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