Africa

BPM≒93　4/4拍子　-：8分音符　=：16分音符　>：8分アクセント　≧：16分アクセント

Key: E

[Intro] Drums & Perc.

|N.C.----　---- | ----　---- | ----　---- | ----　---- |

Riff with band

| A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m11>- | ----　---- |

| A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m11>- | ----　---- |

| A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m11>- | ----　---- |

| A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m11>- | ----　---- |

Key: B

[Verse 1]

| BI hear the drumsD#m7echoing tonight| G#m7 ----　

AndB/F# ----she has only whis-| A/Epers of someE/F#quiet conver-↓sation

(2/4)|G#m7----(4/4)|A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m7>- |

| BShe’s coming in,D#m7twelve-thirty flight| G#m7 ----

TheB/F# ----moonlit wings ref-| A/Elect the stars thatE/F#guide me towards sal-↓vation

(2/4)|G#m7----(4/4)|A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m7>- |

| BI stopped an oldD#m7man along the way| G#m7 ----　　

B/F# ----Hoping to find some| A/Elong-forgotten wordsE/F#for ancient↓melodies

(2/4)|G#m7----(4/4)|A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m7>- |

| BHe turned to meD#m7as if to | G#m7 ----say　　　

----”Hurry, boy, it’s| A --waiting--there for you”A > G#m > C#m7 >-　| ----　----

Key: F#m

[Chorus 1]

| F#mGonna take a lotDto drag me away| A　from youE

| F#mThere’s nothing that aDhundred men or more| Acould ever doE

| F#mI bless the rainsDdown in | AAfricaE

| F#mGonna take some timeDto do the| Athings we neverC#m7have

| E---- F#m--　=E/G#≧== |

Key: E

[Interlude] Synth riff

| A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m11>- | ----　---- |

| A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m11>- | ----　---- |

Key: B

[Verse 2]

| BThe wild dogsD#m7cry out in the night| G#m7 ----

AsB/F# ----they grow restless| A/Elonging for someE/F#solitary ↓company

(2/4)|G#m7----(4/4)|A≧==≧　=≧=≧　>G#m> C#m7>- |

| BI know that ID#m7must do what’s right| G#m7 ----

Sure asB/F# ----Kilimanjaro| A/Erises like O-E/F#lympus above the ↓Serengeti

(2/4)|G#m7----(4/4)|A≧==≧　=≧=≧　>G#m> C#m7>- |

| BI seek to cureD#m7what’s deep in-| G#m7 ----side

----Frightened of this | Athing that I’ve becomeA > G#m > C#m7 >-　| ----　----

Key: F#m

[Chorus 2]

| F#mGonna take a lotDto drag me away| A　from youE

| F#mThere’s nothing that aDhundred men or more| Acould ever doE

| F#mI bless the rainsDdown in | AAfricaE

| F#mGonna take some timeDto do the| Athings we neverC#m7have

| E---- F#m--　=E/G#≧== |

Key: E

[Interlude] Synth riff

| A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m11>- | ----　---- |

| A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m11>- | ----　---- |

Key: B

[Solo] Synth solo

|B---- D#m7---- |G#m7---- B/F#---- |A/E---- E/F#---- |

(2/4)|G#m7---- (4/4)|A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m7>- |

|B---- D#m7---- |G#m7----

----Hurry, boys, she’s| Awaiting there for you”A > G#m > C#m7 >-　| ----　----

Key: F#m

[Chorus 3]

| F#mGonna take a lotD to drag me away| A　from youE

| F#mThere’s nothing that aDhundred men or more| Acould ever doE

| F#mI bless the rainsDdown in| AAfricaE

| F#mI bless the rainsDdown in| AAfricaE

| F#mI bless the rainsDdown in| AAfricaE

| F#mI bless the rainsDdown in| AAfricaE

| F#mI bless the rainsDdown in| AAfricaE

| F#mGonna take some timeDto do the| Athings we neverC#m7have

| E---- F#m--　=E/G#≧== |

[Outro]

||: A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m11>- | ----　---- |

| A≧==≧　=≧=≧ A>G#m> C#m11>- | ----　---- :||

(Repeat x times & F.O.)