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Chorus:
E B F#
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
G#m E B F#
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
G#m E F#
I bless the rains down in Africa
G#m E B D#m G#m B
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh)
Verse 1:
C# A#m
I hear the drums echoing tonight
A#m B D#m A#m B D#m
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
C# A#m
She's coming in, 12:30 flight
A#m B D#m A#m B D#m
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
C# A#m
I stopped an old man along the way
A#m B D#m A#m B D#m
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
C# A#m B D#m
He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
Chorus:
G#m E B F#
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
G#m E B F#
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
G#m E B F#
I bless the rains down in Africa
G#m E B D#m F G#m B D#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh)
Verse 2:
C# A#m
The wild dogs cry out in the night
A#m B D#m A#m B D#m
As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company
C A#m
I know that I must do what's right
A#m B D#m A#m B D#m
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
C# A#m B D#m
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
Chorus:
G#m E B F#
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you (drag me away)
G#m E B F#
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
G#m E B F#
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
G#m E B F#
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
G#m E B F#
I bless the rains down in Africa (down in Africa)
G#m E B D#m F G#m B D#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh)
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025