Chords for Toto - Africa (Lyrics)
Tempo:
92.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C#m
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m] I [A] [C#m] hear
[B] the [D#m] drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she hears [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation.
[C#m] [B] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m] thirty flight, [F#] a moonlit wings [A] reflect the stars [F#] that guide me toward [E] salvation.
[A] [G#m] [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words or ancient melodies.
[D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say, hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
[D] take a lot to drag [A] me [E] from you.
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m] I [A] [C#m] hear
[B] the [D#m] drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she hears [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation.
[C#m] [B] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m] thirty flight, [F#] a moonlit wings [A] reflect the stars [F#] that guide me toward [E] salvation.
[A] [G#m] [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words or ancient melodies.
[D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say, hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
[D] take a lot to drag [A] me [E] from you.
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A
E
C#m
F#m
D
A
E
C#m
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[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ I [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ hear _
[B] the [D#m] drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she hears [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation.
[A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m] thirty flight, [F#] a moonlit wings [A] reflect the stars [F#] that guide me toward [E] salvation.
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words or ancient melodies.
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] He turned [D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say, hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Gonna [D] take a lot to drag [A] me [E] from you.
[F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
[F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] We're gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] The wild [D#m] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night, [F#] as they grow restless [A] longing for [E] some solitary _ [A] company.
[G#m] I _ [B] know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, sure [F#] as Kilimanjaro [A] rises like [E] Olympus above the
_ [A] Serengeti.
_ _ [B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened out of [A] this thing that I've [C#m] become.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] a lot _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] to_
There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or more could ever [E] do.
[F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] We're gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] _ [E] had. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[G#m] _ Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [C#m] you.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] a lot to drag [A] me away [E] from you.
[F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or more could ever [E] do.
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] We're gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had.
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ I [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ hear _
[B] the [D#m] drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she hears [A] only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation.
[A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m] thirty flight, [F#] a moonlit wings [A] reflect the stars [F#] that guide me toward [E] salvation.
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words or ancient melodies.
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] He turned [D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say, hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Gonna [D] take a lot to drag [A] me [E] from you.
[F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
[F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] We're gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] The wild [D#m] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night, [F#] as they grow restless [A] longing for [E] some solitary _ [A] company.
[G#m] I _ [B] know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, sure [F#] as Kilimanjaro [A] rises like [E] Olympus above the
_ [A] Serengeti.
_ _ [B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened out of [A] this thing that I've [C#m] become.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] a lot _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] to_
There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or more could ever [E] do.
[F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] We're gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] _ [E] had. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[G#m] _ Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [C#m] you.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] a lot to drag [A] me away [E] from you.
[F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or more could ever [E] do.
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] We're gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had.
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _