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Africa Song Lyrics and Chords

The document contains song lyrics for the song "Africa" by Toto. It is in 3 pages and includes an introduction, 2 verses with choruses in between, instrumental sections and a final chorus. The lyrics tell a story of hearing drums at night, meeting an old man who encourages the singer to hurry to something waiting for them, and blessing the rains down in Africa while knowing it will take time to experience things they never had.

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Africa Song Lyrics and Chords

The document contains song lyrics for the song "Africa" by Toto. It is in 3 pages and includes an introduction, 2 verses with choruses in between, instrumental sections and a final chorus. The lyrics tell a story of hearing drums at night, meeting an old man who encourages the singer to hurry to something waiting for them, and blessing the rains down in Africa while knowing it will take time to experience things they never had.

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AFRICA pg1

Intro 4x A G#m C#m

Verse 1
B D#m G#m7
I hear the drums echoing tonight
B/F# A/E E/F# G#m A G#m C#m
She hears only whispers of some quiet conversa - tion
B D#m G#m7
She's coming in, twelve thirty flight
B/F# A/E E/F# G#m A G#m C#m
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me toward salva-tion
B D#m G#m7
I stopped an old man along the way
B/F# A/E E/F# G#m A G#m C#m
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melo-dies
B D#m G#m7 G#m/F# A G#m C#m C#m
He turned to me as if to say hurry boy, it's waiting there for you

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

Instrumental 1 2x
A G#m C#m
Ooh
AFRICA pg2

Verse 2
B D#m G#m7
The wild dogs cry out in the night
B/F# A/E E/F# G#m A G#m C#m
As they grow restless longing for some solitary compa-ny
B D#m G#m7
I know that I must do what's right
B/F# A/E E/F# G#m A G#m C#m
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
B D#m G#m7
I seek to cure what's deep inside
G#m7 A G#m C#m C#m
Frightened of this thing that I've become

Chorus 2
F#m D A E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m D A C#m E F#m G#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had ooh

Instrumental 2
A G#m C#m A G#m C#m
Ooh
B D#m G#m G#m/F# A G#m C#m C#m
hurry boy, it's waiting there for you
AFRICA pg3

Chorus 3
F#m D A E
It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m D A E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m D A E F#m D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
F#m D A E F#m D A E
I bless the rains down in Africa (bless the rains) I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m D A C#m E F#m G#m
take some time to do the things we never had ooh

Instrumental 3 4x
A G#m C#m last time slow down

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