Chords for Calypso Rose - I Am African (Official Audio)

Tempo:
119.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

F#

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Calypso Rose - I Am African (Official Audio) chords
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[D] [F#] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [G] I'm an African [D] and my [Bm] blood is hot [G] I'm a West Indian, [D] I love to dance a [E] lot
[G]
I'm born with rhythm, [D] good for my [C] rhythm [G]
That's why I love to [D] dance, I love to jump
[C] and run [G] I love summer heat, [D] I love sofa sweet
[G] I love carnival, [D] I love baff and [C] [G] howl I'm born with rhythm, [D] good for my rhythm
[G]
That's why I love to [D] dance, I love to jump [G] and run
I got rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, [D] rhythm, rhythm [F#] [G] West Indian rhythm
[D] [G] I got rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, [D] rhythm, rhythm [Am] [G] African rhythm
[D] [Am]
[Em] [D] [Am] [G]
[D] [F#] [G] I love sweet land grass, [D] I love playing [F#] mass [G]
Nothing can slow, [D] life's sweet calling so
[G] I'm born with rhythm, [D] good for my rhythm [Em] That's why I love to dance, [D] I love to jump
and run [G] I got rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, [D] rhythm, rhythm
[G] Arabian rhythm [D] [Am] [G] I got rhythm, rhythm, [D] rhythm, rhythm, rhythm [G] African rhythm
[D] [F#] [G]
[D] [F#] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
[Em] [D] [Em] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
[Em] [D] [G] I'm an African [D] from South West Go [G] I'm an African [D] from Blue Day Go
[G] I'm born with rhythm, [D] good for my rhythm [G] That's why I love [F#] to dance, I love to jump
and run [G] I'm from [F#] everywhere, village or Bastia
[G] It's [F#] carnival, I'm from the [D] local [G] I'm born with rhythm, [D] good for my rhythm
[G] That's why I love [F#] to dance, I love [D] to jump and [G] run
I got rhythm, rhythm, [D] rhythm, rhythm, rhythm [G] African rhythm
[D] [G] I [D] got rhythm, rhythm, [F#] rhythm, rhythm, rhythm [G] Arabian rhythm
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[Am] [G] [Em]
[D] [G] [Em]
[D] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
F#
134211112
Em
121
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
F#
134211112
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Let's start jamming Calypso Rose - I Am African chords, practice the chord sequence G, D and G. Start with a comfortable 60 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 120. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] I'm an African [D] and my [Bm] blood is hot [G] I'm a West Indian, [D] I love to dance a [E] lot
[G]
I'm born with rhythm, [D] good for my [C] rhythm [G]
That's why I love to [D] dance, I love to jump
[C] and run [G] I love summer heat, [D] I love sofa sweet
[G] I love carnival, [D] I love baff and [C] [G] howl I'm born with rhythm, [D] good for my rhythm
[G]
That's why I love to [D] dance, I love to jump [G] and run
I got rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, [D] rhythm, rhythm _ [F#] [G] West Indian rhythm
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] I got rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, [D] rhythm, rhythm _ [Am] [G] African rhythm
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] [G] I love sweet land grass, [D] I love playing [F#] mass [G]
Nothing can slow, [D] life's sweet calling so
[G] I'm born with rhythm, [D] good for my rhythm _ [Em] That's why I love to dance, [D] I love to jump
and run [G] I got rhythm, rhythm, rhythm, [D] rhythm, rhythm
_ [G] Arabian rhythm _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] [G] I got rhythm, rhythm, [D] rhythm, rhythm, rhythm [G] _ African rhythm
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ I'm an African [D] _ from South West Go [G] I'm an African _ [D] from Blue Day Go
[G] I'm born with rhythm, [D] good for my rhythm [G] That's why I love [F#] to dance, I love to jump
and run [G] I'm from [F#] everywhere, village or Bastia
[G] It's [F#] carnival, I'm from the [D] local _ [G] I'm born with rhythm, [D] good for my rhythm
[G] That's why I love [F#] to dance, I love [D] to jump and [G] run
I got rhythm, rhythm, [D] rhythm, rhythm, rhythm [G] African rhythm
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] I [D] got rhythm, rhythm, [F#] rhythm, rhythm, rhythm _ _ [G] Arabian rhythm
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Em] _
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This song is part of Far from Home album.

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