Chords for Africa (Toto) Strum Guitar Cover Lesson with Chords/Lyrics - Capo 4th - Munson
Tempo:
98.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C#m
G#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] Here [D#m] the drones are [G#m] going at [F#] night She hears all the [E] whispers of some quiet [G#m] conversation
[A] [B]
She's coming [G#m] in twelve-thirteen time [F#] Her wind [A] is like the [E] stars that guide me toward
[G#m] salvation [A]
I [B] stopped and took a man [G#m] along the way
[F#]
He opened her eyes and saw forgotten [E] words of [G#m] reason and [A] empathy
[G#m] [B] He turned to me as if to say, Hurry boy, [A] just wait and [C#m] see
[G#] It's gonna [D] take a lot to drag me away [E] from [F#m] you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more [E] could ever do
I've blessed [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa
[F#m] It's gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had
[F#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
Wild [D#m] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night
[C#] Riddled [A] with longing for [E] some [G#m] solitary [A] comfort
[B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right
[F#] There's a term in [A] jail that harasses [E] like a worthless, [G#m] hopeless tragedy
[A] I [B]
[D#m] seek to cure what's [G#m] deep inside
Right [A] now I'm this thing that I've [C#m] become
[F#m] It's gonna [D] take a lot to drag me [E] away from you
[F#m]
There's nothing that a hundred men or [E] more could ever do
[F#m]
I've blessed the [D] brains down in [E] Africa
[F#m]
It's gonna take some time to do [A] the things we never [E]
had
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] Wild dogs [G#m]
[G#] [A] cry [G#m] out [A] [G#m] [D#m]
[G#m] in the night
Hurry boy, [A] just wait and [C#m] see
It's [G#] gonna take a lot to drag me [A] away [E] from you
[F#m] There's nothing that a hundred [A] men or more could [E] ever do
[G#]
[D] [E] [F#m]
[D] I've blessed the brains [A] down in Africa
[E] I've blessed [F#m] the brains, I've blessed the brains
[E] I've [F#m]
blessed [D] the [E] [F#m]
brains, [A] I've blessed the brains
[E]
It's gonna take some time to do the things we [C#m] never [E] had
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
Don't [A] [C#m]
[D] forget to [Em] subscribe
[E]
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] Here [D#m] the drones are [G#m] going at [F#] night She hears all the [E] whispers of some quiet [G#m] conversation
[A] [B]
She's coming [G#m] in twelve-thirteen time [F#] Her wind [A] is like the [E] stars that guide me toward
[G#m] salvation [A]
I [B] stopped and took a man [G#m] along the way
[F#]
He opened her eyes and saw forgotten [E] words of [G#m] reason and [A] empathy
[G#m] [B] He turned to me as if to say, Hurry boy, [A] just wait and [C#m] see
[G#] It's gonna [D] take a lot to drag me away [E] from [F#m] you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more [E] could ever do
I've blessed [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa
[F#m] It's gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had
[F#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
Wild [D#m] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night
[C#] Riddled [A] with longing for [E] some [G#m] solitary [A] comfort
[B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right
[F#] There's a term in [A] jail that harasses [E] like a worthless, [G#m] hopeless tragedy
[A] I [B]
[D#m] seek to cure what's [G#m] deep inside
Right [A] now I'm this thing that I've [C#m] become
[F#m] It's gonna [D] take a lot to drag me [E] away from you
[F#m]
There's nothing that a hundred men or [E] more could ever do
[F#m]
I've blessed the [D] brains down in [E] Africa
[F#m]
It's gonna take some time to do [A] the things we never [E]
had
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] Wild dogs [G#m]
[G#] [A] cry [G#m] out [A] [G#m] [D#m]
[G#m] in the night
Hurry boy, [A] just wait and [C#m] see
It's [G#] gonna take a lot to drag me [A] away [E] from you
[F#m] There's nothing that a hundred [A] men or more could [E] ever do
[G#]
[D] [E] [F#m]
[D] I've blessed the brains [A] down in Africa
[E] I've blessed [F#m] the brains, I've blessed the brains
[E] I've [F#m]
blessed [D] the [E] [F#m]
brains, [A] I've blessed the brains
[E]
It's gonna take some time to do the things we [C#m] never [E] had
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
Don't [A] [C#m]
[D] forget to [Em] subscribe
[E]
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
Key:Ā Ā
A
E
C#m
G#m
F#m
A
E
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] Here [D#m] the drones are [G#m] going at [F#] night She hears all the [E] whispers of some quiet [G#m] conversation
[A] _ _ _ _ [B]
She's coming [G#m] in twelve-thirteen time [F#] Her wind [A] is like the [E] stars that guide me toward
[G#m] salvation _ [A] _
I [B] _ stopped and took a man [G#m] along the way
[F#]
He opened her eyes and saw forgotten [E] words of [G#m] reason and [A] empathy
_ [G#m] _ _ [B] He turned to me as if to say, Hurry boy, [A] just wait and [C#m] see _
_ _ _ _ [G#] It's gonna [D] take a lot to drag me away [E] from [F#m] you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more [E] could ever do
I've blessed [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa
_ [F#m] It's gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had
_ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ Wild [D#m] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night
[C#] Riddled [A] with longing for [E] some [G#m] solitary [A] comfort
_ _ _ [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right
[F#] There's a term in [A] jail that harasses [E] like a worthless, [G#m] hopeless tragedy
[A] _ I [B] _
[D#m] seek to cure what's [G#m] deep inside
Right [A] now I'm this thing that I've [C#m] become
_ _ _ [F#m] It's gonna [D] take a lot to drag me [E] away from you
[F#m]
There's nothing that a hundred men or [E] more could ever do
[F#m]
I've blessed the [D] brains down in [E] Africa
_ [F#m]
It's gonna take some time to do [A] the things we never [E]
had
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ Wild dogs [G#m] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [A] cry [G#m] out _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ [G#m] _ in the night
Hurry boy, [A] just wait and [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ see
It's [G#] gonna take a lot to drag me [A] away [E] from you
[F#m] There's nothing that a hundred [A] men or more could [E] ever do
[G#] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
[D] I've blessed the brains [A] down in Africa
[E] _ I've blessed [F#m] the brains, I've blessed the brains
_ [E] _ I've [F#m]
blessed [D] the _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ brains, [A] I've blessed the brains
[E] _ _
It's gonna take some time to do the things we [C#m] never [E] had
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m]
Don't _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ forget to [Em] subscribe
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] Here [D#m] the drones are [G#m] going at [F#] night She hears all the [E] whispers of some quiet [G#m] conversation
[A] _ _ _ _ [B]
She's coming [G#m] in twelve-thirteen time [F#] Her wind [A] is like the [E] stars that guide me toward
[G#m] salvation _ [A] _
I [B] _ stopped and took a man [G#m] along the way
[F#]
He opened her eyes and saw forgotten [E] words of [G#m] reason and [A] empathy
_ [G#m] _ _ [B] He turned to me as if to say, Hurry boy, [A] just wait and [C#m] see _
_ _ _ _ [G#] It's gonna [D] take a lot to drag me away [E] from [F#m] you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more [E] could ever do
I've blessed [D] the brains [A] down in [E] Africa
_ [F#m] It's gonna [D] take some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] had
_ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ Wild [D#m] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night
[C#] Riddled [A] with longing for [E] some [G#m] solitary [A] comfort
_ _ _ [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right
[F#] There's a term in [A] jail that harasses [E] like a worthless, [G#m] hopeless tragedy
[A] _ I [B] _
[D#m] seek to cure what's [G#m] deep inside
Right [A] now I'm this thing that I've [C#m] become
_ _ _ [F#m] It's gonna [D] take a lot to drag me [E] away from you
[F#m]
There's nothing that a hundred men or [E] more could ever do
[F#m]
I've blessed the [D] brains down in [E] Africa
_ [F#m]
It's gonna take some time to do [A] the things we never [E]
had
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ Wild dogs [G#m] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [A] cry [G#m] out _ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [D#m] _
_ _ [G#m] _ in the night
Hurry boy, [A] just wait and [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ see
It's [G#] gonna take a lot to drag me [A] away [E] from you
[F#m] There's nothing that a hundred [A] men or more could [E] ever do
[G#] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
[D] I've blessed the brains [A] down in Africa
[E] _ I've blessed [F#m] the brains, I've blessed the brains
_ [E] _ I've [F#m]
blessed [D] the _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ brains, [A] I've blessed the brains
[E] _ _
It's gonna take some time to do the things we [C#m] never [E] had
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m]
Don't _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ forget to [Em] subscribe
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _