Under African Skies Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[D]Jo-[G]seph's fac[D]e was[A]
[D]bla[G]ck as nig[D]ht[A]
The [D]pale [G]yellow [D]moon [A]shone
in his [D]eyes[G][D][A]
His [D]path [G]was [D]marked
[A]By the [D]stars in the
[G]Southern Hem[D]isphere[A]
And he [D]walked [G]his [D]days
Under [A]African [D]skies[G][D][A]

[Chorus 1]
[D]This is the sto[G]ry of how[D] we
be[A]gin to remem[D]ber[G][D][A]
[D]This is the pow[G]erful pul[D]sing
of [A]love in the [D]vein[G][D][A]
[D]After the dre[G]am of fal[D]ling and
[A]calling your [D]name [G]out[D][A]
[D]These are the roo[G]ts of rhythm
[D]And the roots of [A]rhythm re[D]main
[G][D][A]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 2]
In [D]ear[G]ly [D]mem[A]ory
[D]Mis[G]-sion mu [D]sic[A]
Was [D]ring[G]ing [D]'round my [A]nursery [D]door
[G][D]
[A]I said t[D]ake t[G]his c[D]hild
[A]Lord from [D]Tucson [G]Ari[D]zo-na
[A]Give her the [D]wings to [G]fly through [D]harmony
And [A]she won't [D]bother no [G]more[D][A]

[Chorus 2]
[D]This is the sto[G]ry of how[D] we
be[A]gin to remem[D]ber[G][D][A]
[D]This is the pow[G]erful pul[D]sing
of [A]love in the [D]vein[G][D][A]
[D]After the dre[G]am of fal[D]ling and
[A]calling your [D]name [G]out[D][A]
[D]These are the roo[G]ts of rhythm
[D]And the roots of [A]rhythm re[D]main
[G][D][A]

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 3]
[D]Jo-[G]seph's fac[D]e was[A] as bla[D]ck
[G]as the [D]night
[A]And the pal[D]e yel[G]low moo[D]n sho[A]ne
in his [D]eyes[G][D][A]
His [D]path [G]was [D]marked
[A]By the [D]stars in the
[G]Southern Hem[D]isphere
[A]And he wal[D]ked the length of [G]his day[D]s
Under [A]African [D]skies[G][D][A]

[Outro 1]
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[Percussion]