Africa Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]
[F][Am][F][Am]
[F][Am][F][Am]
[G]I hear the drums [Bm]echoing to

[Verse 1]
[Em]
night
But she hears [Dsus4]only whis[F]pers of some
[Dsus4]quiet conver[Em]satio[F]n[Am]
[G]She's coming [Bm]in ,
[Em]12:30 flight
The moonlit [Dsus4]wing s reflec[F]t the stars that
[Dm]guide me to[Dsus4]wards sal[Am] vatio[Em]n
[F]

[Verse 2]
[Am]I st[G]opped an old m[Bm]an
along the [Em]way
Hoping to [Dsus4]find some [F]old forgotten word
[Dm]s or[Dsus4] ancient mel[Em]odie[F]s[Am]
[G]He turned to [Bm]me as if to [Em]say,
"Hurry boy, it's [F]waiting there for you"
[Am]It's

[Verse 3]
[Dm]gonna take a lot t[Bb]o
drag me [F]away from [C]you
[Dm]There's nothing that a [Bb]hundred
men or [F]more could ever [C]do
[Dm]I bless the ra[Bb]ins down in Af[F]rica[C]
[Dm]Gonna take some [Bb]time to do the [F]things we never
[Am]had[C][Dm][F]
[Am][F][Am]

[Verse 4]
[G]The wild dogs [Bm]cry out
in the [Em]night
As they grow [Dsus4]rest less,
[F]longing for some solit[Dsus4]ary com p[Am]any[Em][F][Am]
[G]I know that I[Bm] must
do what's [Em]right
As sure as Kiliman[Dm]jaro [F]rises like [Dm]Olym
pus [Dsus4]above the [C]Seren[Em] geti[F][Am]
[G]I seek to c[Bm]ure what's
deep in[Em]side
Frightened of this [F]thing that
I've become
[Am]It's

[Verse 5]
[Dm]gonna take a lot t[Bb]o
drag me [F]away from [C]you
[Dm]There's nothing that a hundr[Bb]ed
men or [F]more could ever [C]do
[Dm]I bless the ra[Bb]ins down in Af[F]rica[C]
[Dm]Gonna take some [Bb]time to do the [F]things we never [Am]had[C]

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][F][Am][F][Am]
[G][Bm][Em][Dsus4][Dm][F][Dm]
[Dsus4][Em][F][Am][G][Bm][Em]

[Verse 6]
Hurry boy, she's [F]waiting
[Am]there for you
It's [Dm]gonna take a [Bb]lot to drag me
[F]away from [C]you
[Dm]There's nothing that a [Bb]hundred
men or [F]more could ever [C]do
[Dm]I bless the ra[Bb]ins down in Af[F]rica[C]
[Dm]I bless the ra[Bb]ins down in Af[F]rica
[C](I bles[Dm]s the rain)
I bless the [Bb]rains down in [F]Africa
[C](I [Dm]bless the rain)
I bless the [Bb]rains down in

[Verse 7]
[F]Africa[C]
[Dm]I bless the ra[Bb]ins down in Af[F]rica
[C](gonna take the[Dm] time)
Gonna take some [Bb]time to do the [F]things we never [Am]had[C][Dm][C]

[Outro 1]
[F]
[Am][F][Am]
[F][Am][F][Am]
[F][Am][F][Am]
[F][Am][F][Am]