Chords for Africa (SATB Choir) - Arranged by Roger Emerson

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_ I [C] hear the [Em] drums echoing [Am]
tonight But she hears [Bb] only whispers of [F] some quiet
[Am] conversation _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] She's coming [Em] in [Am] 1235
_ Rulid wings [Bb] reflect the stars [G] that guide me towards [Am] _ [Bb] salvation
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I stopped [Em] in Old Van along [Am] the way [C] Hoping to find [Bb] some long forgotten [F] words
Only [Am] tomorrow [Bb] will be in me [C] Ah, he turns [Em] to me as if [Am] to say
Hurry boy, [Bb] it's waiting there [Dm] for you _ _
_ [Gm] It's gonna [Eb] take a lot to [Bb] drag me away [F] from you
[Gm] There's nothing [Eb] that a hundred men [Bb] or more could [F] ever [Gm] do
I [Eb] rest the reins [Bb] down in [F] Africa _ [Gm] Gonna take [Eb] some time to do [Bb] the things we [Dm] never [F] had
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[Dm] Ba-da-da-da-da-da _ [Bb]-da-da _ [Dm] Ba-da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da
What [Em] loves strived [Am] in the night Has to grow [Bb] restless longing for [C] some solitary [Am] _ [Bb] company
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I know [Em] that I must do [Am] what's right, [G] or as Kilimanjaro [Bb]
rises, [G] I commit the sin [Am] of [Bb] asparagaty.
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_ [C] I seek [Em] to cure what's deep [Am] inside, frightened [Bb] of this thing that I've [Dm] _ become. _ _
_ [Gm] It's gonna [Eb] take a lot to [Bb] drag me away [F] from you.
[Gm] There's [Eb] nothing that a hundred men [Bb] or more could [F] ever do.
[Gm] I've [Eb] passed the race [Bb] down in _ [F]
Africa.
[Gm] Gonna [Eb] take some time to do [Bb] the things we [Dm] never _ [F] had.
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
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_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ Hurry, [Bb] boy, it's waiting there for [Dm] you.
_ _ _ [Gm]
It's gonna [Eb] take a lot to [Bb] drag me away [F] from [Gm] you.
There's [Eb] nothing that a hundred men [Bb] or more could [F] ever [Gm] do.
I've [Eb] passed the race [Bb] down in _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] Africa.
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_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm]
Gonna [Eb] take some time to [Bb] do the things we [Dm] never [F] had.
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