Africa - Toto
Standard Tuning (Capo 2nd Fret)
Chords (ALL CHORDS RELIVANT TO CAPO 2)
In order of appearance-
G5- 355xxx
F#5- 244xxx
B5- x244xx
A- x02220
E/C#- x42100
F#m- 244222
E- 022100
G/D- x50003
D/E- 000232
Em- 022003
C- 032013
G- 320003
D- xx0232
Bm7- x24232
Intro: G5 F#5 B5 x4
A E/C# F#m
I hear the drums echoing tonight
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
A E/C# F#m
Shes coming in 12:30 flight
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
A E/C# F#m
I stopped an old man along the way
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies
A E/C# F#m G5 F#5 B5
He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, its waiting there for you!"
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 Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
Bridge: G5 F#5 B5 x2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/toto/africa_crd_ver_5.html ]
A E/C# F#m
The wild dogs cry out in the night
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
A E/C# F#m
I know that I must do what's right
E G/D E/D A G5 F#5 B5
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
A E/C# F#m G5 F#5 B5
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
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 Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
Solo: G5 F#5 B5 x2
A E/C# F#m E G/D D/E A
G5 F#5 B5
A E/C# F#m
G5 F#5 B5
Hurry boy, shes waiting there for you
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 D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
Outro: G5 F#5 B5 x4
