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The Taliban Song

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[Verse 1]
I'm just a Gmiddle-aged, Dmiddle-eastern Ccamel herdin' Dman
I got a little, G2 bedroom Dcave here in CNorth AfghaniDstan
Things Gused to be real Dnice and they got Cout of Dhand when Gthey Dmoved inC  
They call themselves the Taliban
G(OoDooo Cyeah the DtalibanG)   D      C(Dtaliban Gbaby)D  C  D  
Now I ain't Gseen my wife's Dface since Cthey came Dhere
They make her Gwear a scarf oDver her head that covers Cher from ear to Dear
She Gloves the desDert and the Chot white Dsand
But Gman she's Djust like me, Cnah she can't Dstand
The GTalibaDnC  
(Ooo Dtaliban bGaby)D  C  D  
[Chorus]
You know Csomeday soon we're both gonna Dsaddle up and it'll be
EmRide DCamel CRide
CMy old lady she'll be here Dwith me, smilin Gright Dby my Cside
CWe should do just fine out around DPalestine or maybe GTurkDmeniCstan
CWe'll bid a fair adieu and flip the Dfinger to the GTalDibaCn    
     D(GOh  D  Cyeah the Dtaliban) (Gbaby)D  C  D  
[Verse 2]
Now they Gattacked New York DCity cause they Cthought they could Dwin
Said they would, Gstand and Dfight until the Cvery bloody Dend
Mr GBush got on the Dphone with ICraq and DIran and said 
"GNow, you Sons-of-Dbitches you better not be doin Cany Dbusiness with the Gtaliban"D  
C(TDaliban GbabyD)C  D  
So we Gprayed to DAllah with Call of our Dmight
Until those Gbig U.S. Djets came flyin Cin one Dnight
They Gdropped little Dbombs all over their    Choly Dland
And Gman you should have sDeen em run like   Crabbits, they Dran
(The GtalibaDn)C  D  
[Chorus]
You know Csomeday soon we're both gonna Dsaddle up and it'll be
EmRide DCamel CRide
CMy old lady she'll be here Dwith me, smilin Gright Dby my Cside
CWe should do real fine out around DPalestine or maybe GTurkDmeniCstan
CWe'll bid a fair adieu and flip a couplDe fingers to the GTalibanD  C  
(Oh yeah, Dtaliban)
We'll bid a Cfair adieu and flip a couple Dbig ones to The GTaliban

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The Taliban Song

by Toby Keith

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[Verse 1]

G D C D

I'm just a middle-aged, middle-eastern camel herdin' man

G D C D

I got a little, 2 bedroom cave here in North Afghanistan

G D C D G D C

Things used to be real nice and they got out of hand when they moved in

They call themselves the Taliban

G D C D G D C D G D C D

(Ooooo yeah the taliban) (taliban baby)

G D C D

Now I ain't seen my wife's face since they came here

G D C D

They make her wear a scarf over her head that covers her from ear to ear

G D C D

She loves the desert and the hot white sand

G D C D

But man she's just like me, nah she can't stand

G D C

The Taliban

D G D C D

(Ooo taliban baby)

[Chorus]

C D

You know someday soon we're both gonna saddle up and it'll be

Em D C

Ride Camel Ride

C D G D C

My old lady she'll be here with me, smilin right by my side

C D G D C

We should do just fine out around Palestine or maybe Turkmenistan

C D G D C

We'll bid a fair adieu and flip the finger to the Taliban

D G D C D G D C D

(Oh yeah the taliban) (baby)

[Verse 2]

G D C D

Now they attacked New York City cause they thought they could win

G D C D

Said they would, stand and fight until the very bloody end

G D C D

Mr Bush got on the phone with Iraq and Iran and said

G D C D G D

"Now, you Sons-of-bitches you better not be doin any business with the taliban"

C D G D C D

(Taliban baby)

G D C D

So we prayed to Allah with all of our might

G D C D

Until those big U.S. jets came flyin in one night

G D C D

They dropped little bombs all over their holy land

G D C D

And man you should have seen em run like rabbits, they ran

G D C D

(The taliban)

[Chorus]

C D

You know someday soon we're both gonna saddle up and it'll be

Em D C

Ride Camel Ride

C D G D C

My old lady she'll be here with me, smilin right by my side

C D G D C

We should do real fine out around Palestine or maybe Turkmenistan

C D G D C

We'll bid a fair adieu and flip a couple fingers to the Taliban

(Oh yeah, taliban)

C D G

We'll bid a fair adieu and flip a couple big ones to The Taliban

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