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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Africa chords
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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]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
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To learn Toto - Africa chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, F#m, D, A, F#m and A of chords. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 46 BPM and then match the original tempo of 92 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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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] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Rock Classics album.

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