[Intro - Capo on 2 for original key] [Just bass drum with string muted strumming suggesting 2/4] x 2 B S S S - B S S S pattern
[Vamp] [A] x 2
[Verse 1] [A] All the old paintings on the tomb They do the sand dance, don'tcha know? If they move too quick (Oh-way-oh) They're falling down like a dominoa
[A] All the bazaar men by the Nile They got the money on a bet Gold crocodiles (Oh-way-oh) They snap their teeth on your cigarette
[D] Foreign types with their hookah pipes sing: Way-oh-way-oh-way-ooo-aaa-ooo... (stop full drums - strummy pattern) [A] Walk like an Egyptian
[Vamp] [A] x 2
[Verse 2] [A] The blonde waitresses take their trays They spin around and they cross the floor They've got the moves (Oh-way-oh) You drop your drink then they bring you more
[A] All the school kids so sick of books They like the punk and the metal band When the buzzer rings (Oh-way-oh) They're walking like an Egyptian
[D] All the kids in the marketplace say: Way-oh-way-oh-way-ooo-aaa-ooo... (stop full drums - strummy pattern) [A] Walk like an Egyptian
[Instrumental] [C][A] x3 - hold on [C] last time
[Vamp with whistling] [A] x 2
[Verse 3 - Just drums no chords] [A] Slide your feet up the street, bend your back Shift your arm then you pull it back Life's hard you know (Oh-way-oh) So strike a pose on a Cadillac
[Chords back in] [A] If you want to find all the cops They're hanging out in the donut shop They sing and dance (Oh-way-oh) They spin their clubs, cruise down the block
[A] All the Japanese with their Yen The party boys call the Kremlin And the Chinese know (Oh-way-oh) They walk the line like Egyptians
[D] All the cops in the donut shop say: Way-oh-way-oh-way-ooo-aaa-ooo...
(stop full drums - strummy pattern) [A] Walk like an Egyptian [A] Walk like an Egyptian
