Africa — Toto
Chords and lyrics for Africa by Toto (key of A).
Intro
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
Verse 1
[B]I hear the drums [D#m]echoing [G#m]tonight
[B/F#]She hears only [A/E]whispers of some [C#m]quiet [G#m]conversa - [A][G#m]tion[C#m]
[B]She's coming in, [D#m]twelve thirty [G#m]flight
The [B/F#]moonlit wings [A/E]reflect the stars that [Bsus/F#]guide me toward [G#m]salva - [A][G#m]tion[C#m]
[B]I stopped an [D#m]old man along the [G#m]way
Hoping [B/F#]to find some [A/E]old forgotten [Bsus/F#]words or ancient [G#m]melo - [A][G#m]dies[C#m]
[B]He turned to [D#m]me as if to [G#m]say “hurry boy, it's [A]waiting there for [C#m]you”
Chorus
[F#m]Gonna take a [D]lot to drag me [A]away from [E]you
[F#m]There's nothing that a [D]hundred men or [A]more could ever [E]do
[F#m]I bless the [D]rains down [A]in [E]Africa
[F#m]Gonna take some [D]time to do the [A]things we never [C#m][E][F#m]had...[A][E/G#]
Ooo [A][G#m]Ooo[C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
Verse 2
[B]The wild dogs [D#m]cry out in the [G#m]night
As [B/F#]they grow restless [A/E]longing for some [Bsus/F#]solitary [G#m][A][G#m]compa-ny[C#m]
[B]I know that [D#m]I must do what's [G#m]right
As sure as [B/F#]Kilimanjaro [A/E]rises like [Bsus/F#]Olympus above the [G#m]Ser - [A][G#m]engeti[C#m]
[B]I seek to [D#m]cure what's deep [G#m]inside
[G#m]Frightened of this [A]thing that I've [C#m]become
Chorus
[F#m]Gonna take a [D]lot to drag me [A]away from [E]you
[F#m]There's nothing that a [D]hundred men or [A]more could ever [E]do
[F#m]I bless the [D]rains down [A]in [E]Africa
[F#m]Gonna take some [D]time to do the [A]things we never [C#m][E][F#m]had...[A][E/G#]
Ooo [A][G#m]Ooo[C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
Interlude
[B] [D#m] [G#m] [B/F#]
[A/E] [Bsus/F#] [G#m] [A] [G#m] [C#m]
Bridge
[B] [D#7] [G#m] “hurry boy, she's [A]waiting there for [C#m]you”
Outro
It’s [F#m]gonna take a [D]lot to drag me [A]away from [E]you
[F#m]There's nothing that a [D]hundred men or [A]more could ever [E]do
[F#m]I bless the [D]rains down in [A][E]Africa
[F#m]I bless the [D]rains down in [A][E]Africa
[F#m]I bless the [D]rains down in [A][E]Africa
[F#m]I bless the [D]rains down in [A][E]Africa
[F#m]I bless the [D]rains down in [A][E]Africa
[F#m]Gonna take some [D]time to do the [A]things we never [C#m][E][F#m]had…[A][E/G#]
Ooo [A][G#m]Ooo[C#m]
[A][G#m](Repeat [C#m]and fade)
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