Asimbonanga chords by Helmut Lotti

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

♫ Intro:

N.C.
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
N.C.
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona,
N.C.
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
N.C.
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona.



♫ Verse 1:
D MajorD       C majorC          E minorEm  D MajorD
Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey,
        C majorC        E minorEm D MajorD
Look across the island into the bay,
      C majorC           G+G
We are all islands till comes the day,
           D MajorD   C majorC D MajorD
We cross the burning water.

♫ Chorus:
 G+G                  E minorEm   D MajorD    A minorAm
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
A minorAm              G+G
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona,
G+G                  E minorEm   D MajorD    A minorAm
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
A minorAm              G+G
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona.


♫ Verse 2:
D MajorD     C majorC        E minorEm  D MajorD
A augmentedA seagull wings across the sea,
    C majorC         E minorEm  D MajorD
Broken silence is what I dream,
        C majorC           G+G
But who has the words to close the distance,
        D MajorD       C majorC D MajorD
Between you and me  you and me.


♫ Outro:
 G+G                 E minorEm   D MajorD    A minorAm
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
A minorAm              G+G
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona,
G+G                  E minorEm   D MajorD    A minorAm
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
A minorAm              G+G
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona,
N.C.
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
N.C.
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona,
G+G                  E minorEm   D MajorD    A minorAm
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
A minorAm              G+G
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona,
 G#G#                 F minorFm   D#D#    BbmBbm
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
Bb majorBb              G#G#
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona,
G#G#                 F minorFm   D#D#    BbmBbm
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
Bb majorBb              G#G#
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona,
G#G#                 F minorFm   D#D#    BbmBbm
Asimbonanga bonangum (Asimbonanga bonangum) Mandela thina,
Bb majorBb              G#G#
Laph' ekhona laph' echleli khona.