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Toto – Africa Standard Tuning No capo INTRO Riff1 A Abm7 Dbm7 D U U U D D D 1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 | |--------------------4---4-------|--------------------------------| |2-----2---2---2-2---4---5-------|-let it ring--------------------| |2-----2---2---2-2---4---4-------|--------------------------------| |2-----2---2---2-2---4---6-------|--------------------------------| |0-----0---0---0-0---6---4-------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 4x VERSE 1:
B I hear the drums Gbechoing toAbm7night A Dbm7 Abm7-Riff1 But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation B She's coming in,Gb 12:30 fAbm7light A Dbm7 Abm7-Riff1 The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation B I stopped an oGbld man along the Abm7way A Dbm7 Abm7-Riff1 Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies B He turned to mGbe as if to Abm7say Riff1 "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
CHORUS:
F#m It's gonna take a Dlot to drag me aAway from yEou F#m There's nothing that a Dhundred men or mAore could ever dEo F#m I bless the rDains down in AAfricEa F#m D A C#m7 E F#m G#(note) Riff1 Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh)
VERSE 2:
B The wild dogs Gbcry out in the nAbm7ight A Dbm7 Abm7-Riff1 As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company B I know that GbI must do what'sAbm7 right A Dbm7 Abm7-Riff1 As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti B I seek to Gbcure what's deep inAbm7side Riff1 frightened of this thing that I've become
CHORUS:
F#m It's gonna take a Dlot to drag me aAway from yEou F#m There's nothing that a Dhundred men or mAore could ever dEo F#m I bless the rDains down in AAfricEa F#m D A C#m7 E F#m G#(note) Riff1 Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh)
INSTRUMENTAL (Synth solo): B (2beats) Gb (2beats) Abm7 (4beats) A (2beats) Dbm7 (2beats) Abm7-Riff1 B (2beats) Gb (2beats) Abm7 (4beats) Riff1 Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you CHORUS:
F#m It's gonna take a Dlot to drag me aAway from yEou F#m There's nothing that a Dhundred men or mAore could ever dEo F#m I bless the rDains down in AAfricEa F#m I bless the rDains down in AAfricEa F#m I bless the rDains down in AAfricEa F#m I bless the rDains down in AAfricEa F#m I bless the rDains down in AAfricEa F#m D A C#m7 E F#m G#(note) Riff1 Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh)
Riff1 (6x last time fade out) CHORDS: A x02220 Abm7 x64444 C#m7 x46454 B x2444x Gb x44322 F#m 244222 D xx0232 E 022100 G#(note) 4xxxxx