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Africa by Toto
Africa
A | C#m || x4
B D#m G#m
I hear the drums echoin tonight
B A C#m G#m A C#m
She has only whispers of some quiet conversa - tion
B D#m G#m B
She's coming in twelve thirthy flight the moolight winds
A C#m7 G#m A C#m
Reflect the stars that guide me toward salva-tion
B D#m G#m
I stopped an old man along the way
B A C#m G#m A C#m
Hoping to find some old forgotten words of ancient melo-dies
B D#7 G#m A C#m
He turned to me as if to say hurry boy it's waiting there for you
F#m D A E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do MTM
F#m D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m D A C#m E F#m A C#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
B D#m G#m
The wild dogs cry out in the night
B A C#m G#m A C#m
As they grow restless longing for some solitary compa-ny
B D#m G#m
I know that I must do what's right
B A C#m G#m A C#m
Sure as kilimangiaro rises like olimpus above the seranget-ti
B D#7 G#m
I seek to cure what's deep inside
G#m A C#m
Frightened of this thing that I've become
F#m D A E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m D A C#m E F#m A C#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
B D#m G#m B A C#m G#m A ^ C#m
B D#7 G#m A C#m
hurry boy it's waiting there for you
F#m D A E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa [REPEAT X4]
F#m D A C#m E F#m A C#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
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version 2
A | C#m || x4
B D#m7 G#m
I hear the drums echoin' tonight
B/F# A/E E/F# Emaj7/G# A G#(bass note only)C#m
She has only whispers of some quiet conversa - tion
B D#m7 G#m B/F#
She's coming in twelve thirty flight the moonlit wings
A/E E/F# Emaj7/G# A G# C#m
Reflect the stars that guide me toward salva-tion
B D#m7 G#m
I stopped an old man along the way
B/F# A/E E/F# Emaj7/G# A G# C#m
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melo-dies
B D#m7 G#m A G# C#m
He turned to me as if to say hurry boy it's waiting there for you
F#m D A E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m D A C#m E F#m Emaj7/G# (A G# C#m) x2
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
B D#m7 G#m
The wild dogs cry out in the night
B/F# A/E E/F# Emaj7/G# A G# C#m
As they grow restless longing for some solitary compa-ny
B D#m7 G#m
I know that I must do what's right
B/F# A/E E/F# Emaj7/G# A G# C#m
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serenge-ti
B D#m7 G#m
I seek to cure what's deep inside
G#m A G# C#m
Frightened of this thing that I've become
F#m D A E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m D A C#m E F#m Emaj7/G# (A G# C#m) x2
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
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SOLO: B D#m7 G#m B/F# A/E E/F# Emaj7/G# A G# C#m
B D#m7 G#m G#m A G# C#m
hurry boy it's waiting there for you
F#m D A E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa [REPEAT X4]
F#m D A C#m E F#m Emaj7/G# (A G# C#m)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
repeat til fade
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version 3
Capo 2
Standard tuning
Intro: Play a G chord, then hit
G# (2nd fret E string (Capo relative)) then play Bm.
EADGBe
F#m * : 044222 (Release enough of the barre that the bass E string is open)
[Verse]:
A C#m F#m
I hear the drums echoing tonight
F#m * G Bm F#m
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
*Riff*
A C#m F#m
She's coming in twelve-thirty flight
F#m * G Bm F#m
Her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
*Riff*
A C#m F#m
I stopped an old man along the way
F#m * G Bm F#m
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
*Riff*
A C#m F#m
He turned to me as if to say
F#m G Bm
Hurry boy it's waiting there for you
[Chorus]:
Em C G D
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Em C G D
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G Bm D Em (D)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never haaaaaaaaad
The song continues in much the same way, where the keyboard instrumental
would come in just play the verse again.
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse] (Keyboard Instrumental)
[Chorus]
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version 4
solo
e|--11-9-7-9-7---7-------------------------------------|
B|-------------9---9-7-9-7---7-------------------------|
G|-------------------------8---8-6-8-6---6--------6----|
D|-------------------------------------9---9-6-9-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------9-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-8-6----------------------------------------------|
D|--------9-8-6-----9--6-----------9--6----------------|
A|--------------9---------9-7-6---------7-6------------|
E|-------------------------------9----------9----------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------7h8-5h6-4-|
D|--------6---6-8-6-8-9p8-----------|
A|--9-7-9---9-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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version 5
A | Dbm || x4
B Ebm Abm
I hear the drums echoin tonight
B A Dbm Abm A Dbm
She has only whispers of some quiet conversa - tion
B Ebm Abm B
She's coming in twelve thirthy flight the moolight winds
A Dbm7 Abm A Dbm
Reflect the stars that guide me toward salva-tion
B Ebm Abm
I stopped an old man along the way
B A Dbm Abm A Dbm
Hoping to find some old forgotten words of ancient melo-dies
B Eb7 Abm A Dbm
He turned to me as if to say hurry boy it's waiting there for you
Gbm D A E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Gbm D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do MTM
Gbm D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gbm D A Dbm E Gbm A Dbm
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
B Ebm Abm
The wild dogs cry out in the night
B A Dbm Abm A Dbm
As they grow restless longing for some solitary compa-ny
B Ebm Abm
I know that I must do what's right
B A Dbm Abm A Dbm
Sure as kilimangiaro rises like olimpus above the seranget-ti
B Eb7 Abm
I seek to cure what's deep inside
Abm A Dbm
Frightened of this thing that I've become
Gbm D A E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Gbm D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Gbm D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gbm D A Dbm E Gbm A Dbm
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
B Ebm Abm B A Dbm Abm A ^ Dbm
B Eb7 Abm A Dbm
hurry boy it's waiting there for you
Gbm D A E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Gbm D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Gbm D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gbm D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gbm D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gbm D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gbm D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gbm D A Dbm E Gbm A Dbm
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
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