Fly African Eagle Chords by Judy Mowatt

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_ _ [Eb] I'm longing [Bb] for my people [Db] out _ there on [Ab] their own.
_ [Eb] Rooted so deeply [Bb]
in other lands, [Db] so far away [Ab] from home.
[Eb] It's been many years, blood, sweat [Bb] and tears, [Db] since that [Ab] awful day.
[Eb] Chained and bound [Bb] _
against your will, [Db] they'll take you all [Ab] away.
_ [Eb] Now fly African [Bb]
eagle, [Db] watch out to fly [Ab] over the mountains.
[Eb] Fly, fly [Bb] away, _ _ [Db] fly _ _ [Ab] away.
_ [Eb] Oh.
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_ [Eb] When the barriers [Bb] are broken, [Db] and separation [Ab] is no more.
[Eb] And peace means more than [Bb] a word spoken, [Db] and families [Ab] unite as they did before.
[Eb] _ Fly [Bb] African eagle, why [Db] don't you fly [Ab] over the mountains.
_ _ [Eb] Fly, [Bb] fly away, _ _ [Ab] fly _ _ away.
_ [Eb] Fly _ _ [Bb] away, _
_ [Ab] fly _ _ away. _
_ [Eb] Fly, fly [Bb] away, _
_ [Db] fly _ _ [Ab] away. _
[Eb] Oh _ _ _ [Bb] yeah. _
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_ [Eb] Love to my friends in [Bb] Nigeria, _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] peace in Soweto, _ _ [Eb] _ _ peace [Bb] in Namibia.
_ [Db] _ All over [Ab] Africa, _ _ [Eb] thinking about [Bb] your suffering, while [Db] your victory we're _ [Ab] celebrating.
_ [Eb] See a new Africa [Bb] rising, how [Db] the world [Ab] is watching.
[Eb] So fly African [Bb] eagle, why [Db] don't you fly [Ab] over your mountain.
_ _ [Eb] Fly, [Bb] fly away, _ _ [Db] fly _ [Ab] away. _
_ [Eb] So fly African [Bb] eagle, why [Db] don't you fly [Ab] over your mountain.
_ _ [Eb] Fly, [Bb] fly away, _ _ [Db] fly _ [Ab] _ away.
Come on [Eb] and fly away, [Bb] _
_ _ [Db] _ fly _ [Ab] away.
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_ [Db] My _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
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people, _ [Db] long time [Ab] they've missed home.
[Eb] They're rooted _ so [Bb] deeply, _ [Db] like someone's [Ab] not alone.
I [Eb] want to know how [Bb] they do it, it's [Db] a long time [Ab] they left home.
[Eb] So fly _ African [Bb]
eagle, [Db] why don't you fly over [Ab] your mountain.
_ _ [Eb] _ Fly, fly [Bb] away, _ _ [Db] fly _ _ [Ab] away.
Time [Eb] to go home now, _ _ [Bb]
the cage [Db] is open right now.
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