Africa Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Dm]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Can you [Dm]remember
those glory days
When those [Am]great
[Dm]Pan -African leaders
Say that the nation, [Am]that's [Dm]all the [Am]nations[Dm] of Afric[Am]a
shall be your [Dm]land[Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am][Dm]
[E]Now [Am]they trade with Chin[Dm]a,
[Am]where's the money for the [Dm]Afghans?
[Am]Buildin' towers, rais[Dm]in' rows
[Am]Where's the money for the
[Dm]Africans' children?
[Bdim]Makin' t[Am]heir debt
big[Dm]ger and bigger
Mak[Am]in' their children angry
[Dm]and to suffer
Mak[Am]in' their debt bigg[Dm]er and bigger
[Am]What kind of fu[Dm]ture want
[Bm]you live[Am] for them?
Get [Dm]up and stand up
[Am]Afrikaans, [Dm]get up and stand Afrikaans
[Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am][Dm][E][Am]
[Dm]Get up for y[Am]our [Dm]rights[Am][Dm]
[Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am]
[Dm]
[Am]Yes, rob and perse[Dm]cute them
Look [Am]at their rule, be[Dm]yond that hero
[Am]Look how they fool our [Dm]ancestors
[Am]Where's the money for the
[Dm]African children?
[Am]Making their day big[Dm]ger and bigger
Mak[Am]ing their children
con[Dm]tinue to suffer
Mak[Am]ing their day b[Dm]igger and bigger
[Am]Serving the people to
[Dm]enrich themselves
[Am]The polities and the g[Dm]reedy men of
[Am]Africa[Dm][Am][Dm][Am][Dm]
[Am]Afrikaans, [Dm]get up and stand up,
[Am]Afrikaans, [Dm]work for your [Am]right
Afrikaans, [Dm]get up and stand up,
[Am]Afrikaans, [Dm]get up, u[Am]nite
Afrikaans, [Dm]get up and stand up,
[Am]Afrikaans, work[Dm]ing for your [Am]right
My [Dm]brother, are [E]you tak[Am]ing me [Dm]today?[E]
[Dm][Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am][Dm][Am][Dm]
Oh [Am]na na na na[Dm] na na na
[Am]Shanti, na [Dm]na na
[Am]That all the nations [Dm]of Africa
shall [Am]be u[Dm]nited
[Am]That all the nations [Dm]of Africa
shall be [Am]united[Dm]
Shall be [Am]united, under the [Dm]same roof
Shall be [Am]united, [Dm]yeah
Cause [Am]social living is [Dm]the best
[Am]Social living is [Dm]the best
Educa[Am]tion to keep them [Dm]strong,
[Am]For shall living is the best way,
[Am]And I, shall to [Am]unite, shall to unite.
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