Chords for Toto - Africa | COUNTDOWN (1990)
Tempo:
92.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#m
G#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[A] [C#m]
[C#m]
[A] [G#m]
[B] I hear the [D#m] ground a [G#m]-growing tonight, [B] and see as [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [G#m]
[A] conversation.
in trouble, [G#m] but it might.
glide before [G#m] salvation.
I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [F#] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words, or [G#m] hints of [A] mellow peace.
[C#m]
[A] [G#m]
[B] I hear the [D#m] ground a [G#m]-growing tonight, [B] and see as [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [G#m]
[A] conversation.
in trouble, [G#m] but it might.
glide before [G#m] salvation.
I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [F#] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words, or [G#m] hints of [A] mellow peace.
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A
E
F#m
G#m
D
A
E
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] I hear the [D#m] ground a [G#m]-growing tonight, [B] and see as [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [G#m] _
[A] conversation.
_ It [B] seems to [D#m] me they're in trouble, [G#m] but it might.
[F#] The moonlit [A] wings reflect the [F#] stars that glide before [G#m] salvation.
[A] _ _ _ _ [B]
I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [F#] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words, or [G#m] hints of [A] mellow peace.
[C#m] _
_ [B] He turned [D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say,
Hey boy, [A] it's raining after [C#m] you. _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] This [D] little old man [A] I love,
[E] Oh _ [F#m] _ [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m]
The _ _ _ _ [B] wild [D#m] dogs fly out [G#m] in the night, [F#] as they roam as [A] list'ning for [E] some solitary _ [A] company.
_ [G#m] _ _ [B]
I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right,
as the sky and the day [A] roll by, just like [E] a nebulous above the [A] serenity. _ _
_ [B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened of [A] this thing that I've [G#] become.
[C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] Oh [D] bless _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ [D] the rains [A] down in Africa.
[E] _
_ [F#m] What makes [D] it time to do the [A] thing you never [C#m] had?
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ Hey boy, it's [A] raining after [C#m] you.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m]
Oh bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m]
Oh bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m]
Oh bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m]
Oh bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m]
Oh bless [D] the rains down [A] in Africa.
[E] _ _ [F#m]
What makes [D] it time to do [A] the thing you [C#m] never had?
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] I hear the [D#m] ground a [G#m]-growing tonight, [B] and see as [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [G#m] _
[A] conversation.
_ It [B] seems to [D#m] me they're in trouble, [G#m] but it might.
[F#] The moonlit [A] wings reflect the [F#] stars that glide before [G#m] salvation.
[A] _ _ _ _ [B]
I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [F#] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words, or [G#m] hints of [A] mellow peace.
[C#m] _
_ [B] He turned [D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say,
Hey boy, [A] it's raining after [C#m] you. _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] This [D] little old man [A] I love,
[E] Oh _ [F#m] _ [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m]
The _ _ _ _ [B] wild [D#m] dogs fly out [G#m] in the night, [F#] as they roam as [A] list'ning for [E] some solitary _ [A] company.
_ [G#m] _ _ [B]
I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right,
as the sky and the day [A] roll by, just like [E] a nebulous above the [A] serenity. _ _
_ [B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened of [A] this thing that I've [G#] become.
[C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[F#m] Oh [D] bless _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ [D] the rains [A] down in Africa.
[E] _
_ [F#m] What makes [D] it time to do the [A] thing you never [C#m] had?
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _
_ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ Hey boy, it's [A] raining after [C#m] you.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m]
Oh bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m]
Oh bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m]
Oh bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m]
Oh bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m]
Oh bless [D] the rains down [A] in Africa.
[E] _ _ [F#m]
What makes [D] it time to do [A] the thing you [C#m] never had?
[E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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