Chords for Weezer - Africa (Live from Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve)
Tempo:
91.95 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Cm
Fm
Db
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
I [Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] hear the [Dm] drums [Gm] echoing tonight, [Bb] but she is [Ab] only whispers [C] of some quiet [Gm] conversation.
[Bb] She's [Dm] coming in [Gm] 1230 flight, [Bb] and the lit [Ab] wings reflect the [Gm] stars that guide me to salvation.
[Ab] I [Bb] [Dm] stopped an old man [Gm] along the way, [Bb] hoping to find [Ab] some old [F] forgotten years.
[Dm] turn to me as if [Gm] to say,
waiting there for you.
It's gonna [Db] take too long to drag [Ab] me away [Eb] from you.
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] hear the [Dm] drums [Gm] echoing tonight, [Bb] but she is [Ab] only whispers [C] of some quiet [Gm] conversation.
[Bb] She's [Dm] coming in [Gm] 1230 flight, [Bb] and the lit [Ab] wings reflect the [Gm] stars that guide me to salvation.
[Ab] I [Bb] [Dm] stopped an old man [Gm] along the way, [Bb] hoping to find [Ab] some old [F] forgotten years.
[Dm] turn to me as if [Gm] to say,
waiting there for you.
It's gonna [Db] take too long to drag [Ab] me away [Eb] from you.
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Ab
Cm
Fm
Db
Eb
Ab
Cm
Fm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] hear the [Dm] drums [Gm] echoing tonight, [Bb] but she is [Ab] only whispers [C] of some quiet [Gm] conversation.
[Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] She's [Dm] coming in [Gm] 1230 flight, [Bb] and the lit [Ab] wings reflect the [Gm] stars that guide me to salvation.
_ [Ab] _ _ I [Bb] _ [Dm] stopped an old man [Gm] along the way, [Bb] hoping to find [Ab] some old [F] forgotten years.
Her [Gm] ancient [Ab] melodies, _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Dm] turn to me as if [Gm] to say,
Hurry [Ab] boy, it's waiting there for you.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm]
It's gonna [Db] take too long to drag [Ab] me away [Eb] from you.
[Fm]
There's [Db] nothing that a hundred men [Ab] nor more could [Eb] ever do.
[Fm]
I [Db] bless the rains [Eb] down in Africa.
_ [Fm]
It's gonna [Db] take some time to do [Ab] the things we [Cm] never [Eb] had.
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] The wild [Dm] wogs cry out [Gm] in the night, [Bb] as they grow [Ab] restless longing [Cm] for some solitary [Gm] _
[Ab] company.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] I know [Dm] that I must do [Gm] what's right, for [Bb] sure as [Ab] Kilimanjaro rises [C] open and visible [Gm] to set [Ab] again.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb]
I seek [Dm] to cure what's deep [Gm] inside, frightened [Ab] of this thing that [Cm] I've become.
_ _ _ _ [Fm]
It's gonna [Db] take a long time to drag [Ab] me away [Eb] from you.
[Fm]
There's nothing [Db] that a hundred men [Ab] nor more could [Eb] ever do.
[Fm]
I [Db] bless the rains [Ab] down in [Eb] Africa.
_ [Fm]
It's gonna [Db] take some time to do [Ab] the things we [Cm] never [Eb] had.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] Boy, _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] she's waiting there for [Cm] you.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] It's gonna [Db] take a long time to drag [Ab] me away [Eb] from [F] you.
There's nothing [Db] that a hundred men [Ab] nor more could [Eb] ever do.
[Fm] I [Db] bless the rains [Ab] down in [Eb] Africa.
[Fm] I bless [Db] the rains [Ab] down in [Eb] Africa.
I bless [F] the rains.
I bless [Db] the rains [Eb] down in Africa.
_ [Fm] I [Db] bless the rains [Ab] down in [Eb] Africa.
_ [Fm] I bless [Db] the rains [Ab] down in Africa.
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] It's gonna take [Db] some time to do [Ab] the things we [Cm] never had.
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] Happy New Year!
_ _ _ [N] _
_ _ I _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] hear the [Dm] drums [Gm] echoing tonight, [Bb] but she is [Ab] only whispers [C] of some quiet [Gm] conversation.
[Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] She's [Dm] coming in [Gm] 1230 flight, [Bb] and the lit [Ab] wings reflect the [Gm] stars that guide me to salvation.
_ [Ab] _ _ I [Bb] _ [Dm] stopped an old man [Gm] along the way, [Bb] hoping to find [Ab] some old [F] forgotten years.
Her [Gm] ancient [Ab] melodies, _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Dm] turn to me as if [Gm] to say,
Hurry [Ab] boy, it's waiting there for you.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm]
It's gonna [Db] take too long to drag [Ab] me away [Eb] from you.
[Fm]
There's [Db] nothing that a hundred men [Ab] nor more could [Eb] ever do.
[Fm]
I [Db] bless the rains [Eb] down in Africa.
_ [Fm]
It's gonna [Db] take some time to do [Ab] the things we [Cm] never [Eb] had.
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] The wild [Dm] wogs cry out [Gm] in the night, [Bb] as they grow [Ab] restless longing [Cm] for some solitary [Gm] _
[Ab] company.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] I know [Dm] that I must do [Gm] what's right, for [Bb] sure as [Ab] Kilimanjaro rises [C] open and visible [Gm] to set [Ab] again.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb]
I seek [Dm] to cure what's deep [Gm] inside, frightened [Ab] of this thing that [Cm] I've become.
_ _ _ _ [Fm]
It's gonna [Db] take a long time to drag [Ab] me away [Eb] from you.
[Fm]
There's nothing [Db] that a hundred men [Ab] nor more could [Eb] ever do.
[Fm]
I [Db] bless the rains [Ab] down in [Eb] Africa.
_ [Fm]
It's gonna [Db] take some time to do [Ab] the things we [Cm] never [Eb] had.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] Boy, _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] she's waiting there for [Cm] you.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] It's gonna [Db] take a long time to drag [Ab] me away [Eb] from [F] you.
There's nothing [Db] that a hundred men [Ab] nor more could [Eb] ever do.
[Fm] I [Db] bless the rains [Ab] down in [Eb] Africa.
[Fm] I bless [Db] the rains [Ab] down in [Eb] Africa.
I bless [F] the rains.
I bless [Db] the rains [Eb] down in Africa.
_ [Fm] I [Db] bless the rains [Ab] down in [Eb] Africa.
_ [Fm] I bless [Db] the rains [Ab] down in Africa.
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] It's gonna take [Db] some time to do [Ab] the things we [Cm] never had.
[Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] Happy New Year!
_ _ _ [N] _
