Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
FF E minorEm A minorAm
A augmentedA|----------------3--|
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5-5--3------| x4
C majorC|-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|
Verse 1:
G+G B minorBm E minorEm
I hear the drums echoing tonight
G+G FF A minorAm E minorEm FF E minorEm A minorAm
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
G+G B minorBm E minorEm
She's coming in twelve thirty flight
G+G FF Am7Am7 E minorEm FF E minorEm A minorAm
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
G+G B minorBm E minorEm
I stopped an old man along the way
G+G FF A minorAm E minorEm FF E minorEm A minorAm
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
G+G B minorBm E minorEm FF A minorAm
He turned to me as if to say "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
Chorus:
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I bless the rains down in Africa
DmDm Bb majorBb FF A minorAm C majorC DmDm E minorEm FF E minorEm A minorAm
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have Oo-ooh
Interlude:
FF E minorEm A minorAm
Verse 2:
G+G B minorBm E minorEm
The wild dogs cry out in the night
G+G FF A minorAm E minorEm FF E minorEm A minorAm
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
G+G B minorBm E minorEm
I know that I must do what's right
G+G FF A minorAm E minorEm FF E minorEm A minorAm
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
G+G B minorBm E minorEm FF A minorAm
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
Chorus:
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I bless the rains down in Africa
DmDm Bb majorBb FF A minorAm C majorC DmDm E minorEm FF E minorEm A minorAm
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have Oo-ooh
Interlude:
FF E minorEm A minorAm
Solo:
G+G B minorBm E minorEm G+G FF A minorAm E minorEm FF E minorEm A minorAm
G+G B minorBm E minorEm G+G FF A minorAm
Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you
Outro:
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I bless the rains down in Africa
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I bless the rains down in Africa (oh, bless the rain)
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I bless the rains down in Africa (o-oh, bless the rain)
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I bless the rains down in Africa
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
I bless the rains down in Africa (ooh, gotta take some time)
DmDm Bb majorBb FF A minorAm C majorC DmDm E minorEm FF E minorEm A minorAm
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have Oo-ooh
FF E minorEm A minorAm
(Repeat and fade out)