African Nights
Barclay James HarvestVersion1
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Driving down the road
Under the southern light
Looking back to see
Where we've come from
As we watched the sun go down
Rain it fell like diamonds
From Kimberley mines
On the road to Jo'burg
With the dying light
Farewell Durban
City of Natal
Stopped a while to stretch my thoughts
As we crossed the borderline
And into Transvaal
I saw the sun go down
Under the southern skies
Over and over
I'll always remember
Those beautiful African nights
In the old VW
We'd count the miles
We travelled with a friend
Whose name was Farr
The stories that he told us
Talked of faces
Times and places
Sang and played his guitar
Driving down the road
We hear the morning rise
Leaving all the past
So far behind
The sound man played the Eagles
As we listen
"Take It Easy"
Echoes on through our lives
I saw the sun go down
Under the southern skies
Over and over
I'll always remember
I still hear them call
No matter how far
Those beautiful African nights
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Readable chord sheet for African Nights by Barclay James Harvest
[F#]Driving down the road Under the [F#]southern light [F#]Looking back to see Where we've come [F#]from [B]As we watched the sun go down [B]Rain it fell like diamonds From [F#]Kimberley mines [F#] [F#]On the road to Jo'burg With the [F#]dying light [F#]Farewell Durban City of Na[F#]tal [B]Stopped a while to stretch my thoughts [B]As we crossed the borderline And [F#]into Transvaal [F#] [C#] I saw the [B]sun go down [C#]Under the southern [F#]skies [C#] Over and [B]over I'll [B]always remember Those [B]beautiful African [F#]nights [F#] [F#]In the old VW We'd [F#]count the miles We [F#]travelled with a friend Whose name was [F#]Farr The [B]stories that he told us Talked of [B]faces Times and places Sang and [F#]played his guitar [F#] [F#]Driving down the road We hear the [F#]morning rise [F#]Leaving all the past So far be[F#]hind The [B]sound man played the Eagles As we [B]listen "Take It Easy" Echoes [F#]on through our lives [F#] [C#] I saw the [B]sun go down [C#]Under the southern [F#]skies [C#] Over and [B]over I'll [B]always remember I [B]still hear them call No [B]matter how far Those [B]beautiful African [F#]nights [F#]