Chords for Under African Skies / Paul Simon with Linda Ronstadt
Tempo:
75 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
C
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb] [C] [Eb]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Joseph's face was black as [Bb] night, [Eb] the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes.
His [Ab] path was [Bb] marked by the stars in the southern [Bb] hemisphere,
[Eb] and he walked his days under Africa's skies.
This is the story of how we begin to remember.
[Bb] [Eb] This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein.
After the dream of falling, we're calling your name on.
[Bb] [Eb] These are the roots of rhythm, and the roots of rhythm remain.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
In early memory, mission music [Eb] was ringing around my nursery door.
I said, take this child, a boy from Tucson, [Bb] Arizona.
[Eb] Give her the wings to fly in harmony, she won't bother me no more.
This is the story of [Bb] how we begin to [Eb] remember.
[Eb] This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein.
After the dream of [Bb] falling, we're calling your name on.
[Eb] These are the roots of rhythm, and the roots of rhythm [F] remain.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] Joseph's [Bb] face was black as night, the [Eb] pale yellow moon shone in his eyes.
His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere,
[Bb] [Eb] and he walked the length of his days under African skies.
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Joseph's face was black as [Bb] night, [Eb] the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes.
His [Ab] path was [Bb] marked by the stars in the southern [Bb] hemisphere,
[Eb] and he walked his days under Africa's skies.
This is the story of how we begin to remember.
[Bb] [Eb] This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein.
After the dream of falling, we're calling your name on.
[Bb] [Eb] These are the roots of rhythm, and the roots of rhythm remain.
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
In early memory, mission music [Eb] was ringing around my nursery door.
I said, take this child, a boy from Tucson, [Bb] Arizona.
[Eb] Give her the wings to fly in harmony, she won't bother me no more.
This is the story of [Bb] how we begin to [Eb] remember.
[Eb] This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein.
After the dream of [Bb] falling, we're calling your name on.
[Eb] These are the roots of rhythm, and the roots of rhythm [F] remain.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Bb] [F]
[Eb] Joseph's [Bb] face was black as night, the [Eb] pale yellow moon shone in his eyes.
His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere,
[Bb] [Eb] and he walked the length of his days under African skies.
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F]
Key:
Eb
Bb
F
C
Ab
Eb
Bb
F
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Joseph's face was black as [Bb] night, [Eb] the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes.
His [Ab] path was [Bb] marked by the stars in the southern [Bb] hemisphere,
[Eb] and he walked his days under Africa's skies.
_ This is the story of how we begin to remember. _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein.
_ _ After the dream of falling, we're calling your name on.
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] These are the roots of rhythm, and the roots of rhythm remain.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ In early memory, mission music [Eb] was ringing around my nursery door.
_ I said, take this child, a boy from Tucson, [Bb] Arizona.
[Eb] Give her the wings to fly in harmony, she won't bother me no more.
_ This is the story of [Bb] how we begin to [Eb] remember.
_ _ [Eb] This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein.
_ _ After the dream of [Bb] falling, we're calling your name on.
_ _ [Eb] These are the roots of rhythm, and the roots of rhythm [F] remain.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ Joseph's [Bb] face was black as night, the [Eb] pale yellow moon shone in his eyes.
_ His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere,
[Bb] [Eb] and he walked the length of his days under African skies.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Joseph's face was black as [Bb] night, [Eb] the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes.
His [Ab] path was [Bb] marked by the stars in the southern [Bb] hemisphere,
[Eb] and he walked his days under Africa's skies.
_ This is the story of how we begin to remember. _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein.
_ _ After the dream of falling, we're calling your name on.
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] These are the roots of rhythm, and the roots of rhythm remain.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ In early memory, mission music [Eb] was ringing around my nursery door.
_ I said, take this child, a boy from Tucson, [Bb] Arizona.
[Eb] Give her the wings to fly in harmony, she won't bother me no more.
_ This is the story of [Bb] how we begin to [Eb] remember.
_ _ [Eb] This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein.
_ _ After the dream of [Bb] falling, we're calling your name on.
_ _ [Eb] These are the roots of rhythm, and the roots of rhythm [F] remain.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Eb] _ Joseph's [Bb] face was black as night, the [Eb] pale yellow moon shone in his eyes.
_ His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere,
[Bb] [Eb] and he walked the length of his days under African skies.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _