Africa Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Why
It's an African work, yai
[F](Beats by [Dm]Emzo)[F]
Yemi [C]Alade, [F]Sauti [C]Sol[F][C][G]
This my [F]African hands them gon'

[Verse 2]
[Dm]love [F]you,
yeah
My African lips them gon' [C]kiss you, [G]whoa
My African [F]hips get down to you, whoa
My African legs them go
[C]run [G]to you

[Verse 3]
Whether you come here to [Dm]breakdance
[F]Abi you come here to shake
hands (shake hands)
You come here to make
plans [C](make plans)
Ever we'll be richest
moth[F]erland[G]
Whether you come here to rock waist [F]oh
Abi na to find food [C]oh
[F]Everything dey [C]oh
Ever we'll be richest
[G]motherland

[Verse 4]
Anywhere [F]you go
London, USA
Nowhere be [C]like Africa
Nowhere be like [G]home
Anywhere [C]you [F]go
New York, Chicago
Nowhere be [C]like Africa
Nowhere be like [G]home

[Verse 5]
Biko weruya wayo, [F]eh, eh, eh
Wayaka [Am]eh, eh, eh
[C]Karibu kiti [Am]eh, [C]eh, eh
Utapewa nini eh, eh, [G]eh (ai ya ya ya)

[Verse 6]
Weruya wayo [F]eh, eh, eh
Wayaka [Am]eh, eh, e[C]h
Karibu kiti eh, eh, eh
Utapewa nini eh, eh, eh (nini le leio)
[G]This my African heart

[Verse 7]
[Dm]will dey love [F]you
This my [C]African [F]arms they [C]will squeeze you,
[G]yeah
My African ears will [F]listen to you
My Kenyan legs will [Am]run to y[C]ou yeah
[G]Na kama umekuja ku-[F]break
dance (breakdance)
Umekuja ku, get down (get down)
Umekuja ku, [C]take chance
Hakuna [G]matata ee[C]h
Kama umekuja [G]kulipala [Dm]yeah,
[F]kupiga densi ooh[C]
Hapo ulipo eeeh kata kiuno ioo ioo ioo
Any[G]where you go

[Verse 8]
[F]London, USA
Nowhere be [C]like Africa (nowhere)
Nowhere be like [G]home (oh)
Anywhere you [F]go
New York, Chicago
Nowhere be [C]like Africa
Nowhere be like [G]home
Biko [C]weruya wayo, eh, eh,

[Verse 9]
[F]eh
Wayaka eh, eh, eh
[C]Karibu kiti [Am]eh, [C]eh, eh
Utapewa nini eh, [G]eh, eh (aiyayaya)

[Verse 10]
Weruya wayo, [F]eh, eh, eh
Wayaka eh, [Am]eh, eh
[C]Karibu [Am]kiti [C]eh, eh, eh
Utapewa nini [G]eh, eh, eh [F](le, le)

[Verse 11]
[C]Ay
[F]It's an [C]African [F]world
[C]Yemi [F]Alade
Soldier come, soldier [C]go
Your home [F]na your [C]home
[F]Irreplaceable[C]
[F]Anywhere you go

[Verse 12]
London, USA
Nowhere be [C]like Africa
Nowhere be like [G]home
Anywhere [C]you go [F](anywhere you go)
New York, Chicago (Chicago)
Nowhere be [C]like Africa
Nowhere be like [G]home
Biko weruya wayo, [F]eh, eh, eh
Wayaka eh, [Am]eh, eh
[C]Karibu kiti eh, eh, eh
Utapewa nini eh, eh,
eh [G](ai ya ya ya)
Weruya [C]wayo,

[Verse 13]
[F]eh, eh, eh
Wayaka eh, eh, eh
[C]Karibu kiti [F]eh, [C]eh, eh
Utapewa [G]nini eh, eh, eh (le, [F]le)

[Verse 14]
Africa, Africa yeah, [F]yeah,
[C]yeah (eh, eh, eh)
(Eh, eh, eh) sweet like palm [G]wine ooh (eh,
eh, eh) [F](?) (baby)