I Am African Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[G][Em][D]

[Verse 1]
I'm an [G]African,
and my [D]blood is hot
I'm a [G]West Indian, I love [D]to dance a lot
I'm [G]born with [Em]rhythm,
[D]whole ton o' rhythm
That's [G]why I love to dance,
[Em]I lo[D]ve to jump and prance
I [G]love summer heat, [Em]I lo[D]ve soca sweet
I love [G]carnival, [Em]I love ba[D]cchanal
I'm [G]born with rhyth[Em]m,
whole [D]ton o' rhythm
That's [G]why I love to dance,
[Em]I lo[D]ve to jump and prance

[Verse 2]
I got [G]rhythm, rhythm, rhythm,
[Em]rhythm, [D]rhythm
West Indian [G]rhythm[Em][D]
I got [G]rhythm, rhythm, rhythm,
[Em]rhythm, [D]rhythm
African [G]rhythm[Em]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 3]
I [G]love steel [Em]an d brass,
I love [D]playing mass
Noth[G]ing can [Em]sooth like sweet [D]calypso
I'm [G]born with rhyth[Em]m,
whole [D]heap o' rhythm
That's [G]why I [Em]love to dance,
[D]I love to jump and prance

[Verse 4]
I got [G]rhythm, rhythm, [Em]rhythm,
rhythm, [D]rhythm
Caribbean [G]rhythm[Em][D]
I got [G]rhythm, rhythm, rhythm,
[Em]rhyt[D]hm, rhythm
African [G]rhythm[Em]

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 5]
I'm an [G]African, [Em]from Sowet[D]o
I'm an [G]African, [Em]from Tobag[D]o
I'm [G]born with rhythm,
[D]whole heap o' rhythm
That's [G]why [Em]I love to dance,
I [D]love to [Am]jump and [D]prance
I'm from [G]every[Em]where, Belize [D]or Bastia
If [G]it's carnival, [D]I'm from there local
I'm [G]born with rhythm,
[Em]whole ton [D]o' rhythm
That's [G]why I [Em]love to [G]dance,
[Em]I love[D] to jump and prance

[Verse 6]
I got [G]rhythm, rhythm, rhythm,
[D]rhythm, rhythm
African [G]rhythm[Em][D]
I got [G]rhythm, rhythm, [D]rhythm,
rhythm, rhythm
Caribbean [G]rhythm[Em]

[Outro 1]
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