Chords for Chris de Burgh - Africa (Official)
Tempo:
93.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
C#m
F#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Come up and dance.
[G]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] Hear the [F#] drums [G#m] echoing tonight.
[B] She hears [A] lonely whispers of [E] some quiet conversation.
[A]
[C#m] [B] She's [F#] coming in 12.30.3 [G#m] flight. [B] Her moonlit wings [A] reflect the stars [E] that guide me towards salvation. [A] [C#m] [B] I stopped [D#m] an old man along [G#m] the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some long forgotten [E] words or ancient [A] memories. [G#m] [C#m] [B] He turned [F#] to me as if [G#m] to say, Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [G#m] you. [C#m] [F#m] Gonna [D] take a large [A] leap [E] from you. [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] [E] [F#m] [E] had. [A] [C#m] [A] [C#m]
[B] Wild [F#] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night as they grow [A] restless longing for [E] some solitary [A] company. [C#m] [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right. Sure [B] as [A] Kelimanjaro rises like [E] Olympus above the [A] Serengeti. [G#m] [C#m] [B] I need to [D#m] cure what's deep [G#m] inside. Frightened of [A] this thing that I've [C#m] become. [F#m] Gonna take [D] a large leap from [A] [E] you. [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never had. [E] [F#m] [E] [A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] [F#] [G#m]
[A] [E] [G#m]
[A] [C#m] [B] [D#m]
[G#m] Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [G#m] [C#m] you. Gonna [F#m] take [D] a large [A] leap [E] from you. [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in Africa. [E] [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] [E] had. [F#m] [E] [A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[G]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] Hear the [F#] drums [G#m] echoing tonight.
[B] She hears [A] lonely whispers of [E] some quiet conversation.
[A]
[C#m] [B] She's [F#] coming in 12.30.3 [G#m] flight. [B] Her moonlit wings [A] reflect the stars [E] that guide me towards salvation. [A] [C#m] [B] I stopped [D#m] an old man along [G#m] the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some long forgotten [E] words or ancient [A] memories. [G#m] [C#m] [B] He turned [F#] to me as if [G#m] to say, Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [G#m] you. [C#m] [F#m] Gonna [D] take a large [A] leap [E] from you. [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] [E] [F#m] [E] had. [A] [C#m] [A] [C#m]
[B] Wild [F#] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night as they grow [A] restless longing for [E] some solitary [A] company. [C#m] [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right. Sure [B] as [A] Kelimanjaro rises like [E] Olympus above the [A] Serengeti. [G#m] [C#m] [B] I need to [D#m] cure what's deep [G#m] inside. Frightened of [A] this thing that I've [C#m] become. [F#m] Gonna take [D] a large leap from [A] [E] you. [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never had. [E] [F#m] [E] [A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] [F#] [G#m]
[A] [E] [G#m]
[A] [C#m] [B] [D#m]
[G#m] Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [G#m] [C#m] you. Gonna [F#m] take [D] a large [A] leap [E] from you. [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in Africa. [E] [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] [E] had. [F#m] [E] [A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
Key:
A
E
C#m
F#m
G#m
A
E
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Come up and dance. _
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Hear the [F#] drums [G#m] echoing tonight.
[B] She hears [A] lonely whispers of [E] some quiet conversation.
_ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] She's [F#] coming in 12.30.3 [G#m] flight. [B] Her moonlit wings [A] reflect the stars [E] that guide me towards salvation. [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] I stopped [D#m] an old man along [G#m] the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some long forgotten [E] words or ancient _ [A] memories. [G#m] _ [C#m] _ [B] He turned [F#] to me as if [G#m] to say, Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [G#m] you. [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Gonna [D] take a large _ [A] leap [E] from you. [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] [E] had. [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] Wild [F#] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night as they grow [A] restless longing for [E] some solitary _ [A] company. _ [C#m] _ _ [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right. Sure [B] as [A] Kelimanjaro rises like [E] Olympus above the _ [A] Serengeti. [G#m] _ [C#m] _ [B] I need to [D#m] cure what's deep [G#m] inside. Frightened of [A] this thing that I've [C#m] become. _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] a large leap from [A] _ [E] you. _ [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never had. [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _
_ [G#m] _ Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [G#m] [C#m] you. _ Gonna _ [F#m] take [D] a large _ [A] leap [E] from you. [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in Africa. [E] _ _ [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] _ [E] had. _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Come up and dance. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] Hear the [F#] drums [G#m] echoing tonight.
[B] She hears [A] lonely whispers of [E] some quiet conversation.
_ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] She's [F#] coming in 12.30.3 [G#m] flight. [B] Her moonlit wings [A] reflect the stars [E] that guide me towards salvation. [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] I stopped [D#m] an old man along [G#m] the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some long forgotten [E] words or ancient _ [A] memories. [G#m] _ [C#m] _ [B] He turned [F#] to me as if [G#m] to say, Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [G#m] you. [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Gonna [D] take a large _ [A] leap [E] from you. [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] [E] had. [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] Wild [F#] dogs cry out in [G#m] the night as they grow [A] restless longing for [E] some solitary _ [A] company. _ [C#m] _ _ [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right. Sure [B] as [A] Kelimanjaro rises like [E] Olympus above the _ [A] Serengeti. [G#m] _ [C#m] _ [B] I need to [D#m] cure what's deep [G#m] inside. Frightened of [A] this thing that I've [C#m] become. _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] a large leap from [A] _ [E] you. _ [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never had. [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [G#m] _
_ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _
_ [G#m] _ Hurry boy, [A] she's waiting there for [G#m] [C#m] you. _ Gonna _ [F#m] take [D] a large _ [A] leap [E] from you. [F#m] There's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or four could [E] ever do. [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in Africa. [E] _ _ [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] I've blessed [D] the rains down [A] in [E] Africa. _ [F#m] Gonna take [D] some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] _ [E] had. _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
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