Chords for Africa by Toto, Drum Cover, Theo´s Version on DW Collectors
Tempo:
92.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
C#m
E
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
I [A] [C#m]
[B] hear the [D#m] drums echoing [G#m] tonight, [B] a cheering [A] song and whispers of [E] some quiet [G#m] [A] conversation.
[C#m] [B] The [D#m] caroling [G#m] crowd's terrified, [F#] the moonlight waves [A] reflect the stars [E] that guide the observation.
[A] [G#m] I
[B] stopped [D#m] and opened along [G#m] the way, [F#] hoping to find [A] some more forgotten [E] words or [G#m] fainted [A] melodies.
[B] It turned [D#m] to me and said [G#m] to say, hurry boy [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
They're [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] coming [F#m] [D] out of [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] Africa, [F#m] it's gonna be [D] a time [A] to face the [C#m] night.
[E] [F#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [B] The white [D#m] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night, [B] as they grow [A] restless longing for [E] some solitary [A] company.
[C#m]
[B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, to [B] rescue them and [A] terrorize us like [E] a love of the [A] Serengeti.
[C#m] [B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frighten of [A] the things that I've [C#m] become.
[F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] They're coming [D] out of [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] Africa, [F#m] it's gonna be [D] a time to [A] face the night.
[C#m] [E] [F#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [B]
[D#m] [G#m] [B] [A]
[F#] [E] [A] [C#m]
[B] [D#m] [G#m] Hurry boy [A] she's waiting there for [C#m] you.
[F#m] You [D] think that I can't [A] be your queen [E] for me?
Well, [F#m] there's something [D] that'll help you [A] tomorrow.
[E]
[F#m] I bless [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I bless [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] It's gonna be [D] a time to [A] make things remember.
[C#m]
[E] [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m] It's
[A] [C#m]
gonna be a time [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
to make things remember.
[A] [C#m] [A] [C#m]
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
I [A] [C#m]
[B] hear the [D#m] drums echoing [G#m] tonight, [B] a cheering [A] song and whispers of [E] some quiet [G#m] [A] conversation.
[C#m] [B] The [D#m] caroling [G#m] crowd's terrified, [F#] the moonlight waves [A] reflect the stars [E] that guide the observation.
[A] [G#m] I
[B] stopped [D#m] and opened along [G#m] the way, [F#] hoping to find [A] some more forgotten [E] words or [G#m] fainted [A] melodies.
[B] It turned [D#m] to me and said [G#m] to say, hurry boy [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
They're [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] coming [F#m] [D] out of [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] Africa, [F#m] it's gonna be [D] a time [A] to face the [C#m] night.
[E] [F#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [B] The white [D#m] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night, [B] as they grow [A] restless longing for [E] some solitary [A] company.
[C#m]
[B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, to [B] rescue them and [A] terrorize us like [E] a love of the [A] Serengeti.
[C#m] [B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frighten of [A] the things that I've [C#m] become.
[F#m] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] They're coming [D] out of [A]
[E] [F#m] [D] [A]
[E] Africa, [F#m] it's gonna be [D] a time to [A] face the night.
[C#m] [E] [F#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [B]
[D#m] [G#m] [B] [A]
[F#] [E] [A] [C#m]
[B] [D#m] [G#m] Hurry boy [A] she's waiting there for [C#m] you.
[F#m] You [D] think that I can't [A] be your queen [E] for me?
Well, [F#m] there's something [D] that'll help you [A] tomorrow.
[E]
[F#m] I bless [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I bless [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] [D] [A] [E]
[F#m] It's gonna be [D] a time to [A] make things remember.
[C#m]
[E] [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m] It's
[A] [C#m]
gonna be a time [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
to make things remember.
[A] [C#m] [A] [C#m]
[C#m]
Key:
A
C#m
E
F#m
D
A
C#m
E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ I _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] hear the [D#m] drums echoing [G#m] tonight, [B] a cheering [A] song and whispers of [E] some quiet [G#m] _ [A] conversation.
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] The [D#m] caroling [G#m] crowd's terrified, [F#] the moonlight waves [A] reflect the stars [E] that guide the observation.
_ [A] _ [G#m] I _
[B] stopped [D#m] and opened along [G#m] the way, [F#] hoping to find [A] some more forgotten [E] words or [G#m] fainted [A] melodies. _
_ _ [B] It turned [D#m] to me and said [G#m] to say, hurry boy [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
They're _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] coming _ [F#m] _ [D] out of [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] Africa, _ [F#m] it's gonna be [D] a time [A] to face the [C#m] night.
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] The white [D#m] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night, [B] as they grow [A] restless longing for [E] some solitary _ [A] company.
_ [C#m] _ _
[B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, to [B] rescue them and [A] terrorize us like [E] a love of the _ [A] Serengeti.
[C#m] _ _ [B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, _ frighten of [A] the things that I've [C#m] become. _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] They're coming [D] out of [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] Africa, _ [F#m] it's gonna be [D] a time to [A] face the night.
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ Hurry boy [A] she's waiting there for _ [C#m] you. _ _ _
[F#m] You [D] think that I can't [A] be your queen [E] for me?
Well, [F#m] there's something [D] that'll help you [A] tomorrow.
_ [E] _
[F#m] I bless [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I bless [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa. _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] It's gonna be [D] a time to [A] make things remember.
[C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] It's _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
gonna be a time _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ to make things remember.
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ I _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] hear the [D#m] drums echoing [G#m] tonight, [B] a cheering [A] song and whispers of [E] some quiet [G#m] _ [A] conversation.
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] The [D#m] caroling [G#m] crowd's terrified, [F#] the moonlight waves [A] reflect the stars [E] that guide the observation.
_ [A] _ [G#m] I _
[B] stopped [D#m] and opened along [G#m] the way, [F#] hoping to find [A] some more forgotten [E] words or [G#m] fainted [A] melodies. _
_ _ [B] It turned [D#m] to me and said [G#m] to say, hurry boy [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
They're _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] coming _ [F#m] _ [D] out of [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] Africa, _ [F#m] it's gonna be [D] a time [A] to face the [C#m] night.
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] The white [D#m] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night, [B] as they grow [A] restless longing for [E] some solitary _ [A] company.
_ [C#m] _ _
[B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, to [B] rescue them and [A] terrorize us like [E] a love of the _ [A] Serengeti.
[C#m] _ _ [B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, _ frighten of [A] the things that I've [C#m] become. _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] They're coming [D] out of [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[E] Africa, _ [F#m] it's gonna be [D] a time to [A] face the night.
[C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ Hurry boy [A] she's waiting there for _ [C#m] you. _ _ _
[F#m] You [D] think that I can't [A] be your queen [E] for me?
Well, [F#m] there's something [D] that'll help you [A] tomorrow.
_ [E] _
[F#m] I bless [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I bless [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa. _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] It's gonna be [D] a time to [A] make things remember.
[C#m] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [C#m] It's _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
gonna be a time _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ to make things remember.
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _