Africa
Key: DEnglish
Intro
A G#m C#m (x4)
Verse
BI hear the F#/D#drums echoing toG#mnight
But G#m/F#she hears only A/Ewhispers of some E/F#quiet converB/G#sation
A G#m C#m
BShe's coming F#/D#in 12:30 G#mflight
The G#m/F#moonlit wings reA/Eflect the stars that E/F#guide me towards B/G#salvation
A G#m C#m
BI stopped an F#/D#old man along G#mthe way
G#m/F#Hoping to find some A/Elong forgotten E/F#words or ancient B/G#meloAdies G#m C#m
BHe turned to F#/D#me as if to say, G#m"Hurry boy, Ait's waiting G#mthere for C#myou"
Chorus
F#mIt's gonna take a Dlot to drag me aAway from Eyou
There's F#mnothing that a Dhundred men or more Acould ever Edo
F#mI bless the Drains down in AAfrica E
F#mGonna take some Dtime to do the Athings we neA/Bver had
C# E F#m E/G#
A G#m C#m (x4)
Verse
BThe wild F#/D#dogs cry out in the G#mnight
As G#m/F#they grow restless A/Elonging for some E/F#solitary comB/G#pany
A G#m C#m
I Bknow that F#/D#I must do what's G#mright
Sure G#m/F#as Kilimanjaro A/Erises like OE/F#lympus above the B/G#Serengeti
A G#m C#m
I Bseek to F#/D#cure what's deep G#minside,
Afrightened of G#mthis thing that C#mI've become
Chorus
F#mIt's gonna take a Dlot to drag me aAway from Eyou
There's F#mnothing that a Dhundred men or more Acould ever Edo
F#mI bless the Drains down in AAfrica E
F#mGonna take some Dtime to do the Athings we neA/Bver had
C# E F#m E/G#
Instrumental verse
Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you
Chorus
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa, I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa, I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had