Africa Chords by Toto
Tempo:
92.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#m
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [B]
I hear the drums [G#m] echoing tonight
[B] And she [A] hears only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation
[A]
[C#m] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m] thirty flight
[F#] Her moonlit [A] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide me [G#m] toward [A] salvation
[B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [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] Gonna [D] take the last of [A] time away [E] from [F#m] you
There's [D] nothing that a hundred [A] men or more could [E] ever do
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa
[F#m] We're gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the [C#m] things we never [E] did
[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 for [E] some solitary [A] company
[G#m] I [B] know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right
Sure as Kilimanjaro [A] rises [E] like a lyrus above the [A] Serengeti
[G#m] [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 [D] take the last of time [A] away [E] [F#m] from you
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 [C#m] never [E] did
[F#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[B] [D#m] [G#m] [F#]
[A] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [B] [D#m] [G#m]
Hurry boy, it's [A] waiting there for [C#m] you
[F#m] Gonna take [D] the last of time away [A]
[E] [F#m] from you
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 down [A] in [E] Africa
[F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa
[F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa
We're gonna take [F#m] some [D] time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had
[F#m] [A] [G#m] [C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[G#m] [C#m]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [B]
I hear the drums [G#m] echoing tonight
[B] And she [A] hears only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation
[A]
[C#m] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m] thirty flight
[F#] Her moonlit [A] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide me [G#m] toward [A] salvation
[B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [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] Gonna [D] take the last of [A] time away [E] from [F#m] you
There's [D] nothing that a hundred [A] men or more could [E] ever do
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa
[F#m] We're gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the [C#m] things we never [E] did
[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 for [E] some solitary [A] company
[G#m] I [B] know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right
Sure as Kilimanjaro [A] rises [E] like a lyrus above the [A] Serengeti
[G#m] [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 [D] take the last of time [A] away [E] [F#m] from you
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 [C#m] never [E] did
[F#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[B] [D#m] [G#m] [F#]
[A] [F#] [G#m]
[E] [B] [D#m] [G#m]
Hurry boy, it's [A] waiting there for [C#m] you
[F#m] Gonna take [D] the last of time away [A]
[E] [F#m] from you
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 down [A] in [E] Africa
[F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa
[F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa
We're gonna take [F#m] some [D] time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had
[F#m] [A] [G#m] [C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[G#m] [C#m]
Key:
A
E
F#m
C#m
G#m
A
E
F#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B]
I hear the drums [G#m] echoing tonight
[B] And she [A] hears only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation
[A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m] thirty flight
[F#] Her moonlit [A] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide me [G#m] toward [A] salvation
_ _ _ [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [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] Gonna [D] take the last of [A] time away [E] from [F#m] you
There's [D] nothing that a hundred [A] men or more could [E] ever do
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa
_ [F#m] We're gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the [C#m] things we never _ [E] did
[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 for [E] some solitary _ [A] company
_ [G#m] I [B] know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right
Sure as Kilimanjaro [A] rises [E] like a lyrus above the _ [A] Serengeti
[G#m] _ _ [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 [D] take the last of time [A] away _ [E] _ _ [F#m] from you
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 [C#m] never _ [E] did
[F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _
Hurry boy, it's [A] waiting there for [C#m] _ you
_ _ _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] the last of time away [A] _
_ [E] _ [F#m] from you
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 down [A] in [E] Africa
[F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa
We're gonna take [F#m] some [D] time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B]
I hear the drums [G#m] echoing tonight
[B] And she [A] hears only whispers [F#] of some quiet [E] conversation
[A] _ _ _
[C#m] _ She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m] thirty flight
[F#] Her moonlit [A] wings reflect the [F#] stars that guide me [G#m] toward [A] salvation
_ _ _ [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [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] Gonna [D] take the last of [A] time away [E] from [F#m] you
There's [D] nothing that a hundred [A] men or more could [E] ever do
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa
_ [F#m] We're gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the [C#m] things we never _ [E] did
[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 for [E] some solitary _ [A] company
_ [G#m] I [B] know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right
Sure as Kilimanjaro [A] rises [E] like a lyrus above the _ [A] Serengeti
[G#m] _ _ [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 [D] take the last of time [A] away _ [E] _ _ [F#m] from you
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 [C#m] never _ [E] did
[F#m] _
_ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [F#] _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _
Hurry boy, it's [A] waiting there for [C#m] _ you
_ _ _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] the last of time away [A] _
_ [E] _ [F#m] from you
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 down [A] in [E] Africa
[F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa
_ [F#m] I bless [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa
We're gonna take [F#m] some [D] time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _