10 Chords used in the song: D, F#m, Bm, C, Em, Em7, F#7, Am, F, G

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Africa - TOTOD
F#m
Bm
I hear the drums echoin tonightD
C
Em
Bm
C
Em
She has only whispers of some quiet conversa - tionD
F#m
Bm
D
She's coming in twelve thirthy flight the moolight winds
C
Em7
Bm
C
Em
Reflect the stars that guide me toward salva-tionD
F#m
Bm
I stopped an old man along the wayD
C
Em
Bm
C
Em
Hoping to find some old forgotten words of ancient melo-diesD
F#7
Bm
C
Em
He turned to me as if to say hurry boy it's waiting there for you
Am
F
C
G
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Am
F
C
G
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever doAm
F
C
G
I bless the rains down in Africa
Am
F
C
Em
G
Am
C
Em
Gonna take some time to do the things we never hadD
F#m
Bm
The wild dogs cry out in the nightD
C
Em
Bm
C
Em
As they grow restless longing for some solitary compa-nyD
F#m
Bm
I know that I must do what's rightD
C
Em
Bm
C
Em
Sure as kilimangiaro rises like olimpus above the seranget-ti
D
F#7
Bm
I seek to cure what's deep insideBm
C
Em
Frightened of this thing that I've become
Am
F
C
G
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Am
F
C
G
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Am
F
C
G
I bless the rains down in Africa
Am
F
C
Em
G
Am
C
Em
Gonna take some time to do the things we never hadD
F#m
Bm
D
C
Em
Bm
C ^
Em
D
F#7
Bm
C
Em
hurry boy it's waiting there for you
Am
F
C
G
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Am
F
C
G
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Am
F
C
G
I bless the rains down in Africa [REPEAT X4]
Am
F
C
Em
G
Am
C
Em
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
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It's not perfect but I think it sounds good for beginners and it's quite simple :)
12 Oct 2013

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About this song: Africa
The song was included on their 1982 album Toto IV, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1983 and number three on the UK Singles Chart the same month. The song was written by the band's keyboardist David Paich, who also sings both verses of the song, and drummer Jeff Porcaro. Bobby Kimball sings the chorus. The song almost cut from the Toto IV record prior to its release.