Chords for Howie Day - Africa (cover of Toto)
Tempo:
91.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
Bm
Em
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[Bm] [G] [Bm] I
[G]
[A] [C#m] hear the drums echoing [F#] tonight [A] She hears [D] only whispers of [Bm] some quiet [F#m] conversation
[G]
[A] She's [G#] coming in to a [F#m] flirty flight The moonlit wings [G] reflect the [Bm] stars that guide
me [F#] towards salvation [G] [A] I [E] stopped an old man [F#m] along the way
[Em] Hoping to [G] find some of our [Bm] forgotten words [F#m] Originally
[G] now that being here's here [A] He [C#m] turned to me [E] as if to [Em] say
[G] Hurry boys it's waiting there for [Bm] you [Em] She's gonna take it all and [G] drag me away
[A] [Em]
[G] [A] [C] I burst the rates [G] down in an [D] after [Em] It's gonna [C] take time to [G] do the things we [D] never
had [Bm] I
[Em] [G] [Bm]
[G] [A] [C#m] know that I must [F#] do what's right
[A] Sure as [G] Kilimanjaro rises [Bm] like Olympus [F#m] above the
[G] Serengeti
[A] They [C#m] seek to kill us [F#] deep [A] inside Right in [G] the listing that I've become
[Em] She's gonna [C] take it all and [G] drag me away [A] from you
[E] The [C] [G] worst thing I could [A] ever [Em] do I [C] blast the rates [G]
[D] down in an [Em] after
It's gonna [C] take time to [G] do the things we [D] never [Bm] had
[Em] [G]
[Bm] [F#] [G]
[Bm] [A] [C#m]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [G] [Bm] [A]
[C#m] [F#m] [A] Hurry boys [G] it's waiting there for [Bm] you [Em] She's gonna take it all and drag me [D] away
[Em] There's something [Am] that a hundred men will never [A] get up to
[C] I blast the [G] rates down in [E] an after [Em] I [C] blast the [G] rates down in an after
[Em] I [C] blast the rates [G] down in an [D] after [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] Thank
[G] [A] [D] [A] you all very much.
You guys have a safe trip home.
Thank you.
[N]
[G] [Bm]
[Bm] [G] [Bm] I
[G]
[A] [C#m] hear the drums echoing [F#] tonight [A] She hears [D] only whispers of [Bm] some quiet [F#m] conversation
[G]
[A] She's [G#] coming in to a [F#m] flirty flight The moonlit wings [G] reflect the [Bm] stars that guide
me [F#] towards salvation [G] [A] I [E] stopped an old man [F#m] along the way
[Em] Hoping to [G] find some of our [Bm] forgotten words [F#m] Originally
[G] now that being here's here [A] He [C#m] turned to me [E] as if to [Em] say
[G] Hurry boys it's waiting there for [Bm] you [Em] She's gonna take it all and [G] drag me away
[A] [Em]
[G] [A] [C] I burst the rates [G] down in an [D] after [Em] It's gonna [C] take time to [G] do the things we [D] never
had [Bm] I
[Em] [G] [Bm]
[G] [A] [C#m] know that I must [F#] do what's right
[A] Sure as [G] Kilimanjaro rises [Bm] like Olympus [F#m] above the
[G] Serengeti
[A] They [C#m] seek to kill us [F#] deep [A] inside Right in [G] the listing that I've become
[Em] She's gonna [C] take it all and [G] drag me away [A] from you
[E] The [C] [G] worst thing I could [A] ever [Em] do I [C] blast the rates [G]
[D] down in an [Em] after
It's gonna [C] take time to [G] do the things we [D] never [Bm] had
[Em] [G]
[Bm] [F#] [G]
[Bm] [A] [C#m]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [G] [Bm] [A]
[C#m] [F#m] [A] Hurry boys [G] it's waiting there for [Bm] you [Em] She's gonna take it all and drag me [D] away
[Em] There's something [Am] that a hundred men will never [A] get up to
[C] I blast the [G] rates down in [E] an after [Em] I [C] blast the [G] rates down in an after
[Em] I [C] blast the rates [G] down in an [D] after [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [Em] Thank
[G] [A] [D] [A] you all very much.
You guys have a safe trip home.
Thank you.
[N]
Key:
G
A
Bm
Em
C
G
A
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Bm] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] I _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] [C#m] hear the drums echoing [F#] tonight [A] She hears [D] only whispers of [Bm] some quiet [F#m] conversation
[G] _ _
_ _ [A] She's [G#] coming in to a [F#m] flirty flight The moonlit wings [G] reflect the [Bm] stars that guide
me [F#] towards salvation [G] _ _ _ [A] I [E] stopped an old man [F#m] along the way
[Em] Hoping to [G] find some of our [Bm] forgotten words [F#m] Originally
[G] now that being here's here [A] He [C#m] turned to me [E] as if to [Em] say
[G] Hurry boys it's waiting there for [Bm] you [Em] She's _ gonna take it all and [G] drag me away
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] I burst the rates [G] down in an [D] after _ [Em] It's gonna [C] take time to [G] do the things we [D] never
had [Bm] I _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] know that I must [F#] do what's right
[A] Sure as [G] Kilimanjaro rises [Bm] like Olympus [F#m] above the _
[G] _ Serengeti
_ [A] They [C#m] seek to kill us [F#] deep [A] inside Right in [G] the listing that I've become
[Em] _ _ She's gonna [C] take it all and [G] drag me away [A] from you
[E] The [C] _ _ [G] worst thing I could [A] ever [Em] do I [C] blast the rates [G] _
[D] down in an [Em] after
It's gonna [C] take time to [G] do the things we [D] never _ [Bm] had
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] Hurry boys [G] it's waiting there for [Bm] you _ _ [Em] _ She's gonna take it all and drag me [D] away
_ [Em] _ There's something [Am] that a hundred men will never [A] get up to
_ [C] I blast the [G] rates down in [E] an after [Em] I [C] blast the [G] rates down in an after
_ [Em] I [C] blast the rates [G] down in an [D] after _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ Thank _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] you all very much.
You guys have a safe trip home.
Thank you.
[N] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Bm] _ [G] _ _ [Bm] I _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] [C#m] hear the drums echoing [F#] tonight [A] She hears [D] only whispers of [Bm] some quiet [F#m] conversation
[G] _ _
_ _ [A] She's [G#] coming in to a [F#m] flirty flight The moonlit wings [G] reflect the [Bm] stars that guide
me [F#] towards salvation [G] _ _ _ [A] I [E] stopped an old man [F#m] along the way
[Em] Hoping to [G] find some of our [Bm] forgotten words [F#m] Originally
[G] now that being here's here [A] He [C#m] turned to me [E] as if to [Em] say
[G] Hurry boys it's waiting there for [Bm] you [Em] She's _ gonna take it all and [G] drag me away
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] I burst the rates [G] down in an [D] after _ [Em] It's gonna [C] take time to [G] do the things we [D] never
had [Bm] I _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] know that I must [F#] do what's right
[A] Sure as [G] Kilimanjaro rises [Bm] like Olympus [F#m] above the _
[G] _ Serengeti
_ [A] They [C#m] seek to kill us [F#] deep [A] inside Right in [G] the listing that I've become
[Em] _ _ She's gonna [C] take it all and [G] drag me away [A] from you
[E] The [C] _ _ [G] worst thing I could [A] ever [Em] do I [C] blast the rates [G] _
[D] down in an [Em] after
It's gonna [C] take time to [G] do the things we [D] never _ [Bm] had
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] Hurry boys [G] it's waiting there for [Bm] you _ _ [Em] _ She's gonna take it all and drag me [D] away
_ [Em] _ There's something [Am] that a hundred men will never [A] get up to
_ [C] I blast the [G] rates down in [E] an after [Em] I [C] blast the [G] rates down in an after
_ [Em] I [C] blast the rates [G] down in an [D] after _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ Thank _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] you all very much.
You guys have a safe trip home.
Thank you.
[N] _ _ _ _