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Moderate groove

A G m C m7

With pedal

1, 2, 3.

I hear the drums ech o ing to night,

B D m7

- - -

4.

but she hears on ly whis

G m7 B/F

pers of some qui et con ver sa

A/E E/F

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Words and Music by DAVID PAICHand JEFF PORCARO

AFRICA

FREEDOMSHEETS.COM

2

Emaj9/G

tion.

A G m C m7

She’s com ing in, twelve thir ty flight.

B D m7

- --

The moon lit wings re

G m B/F

flect the stars that guide me towards sal

A/E E/F

- - -

-va

Emaj9/G

tion.

A G m C m7

I stopped an old man a long the way,

B D m7

- -

hop ing to find some

G m B/F

long for got ten words or an cient

A/E E/F

- - - -

3

mel o

Emaj9/G

dies.

A G m C m7

He turned to me as if to say,

B D m7

- -

“Hur ry, boy, it’s

G m7

wait ing there for you.”

A G m C m7

- -

Lead: It’s gon na take a lot to drag me a way

F m D

- -

from you.

A E

There’s noth ing that a hun dred men or more

F mdiv.

D

- -

4

could ev er do.

A E

+ BGV’s:

I bless the rains down in Af

F m D

- -

ri ca.

A E

We’re gon na take some time to do the

F m D

- --

things we nev er

A

had,

C m7 E

-

ooh,

F m E/G

ooh.

A G m C m7

5

A G m C m7To Coda

The wild dogs cry out in the night

B D m7

as they grow rest less

VoiceG m B/F

-

long ing for some sol i tar y

A/E E/F

com pa ny.

Emaj9/GVoiceA G m C m7

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(Ooh, com pa ny.)- -

I know that I must do what s̓ right,

B D m7

as sure as Kil i man ja ro

G m B/FVoice

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6

ris es like O lym pus a bove the

A/E E/F

Ser en get i.

Emaj9/G A Voice G m C m7

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(Ooh, Ser en get i.)- - -

I seek to cure what’s deep in

B D m7

side, fright ened of this

G m7

-

thing that I’ve be come.

A G m C m7 D.S. al Coda

-

B

Instrumental solo

D m7

7

G m B/F A/E E/F

Emaj9/G A G m C m7 B D m7

Solo ends Hur ry, boy, she’s

G m7

wait ing there for you.

A G m C m7

- -

(Wait ing there for you.)-

Lead: It’s gon na take a lot to drag me a way

F m D Voice

- -

8

from you.

A E

There s̓ noth ing that a hun dred men or more

F mdiv.

D

- -

could ev er do.

A E

+ BGVʼs:

I bless the rains down in Af

F m D

- -

ri ca.

A E

I bless the rains down in Af

F m DVoice

-- -

9

ri ca.

A E

I bless the rains down in Af

F m D

-- -

(I bless the rain.)

ri ca.

A E

I bless the rains down in Af

F m D

-- -

(I bless the rain.)

ri ca.

A E

I bless the rains down in Af

F m D

-- -

(I’m

10

ri ca.

A E

Weʼre gon na take some time to do the

F m DVoice

- --

gon na take the time...)-

things we nev er

A

had,

C m E

ooh,

F m E/G

-

ooh.

A(1st time only) G m C m7 A G m C m7

1.

A G m C m72.