Africa
Howie DayVersion1
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
I hear the drums echoing tonight
She hears only whispers of some quiet conversations
She's coming in twelve- thirty flight
The moonlit winds reflect the stars that guide me toward salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say Hurry boy it's waiting there for you
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
Sure as Kilimangiaro rises like Olympus above the Serangetti
I seek to cure what's deep inside
Frightened of this thing that I've become
CHORDS: 355433 223442 00222X X46654 244222
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Readable chord sheet for Africa by Howie Day
[G] [Bm] [A]I hear the drums [C#m]echoing t[F#m]onight [A]She hears only [G]whispers of some [Bm]quiet conve[F#m]rsations [G] [Bm] [A]She's coming in [C#m]twelve- thirty[F#m] flight T[A]he moonlit winds [G]reflect the stars that [Bm]guide me toward s[F#m]alvation [G] [Bm] [A]I stopped an [C#m]old man along the [F#m]way [A]Hoping to find some o[G]ld forgotten [Bm]words or ancient [F#m]melodies [G] [Bm] [A]He turned to me[C#m] as if to [F#m]say Hurry boy it's [G]waiting there for y[Bm]ou [Em]It's gonna take[C] a lot to drag me[G] away from [D]you [Em]There's nothing that a [C]hundred men or [G]more could ever [D]do [Em]I bless the r[C]ains down in [G]Afric[D]a [Em]Gonna take some [C]time to do the [G]things we never h[Bm]ad [D] [Em] [G] [Bm] [A]The wild dogs [C#m]cry out in the[F#m] night [A]As they grow restless [G]longing for some [Bm]solitary c[F#m]ompany [G] [Bm] [A]I know that I[C#m] must do what's [F#m]right [A]Sure as Kilimangiaro r[G]ises like O[Bm]lympus above the Se[F#m]rangetti[G] [Bm] [A]I seek to cur[C#m]e what's deep in[F#m]side Frightened of this [G]thing that I've become[Bm] CHORDS: 35[G]5433 2[Bm]23442 00[A]222X X[C#m]46654 [F#m]244222