Under African Skies Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][A]

[Verse 1]
[D]Jos[A]eph's [G]fac[D]e
[A]was as [D]black [A]as [G]the [D]night,[A]
The [D]pale [G]yellow [D]moon
[A]shone in [D]his eye[A]s.
[G]His[D] pa[A]th was [D]marked by the st[A]ars
[D]of the southern[A] hemisph[G]ere,
[D]An [A]d h[D]e walked his d[G]ays
[D]under Afr[A]ican ski[D]es
[G]An [D]d h[A]e w[D]alked
the [G]length of his days
[D]under[A] African ski[D]es
[G][D][A][D][G][D]
[A]In [D]early [G]mem[D]ory,[A]
[D]mis[G]sion mu[D]sic [A]was rin[D]ging
[G]round [D]my nur[A]sery doo[D]r
[G]I s[D]aid[A] take th[D]is ch[G]ild
[D]Fro[A]m Tucson[D], Ari[G]zona,[D]
[A]give her the wing[D]s to fly
[G]Through har[D]mony she[A] won't
bother you [D]no [G]more[D][A]
[D]This is the [G]story of [D]how we begin
[A]to [D]remem[G]ber[D][A]
This is the [G]powerful [D]passing of
[A]love in [D]the vein[G][D][A]
[D]Onto the [G]dream of fall[D]ing
and call[A]ing your [D]name [G]out[D][A]
These [D]are the [G]roots of rhythm
an[D]d the roots of r[A]hythm
re[D]main[G][D][A]
[D]These are the [G]roots of rhythm
an[D]d the r[A]oots of rhythm rem[D]ain[G][D]
[A]Ka -oo[D]m -ba -oo[G]m -ba -oo[D]m[A][D][G]
Ka [D]-oom -ba [A]-oom -ba
[D]Come [G]down, [D]boy[A][D][G][D]
[A]Come [D]down, [G]boy[D]
[A]Ooh[D], oo [G]h, [D]ooh[A], o[D]oh,[G] oo[D]h, [A]ooh[D][G][D][A][D][G][D]
[A]hu, hu,[D]
[G]hu

[Interlude 1]
[D][A][D][G][D][A][D][G][D][A][D][G][D][A][D][G]
[D][A][D][G][D][A][D][G][D][A][D][G][D][A][D][G]
[D][A][D][G][D][A][D][G][D][A]

[Verse 2]
[D]Jos[A]eph's [D]face was
as black as the night
[D]The pale yellow [A]moon
shone [D]in his eyes
His [D]path was marked by the stars
of the southern hemisphere
And he walked his days
under African [G]skies[D]
[A]An d [D]he walked the [G]length of his days
[D]under Afr[A]ican ski[D]es.[G][D][A]
Ka [D]-oom -ba [G]-oom -ba [D]-oom [A]-ba[D] -o[G]om [D]-ba[A][D][G][D][A][D][G]
[D]-oo[A]m -ba[D] -oo[G]m[D][A][D][G][D][A][D][G][D][A][D][G]
[D]
[A]And he walked [D]the [G]length of his days,
[D]An [A]d he [D]walked the len[G]gth of his days
[D]on [A]her[D] Af[G]ric[D]an[A]
[D]skies.[G][D]
[A]And [D]he walked the [G]length of his days,
[D]an [A]d he [D]walked the len[G]gth of his days,
[D]and he [A]wal[D]ked the len[G]gth of his days
[D]under Afr[A]ican ski[D]es.[G][D]
[A]And [D]he walked the [G]length of [D]his days,
[A]an d he [D]walked the [G]length of his days,
[D]an [A]d he [D]walked the
length of his days,
under African skies.