Africa3-SB

Africa – Toto

4/4
Capo 2nd fret

Intro
G, Bm (x 4)

Verse 1

A C#m F#m

>>I hear the drums echoing tonight

F#m/E G Bm F#m G Bm

She hears only whispers of some quiet conversa------tion

A C#m F#m

>>She's coming in, twelve thirty flight

F#m/E G Bm F#m G Bm

The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salva----------tion

A C#m F#m

>>I stopped an old man along the way

F#m/E G Bm F#m G Bm

Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient mel-----odies

A C#m F#m

>>He turned to me as if to say

F#m/E G Bm

"Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you..."

Chorus 1

Em C G D

>>It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

Em C G D

>>There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

Em C G D

>>I bless the rains down in Africa

Em C G

>>Gonna take some time to do the things we never

Bm D Em D G Bm

Ha--aa--ha--aa--had----ooo-ooo---

Play intro riff
G, Bm (x 4)

Verse 2

A C#m F#m

>>The wild dogs cry out in the night

F#m/E G Bm F#m G Bm

As they grow restless longing for some solitary co----mpany

A C#m F#m

>>I know that I must do what's right

F#m/E G Bm F#m G Bm

As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Ser----engeti

A C#m F#m

>>I seek to cure what's deep inside

F#m/E G Bm

Frightened of this thing that I've become

Chorus 2

Em C G D

>>It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

Em C G D

>>There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

Em C G D

>>I bless the rains down in Africa

Em C G

>>Gonna take some time to do the things we never

Bm D Em D G Bm

Ha--aa--ha--aa--had----ooo-ooo---

Play intro riff
G, Bm (x 4)

Bridge (Instrumental)

A C#m F#m F#m/E G Bm

>>>>>>>>>>>Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you

Chorus 3

Em C G D

>>It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you

Em C G D

>>There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do

Em C G D

>>I bless the rains down in Africa

Em C G

>>Gonna take some time to do the things we never

Bm D Em D G Bm

Ha--aa--ha--aa--had----ooo-ooo---

Outro:
Play intro riff - G, Bm to end

Chords

Chord Progressions for practice:
Intro: G, (F# passing note), Bm
Verses: A, C#m, F#m, F#m7, G, Bm, F#m (into Intro x 1)
Chorus: Em, C, G, D

Citations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXC1ix63jxo (georgiarose tutorial)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVFw99KGndw (georgiarose cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLrC7e3vSv8 (Mike Masse cover)