a place called africa Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][F][G]
[F]
[G]There's a

[Verse 1]
place [D]called [G]Africa,
far, far [F]away, [G]whoa, woo
There's a place [D]called Africa,
[G]many miles away
[C]Mama says that's where we're from
[G]And I kno[C]w she can't be wrong
[G]Take me back

[Verse 2]
to Africa
Mama, how did I get [F]here?
How did I [G]stray?
Whoa, whoa, whoa, [F]whoa

[Verse 3]
[F]
She said, [G]"Once upon a time, my son
They stowed us on a ship
We had to [D]work and slave [G]each day
The boss, he took our pay"
But [C]a brighter

[Verse 4]
sun has dawned today
They can't stop us, [G]come what [C]may
A [G]time shall come for you and I
She bowed her head and [F]cried,
whoa, [G]whoa
Mama, please don't [F]cry

[Interlude 1]
[F][G][F][G]
[F]
[G]There's a

[Verse 5]
place called Africa, far,
far [F]away, whoa, [G]whoa
There's a place [D]called Africa,
[G]many miles away
[C]A brighter sun has[G] dawned tod[C]ay
They can't stop us, [G]come [C]what may
A [G]time shall

[Verse 6]
come for you and I
She bowed her head and [F]cried,
whoa, [G]whoa
Mama, please don't [F]cry
[G]There's a place called Africa, far, far [F]away