Toto - Africa (Lyrics) Chords

Tempo:
92.45 bpm
Chords used:

A

C#m

E

F#m

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Toto - Africa (Lyrics) chords
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[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
I [C#m] [B] hear the drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she [A] hears only whispers [G#m] of some quiet [A] conversation.
[C#m]
[D#m] She's coming in [G#m] twelve thirty flight, moonlit [A] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide me [G#m] toward [A] salvation.
[B] I [D#m] stopped and nodded [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to [A] find some old [E] forgotten words or ancient [A] melodies.
[B] He [D#m] turned to me as [G#m] if to say, hurry [A] boy, it's waiting there for [C#m] you.
[F#m] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] There's [D] nothing that a hundred [A] men or more could [E] [F#m] ever do.
Like [D] the rains [A] down in [E] Africa, [F#m] we're gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had.
[F#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] The wild [D#m] dogs cry out [G#m] in the night, [F#] as they grow [A] restless longing [E] for some solitary [A] company.
[G#m] I [B] know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, [F#] sure as [A] Kilimanjaro rises [E] like a leprosy above the [A] Serengeti.
[B] I [D#m] seek to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened out [A] of this thing that I've [G#m] [C#m] become.
[F#m] [D] There's [A] [E] [F#m] [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more [E] [F#m] [D] could [A] ever [E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [C#m] do.
[E]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] [D#m] [G#m] [F#]
[A] [F#] [G#m] [A]
[C#m] [B] [D#m] [G#m]
Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [C#m] you.
[F#m] You'll drink [D] a lot, [A]
[E] [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] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in Africa.
[E] [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in Africa.
[E] [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in Africa.
[E] I [F#m] bless [D] the rains down [A] in Africa.
[E] [F#m] We're gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] had.
[E] [A] [C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[G#m] [C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[A]
[G#] [B] [A]
[G#] [A]
Key:  
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
F#m
123111112
D
1321
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
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To start learning Toto - Africa chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, F#m, D, A, F#m and A in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 46 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 92. With A Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] hear the drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she [A] hears only whispers [G#m] of some quiet _ _ [A] conversation.
_ [C#m] _
_ [D#m] She's coming in [G#m] twelve thirty flight, moonlit [A] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide me [G#m] toward [A] salvation. _
_ _ [B] I [D#m] stopped and nodded [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to [A] find some old [E] forgotten words or ancient _ [A] melodies.
_ _ [B] He [D#m] turned to me as [G#m] if to say, hurry [A] boy, it's waiting there for [C#m] you.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] There's [D] nothing that a hundred [A] men or more could [E] _ _ [F#m] ever do.
Like [D] the rains [A] down in [E] Africa, _ [F#m] we're gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had.
_ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] The wild [D#m] dogs cry out [G#m] in the night, [F#] as they grow [A] restless longing [E] for some solitary _ [A] company. _
[G#m] I [B] know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, [F#] sure as [A] Kilimanjaro rises [E] like a leprosy above the [A] Serengeti.
_ _ _ [B] I [D#m] seek to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened out [A] of this thing that I've [G#m] [C#m] become.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] There's [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [D] could [A] ever _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] do.
[E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
[A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _
Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [C#m] _ you. _
_ _ [F#m] You'll drink [D] a lot, _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [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] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in Africa.
[E] _ _ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in Africa.
[E] _ _ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in Africa.
[E] I [F#m] bless [D] the rains down [A] in Africa.
[E] _ _ [F#m] We're gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] had.
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _

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This song was authored by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro.

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