Africa

	  		Intro 
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verse 1 
G                D/F#      Em 
I hear the drums echoing tonight 
             Am               G/B         C-- D 
But she only whispers of some quiet conversation 
G                 D/F#  Em 
She's coming on a 12:30 flight 
                    Am                   G/B            C-- D 
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me to salvation 
G            D/F#              Em 
I stopped an old man along the way 
               Am             G/B              C-- D 
Hoping to find some forgotten words or ancient melodies 
G            D/F#        Em 
He turned to me as if to say, 
                  Am                G/B  -  C  -  D 
"Hurry boys, it's waiting there for you!" 

Chorus 
Em                C               G        D/F# 
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you 
Em                     C              G               D/F# 
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do 
Em          C             G-- D/F# 
I bless the rains down in Africa 
Em              C              G               D--- 
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had 


Instrumental (Similar to Intro) 
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verse 2 
G             D/F#           Em 
The wild dogs cry out in the night 
             Am                G/B      C--  D 
As they grow restless for some solitary company 
G           D/F#             Em 
I know that I must do what's right 
                  Am         G/B            C-- D 
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises up of the Serengeti 
G         D/F#               Em 
I seek to cure what's deep inside, 
                   Am                G/B - C - D 
Frightened by this thing that I've become 

Chorus 
Em                C               G        D/F# 
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you 
Em                     C              G               D/F# 
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do 
Em          C             G-- D/F# 
I bless the rains down in Africa 
Em              C              G               D--- 
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had 


Instrumental 
Em--  /F# - G--    /B - C----- /B (2x) 

(Similar to Verse) 
G--  D/F# --  Em --       Am-- G/B --  C--  D 
G--  D/F# --  Em --       Am-- G/B -- 

C--               D------------ 
“Hurry boys, it's waiting there for you!” 

Final

 Chorus 
Em                C               G        D/F# 
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you 
Em                     C              G               D/F# 
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do 
Em          (Pause all instruments) 
I bless the rains down in Africa 


(Resume Instruments) 
Em          C             G-- D/F# 
I bless the rains down in Africa 
Em          C             G-- D/F# 
I bless the rains down in Africa 
Em          C             G-- D/F# 
I bless the rains down in Africa 
Em              C              G               D------------ 
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had 

Ending 
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