     A                      G                      A

7.      All the Japanese with their yen,

                             G

    the party boys call the Kremlin,

A                                G                    A

    and the Chinese know (oh whey oh),

 

                                 G

    they walk the line like Egyptian.

 

D

    All the cops in the doughnut shop say,

 

    whey oh whey oh, oh, whey oh whey oh,

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    walk like an Egyptian.       

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    Walk like an Egyptian.              + A - G - A - G (3x) …..

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (The Bangles)