Chords for TOTO - Africa (Lyrics) ♪
Tempo:
92.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
C#m
G#m
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] I hear the [D#m] drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she hears [A] only whispers [G#m] of some quiet conversation.
[A]
[C#m] [B] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m]-body flight, [F#] her moonlit [A] wings reflect the stars [F#] that guide me toward [G#m] salvation.
[A] [G#m] [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words or [G#m] ancient [A] melodies.
[C#m] [B] He turned [D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say, hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
It's [F#m] gotta [D] take a lot to [A] [E] [F#m] do, there's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
[F#m] It's been [D] some rains [A] down in [E] Africa, [F#m] but it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never say.
[E]
[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 restless [A] longing for [E] some solitary [A] company.
[G#m] [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, sure [F#] as Kilimanjaro [A] rises [E] like Olympus above the [A] Serengeti.
[B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened of [A] this thing that I've [G#m] become.
[C#m] [F#m] It's gotta [D] take a lot [A] [E] [F#m] to do, there's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] [F#m]
[D] ever do.
It's been some rains [A] down in Africa, [E] [F#m] but it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] [E] say.
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] [D#m] [G#m]
[F#] [A] [F#] [G#m]
[A] [C#m] [B] [D#m]
[G#m] Hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
[F#m] It's gotta [D] take a lot to do, [A] [E] [F#m] there's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[A] Africa.
[E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [E] But [F#m] it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] say.
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] I bless the rains down in Africa.
[A] [G#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] I hear the [D#m] drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she hears [A] only whispers [G#m] of some quiet conversation.
[A]
[C#m] [B] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m]-body flight, [F#] her moonlit [A] wings reflect the stars [F#] that guide me toward [G#m] salvation.
[A] [G#m] [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words or [G#m] ancient [A] melodies.
[C#m] [B] He turned [D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say, hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
It's [F#m] gotta [D] take a lot to [A] [E] [F#m] do, there's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
[F#m] It's been [D] some rains [A] down in [E] Africa, [F#m] but it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never say.
[E]
[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 restless [A] longing for [E] some solitary [A] company.
[G#m] [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, sure [F#] as Kilimanjaro [A] rises [E] like Olympus above the [A] Serengeti.
[B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened of [A] this thing that I've [G#m] become.
[C#m] [F#m] It's gotta [D] take a lot [A] [E] [F#m] to do, there's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] [F#m]
[D] ever do.
It's been some rains [A] down in Africa, [E] [F#m] but it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] [E] say.
[F#m] [A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[B] [D#m] [G#m]
[F#] [A] [F#] [G#m]
[A] [C#m] [B] [D#m]
[G#m] Hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
[F#m] It's gotta [D] take a lot to do, [A] [E] [F#m] there's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
[F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[A] Africa.
[E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [E] But [F#m] it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] say.
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] [C#m]
[A] I bless the rains down in Africa.
Key:
A
C#m
G#m
E
F#m
A
C#m
G#m
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_ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] I hear the [D#m] drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she hears [A] only whispers [G#m] of some quiet conversation.
_ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m]-body flight, [F#] her moonlit [A] wings reflect the stars [F#] that guide me toward [G#m] salvation.
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words or [G#m] ancient [A] melodies.
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] He turned [D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say, hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
It's _ _ [F#m] gotta [D] take a lot to [A] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] do, there's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
[F#m] It's been [D] some rains [A] down in [E] Africa, _ [F#m] but it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never say.
[E] _ _
[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 restless [A] longing for [E] some solitary _ [A] company.
_ [G#m] _ _ [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, sure [F#] as Kilimanjaro [A] rises [E] like Olympus above the [A] Serengeti.
_ _ _ [B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened of [A] this thing that I've [G#m] become.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] It's gotta [D] take a lot _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] to do, there's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] ever do.
It's been some rains [A] down in Africa, [E] _ _ [F#m] but it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] _ _ [E] say.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[G#m] _ _ Hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] It's gotta [D] take a lot to do, [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] there's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
_ [F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
[A] Africa.
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] But [F#m] it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] say. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ I bless the rains down in Africa.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] I hear the [D#m] drums [G#m] echoing tonight, [B] and she hears [A] only whispers [G#m] of some quiet conversation.
_ [A] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] She's [D#m] coming in twelve [G#m]-body flight, [F#] her moonlit [A] wings reflect the stars [F#] that guide me toward [G#m] salvation.
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] I [D#m] stopped an old man [G#m] along the way, [B] hoping to find [A] some old forgotten [E] words or [G#m] ancient [A] melodies.
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] He turned [D#m] to me as if [G#m] to say, hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
It's _ _ [F#m] gotta [D] take a lot to [A] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] do, there's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
[F#m] It's been [D] some rains [A] down in [E] Africa, _ [F#m] but it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never say.
[E] _ _
[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 restless [A] longing for [E] some solitary _ [A] company.
_ [G#m] _ _ [B] I know [D#m] that I must do [G#m] what's right, sure [F#] as Kilimanjaro [A] rises [E] like Olympus above the [A] Serengeti.
_ _ _ [B] I seek [D#m] to cure what's deep [G#m] inside, frightened of [A] this thing that I've [G#m] become.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] It's gotta [D] take a lot _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] to do, there's nothing [D] that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[D] ever do.
It's been some rains [A] down in Africa, [E] _ _ [F#m] but it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we never [C#m] _ _ [E] say.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[F#] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [D#m] _ _
[G#m] _ _ Hurry boy, [A] it's waiting there [C#m] for you.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] It's gotta [D] take a lot to do, [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] there's [D] nothing that a hundred men [A] or more could [E] ever do.
_ [F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in [E] Africa.
_ [F#m] I [D] bless the rains [A] down in _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
[A] Africa.
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] But [F#m] it [D] takes some time to do [A] the things we [C#m] never [E] say. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ I bless the rains down in Africa.