Chords for African Queen (Slow Version)

_ _ _ [Gm] Yeah, [Eb] yeah, [F] you are my [Bb] African queen.
_ Ooh, Lord.
[F] Ooh, Lord.
[Bb] Just [Gm] like the sun lights [Eb] up the earth, you light [F] up my life.
[Bb] The [Gm] only one I [Eb] ever see with a smile [F] so bright.
[Bb] And just yesterday, [Eb] you came [F] around my way.
[Bb] You changed [G] my whole scenery [Eb] with your astonishing [F]
beauty.
[Bb] Oh, you could make [Gm] a brother sing.
No [Eb] ordinary thing, a supernatural [F]
thing.
[Bb] And ooh, you are brighter [Gm] than the moon [Eb] and the stars.
I love you just [F] the way you are.
[Bb] And you are my African queen, [Eb] the girl [F] of my dreams.
[Bb] You take me where [G] I've never been.
[Eb] You make my heart go ting [G]-a-ling-a-ling.
Oh, [Bb] you are my [Gm] African queen, [Eb] the girl [F] of my dreams.
[Bb] And you remind [Gm] me of a thing.
And that is the [F] African beauty.
[Bb] Yeah, yeah, _ [Eb] ooh, [F] you are my African [Bb] queen.
_ Oh, Lord.
[F] Ooh, Lord.
[Bb] Mm, out [Gm] of a million, you [Eb] stand as one, the [F] outstanding one.
[Bb] Mm, I look [Gm] into your eyes.
[Eb] Girl, what I see is [F] paradise.
[Bb] Hey, you [Gm] captivated my soul.
[Eb] Now every day, [F] I want you more.
[Bb] I [Gm] cannot deny this [Eb] feeling I'm feeling [F]
inside.
[Bb] Hey, no other can [Gm] take your place.
You cannot [Eb] take your space.
That is a fact I [F] cannot erase.
[Bb] And ooh, you are the one [Gm] that makes me smile,
[Eb] make me float like a boat [F] upon the Nile.
[Bb] Girl, you are my African queen, [Eb] the girl [F] of my dreams.
[Bb] You take me where [Gm] I've never been.
[Eb] You make my heart go ting [G]-a-ling-a-ling.
[Bb] You are my [Gm] African queen, [Eb] the girl [F] of my dreams.
[Bb] And you remind me of a thing.
[Gm] And that is the [F] African beauty.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] Yeah, yeah, ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah, yeah.
[G] Ooh, ooh, [Bb] yeah.
You [G] are my African queen, [Eb] and I know.
Oh, [F] yes, I know.
[Bb] You [G] are my African queen, [Eb] and I know.
[F] See, I know.
See, [Bb] I know what I am feeling [Gm] in my heart and in my [Eb] soul.
Oh, I know that [G] it is love.
And [Bb] I know that this love [G] was surely sent from up above.
[Eb] You're the only one that [F] I think of.
You are [Bb] my African queen, [Gm] and I know
that this means [Eb] that you're the only one that [F] I will serve.
[Bb] I'll give you my heart, my [G] love, my body, and my money,
[Eb] every other thing you [F] think of.
In [Bb] a man who could think of [Gm] anything better than [Eb] you,
who could think of [F] ever hurting [Bb] you, sacrifice my [Gm] all,
I'll give it all to [Eb] you.
You are my [F] African queen for [Bb] real.
You are my African queen, [Eb] the girl [F] of my dreams.
The girl of my dreams.
And [Gm] you remind me of a thing.
[Eb] Oh, na, na, yeah.
You remind me of a thing, [F] darling, darling.
Oh, [Bb] darling.
You are my [Gm] African.
You are my [Eb] African queen.
The girl [F] of my dreams.
My [Bb] African queen.
You remind [Gm] me of a thing.
Oh, why?
[G] So black, so [Bb] beautiful.
I love you.
I love you.
I [F] love you.
I [Bb] love you.
Mwanyemo, I love you.
[G] I love you.
I [Bb] love you.
Mwanyemo, I [Eb] love you.
I love [F] you.
[Bb] Oh, yeah.
[Gm] My African queen.
I [F] love you.
I [Bb] love you.
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