Africa Uke tab by Toto

14 Chords used in the song: G, F#, B, A, E/C#, F#m, E, G/D, D/E, Em, C, D, Bm7, E/D

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Artist: Toto

Album: Toto IV

Year: 1982

Difficulty:

5.43

(Intermediate)

Key: unknownChords

Original key: +1.0 step(s) (original tuning)

Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele

Intro: A  G#  C#   x4

B                F#/C#    G#m
I hear the drums echoing tonight
    F#              A/D              E/E         B     A  G#  C# 
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
B           F#/C#     G#m
Shes coming in 12:30 flight
    F#               A/D                  E/E                 B     A  G#  C# 
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
B            F#/C#              G#m
I stopped an old man along the way
F#                   A/D            E/E              B       A  G#  C# 
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies
B            F#/C#        G#m                  A                      G#  C# 
He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, its waiting there for you!"

F#m                D               A        E   
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m                     D              A               E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m              D              A               C#m7   E   F#m G#m 
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

C#ridge: A  G#  C#   x2

B             F#/C#           G#m
The wild dogs cry out in the night
   F#                  A/D              E/E      B      A  G#  C# 
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
B           F#/C#             G#m
I know that I must do what's right
        F#           A/D         F#/D              B        A  G#  C# 
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
B         F#/C#               G#m                      A                     G#  C# 
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become

F#m                D               A        E   
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m                     D              A               E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m              D              A               C#m7   E   F#m G#m 
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Solo: A  G#  C#  x2

B  F#/C#  G#m  F#  A/D  E/E  B
A  G#  C#   

B  F#/C#  G#m 

                A                    G#  C# 
Hurry boy, shes waiting there for you

F#m                D               A        E   
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m                     D              A               E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m              D              A               C#m7   E   F#m G#m 
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Outro: A  G#  C#  x4

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a_dabrowska

love that song

07 Jul 2019

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About this song: Africa

The song was included on their 1982 album Toto IV, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in February 1983 and number three on the UK Singles Chart the same month. The song was written by the band's keyboardist David Paich, who also sings both verses of the song, and drummer Jeff Porcaro. Bobby Kimball sings the chorus. The song almost cut from the Toto IV record prior to its release.

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