Chords for Toto - Africa Bass
Tempo:
92.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
C#m
E
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[C#m] [A]
[C#m]
[A]
[B] I hear the [D#] drums [G#m] echoing tonight.
[F#] She has [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation.
[A] [B] She's [D#m] coming in from [G#m] where we fight.
[F#] The brunette [E] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide us to [E] salvation.
[A]
[B] I [D#m] stopped and nodded then [G#m] along the way.
[F#] Hoping to [E] find some old [F#] forgotten words for [E] ancient [A] melodies.
It [C#m] [B] turned [D#m] to me as [G#m] if to say, pretty [A] boy it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
[F#m] Gotta [D] take the laugh that's [A] dragging me [E] away.
[F#m] [D] I had a hundred [A] men on board that [E] I thought I knew.
[F#m] I [D] fenced the reins [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] Gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the thing he [C#m] never said.
[E] [F#] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [B] The wild [D#] dogs cry out [G#m] in the night [F#] as they grow restless [A] longing [F#] for some solitary [E] [A] harmony.
[C#m]
[B] I know [D#] that I must do [G#m] what's right.
Sure [F#] as the elements ever [A] grow and rise, the [F#] strike of hell looks above [E] the [A] serenity.
[C#m] [B] I seek [D#] to cure what's deep [G#] inside.
Frightened out of [A] this thing that I've [C#m] become.
[F#m] Gotta [D] take the laugh that's dragging [A] me away.
[E] [F#m] I had [D] a hundred men [A] on board that I [E] thought I knew.
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the thing he never [C#m] said.
[E] [F#] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [B]
[D#m] [F#] [A]
[F#] [G#m] [A] [C#m]
[B] [G#m] Pretty boy [A] she's waiting there for [C#m] you.
[F#m] Gotta take [D] the laugh that's [A] [E]
[F#m] dragging me [D] away.
I had a hundred men [A] on board that I [F#] thought I knew.
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
[E]
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
I [E]
[F#m] fenced [D] the reins down [A] in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
[E] Gonna take some [F#m] time to [D] [A] love what he [C#m] never said.
[E] [A] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[N]
[C#m]
[A]
[B] I hear the [D#] drums [G#m] echoing tonight.
[F#] She has [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation.
[A] [B] She's [D#m] coming in from [G#m] where we fight.
[F#] The brunette [E] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide us to [E] salvation.
[A]
[B] I [D#m] stopped and nodded then [G#m] along the way.
[F#] Hoping to [E] find some old [F#] forgotten words for [E] ancient [A] melodies.
It [C#m] [B] turned [D#m] to me as [G#m] if to say, pretty [A] boy it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
[F#m] Gotta [D] take the laugh that's [A] dragging me [E] away.
[F#m] [D] I had a hundred [A] men on board that [E] I thought I knew.
[F#m] I [D] fenced the reins [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] Gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the thing he [C#m] never said.
[E] [F#] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [B] The wild [D#] dogs cry out [G#m] in the night [F#] as they grow restless [A] longing [F#] for some solitary [E] [A] harmony.
[C#m]
[B] I know [D#] that I must do [G#m] what's right.
Sure [F#] as the elements ever [A] grow and rise, the [F#] strike of hell looks above [E] the [A] serenity.
[C#m] [B] I seek [D#] to cure what's deep [G#] inside.
Frightened out of [A] this thing that I've [C#m] become.
[F#m] Gotta [D] take the laugh that's dragging [A] me away.
[E] [F#m] I had [D] a hundred men [A] on board that I [E] thought I knew.
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the thing he never [C#m] said.
[E] [F#] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [B]
[D#m] [F#] [A]
[F#] [G#m] [A] [C#m]
[B] [G#m] Pretty boy [A] she's waiting there for [C#m] you.
[F#m] Gotta take [D] the laugh that's [A] [E]
[F#m] dragging me [D] away.
I had a hundred men [A] on board that I [F#] thought I knew.
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
[E]
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
I [E]
[F#m] fenced [D] the reins down [A] in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
[E] Gonna take some [F#m] time to [D] [A] love what he [C#m] never said.
[E] [A] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[N]
Key:
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C#m
E
F#m
D
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C#m
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[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] I hear the [D#] drums [G#m] echoing tonight.
[F#] She has [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] She's [D#m] coming in from [G#m] where we fight.
[F#] The brunette [E] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide us to [E] salvation.
[A] _ _ _ _
[B] I [D#m] stopped and nodded then [G#m] along the way.
[F#] Hoping to [E] find some old [F#] forgotten words for [E] ancient _ [A] melodies.
It [C#m] _ _ [B] turned [D#m] to me as [G#m] if to say, pretty [A] boy it's waiting there [C#m] for _ you.
_ _ [F#m] Gotta [D] take the laugh that's [A] dragging me [E] away.
_ [F#m] _ [D] I had a hundred [A] men on board that [E] I thought I knew.
[F#m] I [D] fenced the reins [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] Gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the thing he [C#m] never said.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] The wild [D#] dogs cry out [G#m] in the night [F#] as they grow restless [A] longing [F#] for some solitary [E] _ [A] harmony.
_ [C#m] _ _
[B] I know [D#] that I must do [G#m] what's right.
Sure [F#] as the elements ever [A] grow and rise, the [F#] strike of hell looks above [E] the [A] serenity. _
[C#m] _ _ [B] I seek [D#] to cure what's deep [G#] inside.
Frightened out of [A] this thing that I've [C#m] become. _ _
_ _ [F#m] Gotta [D] take the laugh that's dragging [A] me away. _
[E] _ _ [F#m] I had [D] a hundred men [A] on board that I [E] thought I knew.
_ [F#m] I fenced [D] the reins [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the thing he never [C#m] said.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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[D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ Pretty boy [A] she's waiting there for [C#m] _ you. _ _ _
[F#m] Gotta take [D] the laugh that's [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] dragging me [D] away.
I had a hundred men [A] on board that I [F#] thought I knew. _
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in [E] Africa. _
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
[E] _ _
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
I [E] _ _
[F#m] fenced [D] the reins down [A] in [E] Africa. _
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
[E] Gonna take some [F#m] time to [D] _ [A] love what he [C#m] never said.
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[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] I hear the [D#] drums [G#m] echoing tonight.
[F#] She has [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] She's [D#m] coming in from [G#m] where we fight.
[F#] The brunette [E] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide us to [E] salvation.
[A] _ _ _ _
[B] I [D#m] stopped and nodded then [G#m] along the way.
[F#] Hoping to [E] find some old [F#] forgotten words for [E] ancient _ [A] melodies.
It [C#m] _ _ [B] turned [D#m] to me as [G#m] if to say, pretty [A] boy it's waiting there [C#m] for _ you.
_ _ [F#m] Gotta [D] take the laugh that's [A] dragging me [E] away.
_ [F#m] _ [D] I had a hundred [A] men on board that [E] I thought I knew.
[F#m] I [D] fenced the reins [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] Gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the thing he [C#m] never said.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] The wild [D#] dogs cry out [G#m] in the night [F#] as they grow restless [A] longing [F#] for some solitary [E] _ [A] harmony.
_ [C#m] _ _
[B] I know [D#] that I must do [G#m] what's right.
Sure [F#] as the elements ever [A] grow and rise, the [F#] strike of hell looks above [E] the [A] serenity. _
[C#m] _ _ [B] I seek [D#] to cure what's deep [G#] inside.
Frightened out of [A] this thing that I've [C#m] become. _ _
_ _ [F#m] Gotta [D] take the laugh that's dragging [A] me away. _
[E] _ _ [F#m] I had [D] a hundred men [A] on board that I [E] thought I knew.
_ [F#m] I fenced [D] the reins [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the thing he never [C#m] said.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[D#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ Pretty boy [A] she's waiting there for [C#m] _ you. _ _ _
[F#m] Gotta take [D] the laugh that's [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[F#m] dragging me [D] away.
I had a hundred men [A] on board that I [F#] thought I knew. _
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in [E] Africa. _
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
[E] _ _
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
I [E] _ _
[F#m] fenced [D] the reins down [A] in [E] Africa. _
[F#m] I fenced [D] the reins down [A] in Africa.
[E] Gonna take some [F#m] time to [D] _ [A] love what he [C#m] never said.
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