Chords for John Edmond - Tigers In Africa

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My little boy came home from [Bb] school the other [C] day
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He told me what his teacher said [Bb] with all such great [Am] dismay
_ She [Db] said, in Africa _ there are [F] no tigers to be [Dm] found
_ There's [Db] no man on the moon and it's not cheese though [F] it's yellow, big and [Dm] round _
[Bb] And there's no treasure in [C] gold at [F] the _ _ [Dm] rainbow's end _
[Gm] You're growing up and _ _ [C] fantasizing's over now my friend
But I [F] said yes, there's tigers [Bb] in Africa _ [F] and a man once walked upon [C] the moon
And there's [F] treasure in gold [Bb] at the end of the rainbow, [F] my little boy, [C] and I wouldn't lie [F] to you _ _
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_ And so I took him to [Bb] the mighty Zambi [C] Z
_ [F] I said, this time your teacher's wrong [Bb] now, just you wait and [C] see
_ We [Db] launched our boat outside a place they [F] call the [Dm] Dekadrum
_ And [Db] soon our lines and spoons were flashing [F] in the midday [Dm] sun _
[Bb] And somewhere near [C] _ Masuna [F] he hooked a [Dm] fisherman's dream
With [Gm] tiger stripes and ashen teeth [C] it danced upon the stream
And I said [F] yes, there's tigers [Bb] in Africa _ [F] and a man once walked [C] upon the moon
And [F] there's treasure in gold [Bb] at the end of the rainbow, [Fm] my little boy, [C] and I wouldn't lie [F] to you _ _
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_ That night around the campfire [Bb] in the cool gentle [C] breeze _
[F] We watched the moon rise up and it looked [Bb] like a piece [C] of cheese
Then [Db] we counted stars and planets how [F] they shined and [Dm] shined
And [Db] I told him about new Armstrong's step [F] for all _ [Dm] _ mankind's
[Bb] And all about [C] the _ astronauts [F] and moon buggies [Dm] in space
And [Gm] how going to the moon was such [C] a great exciting race
And I [F] said yes, there's tigers [Bb] in Africa _ [F] and a man once walked [C] upon the moon
And [F] there's treasure in gold [Bb] at the end of the rainbow, [F] my little boy, and I wouldn't lie to you _ _
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_ Next day it rained but later [Bb] when the storm was [C] gone _
[F] A _ multicolored rainbow rose [Bb] up in that glorious [C] morn _
[Db] And raindrops clung to leaves and shone [F] like jewels [Dm] all around _
[Db] And the rainbow seemed to end right near [F] us in [Dm] the ground _
[Bb] It was a [C] treasured memory _
[F] forever to [Dm] behold _
[Gm] I put my arms around my boy and [C] said now there's your treasure in gold
And I [F] said yes, there's tigers [Bb] in Africa _ [F] and a man once walked [C] upon the moon
And [F] there's treasure in gold [Bb] at the end of the rainbow, [F] my little [C] boy, and I wouldn't [F] lie to you _ _
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