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Africa Tabs

(ver. 3)
Toto
[Intro] Drums / Percussion
 
      A              (G#m)C#m7   C#m7/B ....................Let Ring..................
e|-------------------------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6------------6-----------6-----------6-----------0-----0--------------------|4X
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
     B                   D#m7    G#m         B/F#         A/E            E/F#      Emaj7/G#
e|---X--------------------X-------X-----------X------------X--------------X-----------X----------------|
B|---7--------------------7-------4-----------4------------2--------------0-----------4----------------|
G|---8--------------------6-------4-----------4------------2--------------1-----------4----------------|
D|---9--------------------8-------6-----------4------------2--------------2-----------2----------------|
A|---9--------------------6-------6-----------2------------0--------------2-----------X----------------|
E|---7----------------------------4-----------2------------0--------------2-----------4----------------|
      I hear the drums   echoing tonite   She hears only whispers of some quiet conversa......
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------4------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
......tion    
 
 
     B            D#m7    G#m        B/F#            A/E                  E/F#             Emaj7/G#
e|---X-------------X-------X----------X---------------X--------------------X---------------------------|
B|---7-------------7-------4----------4---------------2--------------------0-------------------4-------|
G|---8-------------6-------4----------4---------------2--------------------1-------------------4-------|
D|---9-------------8-------6----------4---------------2--------------------2-------------------2-------|
A|---9-------------6-------6----------2---------------0--------------------2-------------------X-------|
E|---7---------------------4----------2---------------0--------------------2-------------------4-------|
      She's comin in 12:30 flight     moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salva.......  
 
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------4------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
......tion    
 
     B               D#m7            G#m     B/F#               A/E             E/F#         Emaj7/G#
e|---X-----------------X--------------X-------X------------------X---------------X---------------X-------|
B|---7-----------------7--------------4-------4------------------2---------------0---------------4-------|
G|---8-----------------6--------------4-------4------------------2---------------1---------------4-------|
D|---9-----------------8--------------6-------4------------------2---------------2---------------2-------|
A|---9-----------------6--------------6-------2------------------0---------------2---------------X-------|
E|---7--------------------------------4-------2------------------0---------------2---------------4-------|
      I stopped an old man along the way     Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient mel  o....
 
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------4------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
......dies
 
     B                D#m7           G#m                      A/E                  E/G# C#m7
e|---X-----------------X--------------X------------------------X-------------------------0-------------|
B|---7-----------------7--------------4------------------------2----------------------X--0-------------|
G|---8-----------------6--------------4------------------------2---------------------(4)-6-------------|
D|---9-----------------8--------------6------------------------2---------------------(2)-6-------------|
A|---9-----------------6--------------6------------------------0----------------------X--4-------------|
E|---7--------------------------------4------------------------0----------------------4----------------|
       He   turned  to me as  if  to say     "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
      F#m                Dsus2              A                 E
e|-----X------------------5-----------------5-----------------X-----------------------------------------|
B|----10------------------5-----------------5-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|----11------------------7-----------------6-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
D|----11------------------0-----------------7-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
A|----9-------------------------------------0-----------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        It's gonna take a lo...t to drag me aw........ay from y..........ou    
 
 
      F#m                    Dsus2             A                      E
e|-----X------------------------5--------------5----------------------X----------------------------------|
B|----10------------------------5--------------5----------------------9----------------------------------|
G|----11------------------------7--------------6----------------------9----------------------------------|
D|----11------------------------0--------------7----------------------9----------------------------------|
A|----9----------------------------------------0----------------------7----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         There's nothing that a hundred men or mo.....re  could ever dooooooooooo
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca      
 
 
 
      F#m               Dadd9            A              C#m7         E       F#m      E/G#
e|-----X------------------0------------------------------X-----------0-----------------------------------|
e|----10------------------7--------------X---------------5-----------0--------X--------X-----------------|
G|----11------------------7--------------6---------------4-----------1--------2-------(4)----------------|
D|----11------------------0--------------7---------------6-----------2--------4-------(2)----------------|
A|----9----------------------------------0---------------4-----------2--------4--------X-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--------2--------4-----------------|
          Gonna take some time to do the things we never h.................a........d  Mmmmm......
 
============================================================================================================
 
[Interlude 1]
 
      A              (G#m)C#m7   C#m7/B.............Let Ring......................
e|-------------------------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6------------6-----------6-----------6-----------0-----0--------------------|2X
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....Mmmmm
 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
[Verse 2]
 
     B               D#m7          G#m         B/F#               A/E             E/F#     Emaj7/G#
e|---X----------------X-------------X-----------X------------------X----------------X---------X---------|
B|---7----------------7-------------4-----------4------------------2----------------0---------4---------|
G|---8----------------6-------------4-----------4------------------2----------------1---------4---------|
D|---9----------------8-------------6-----------4------------------2----------------2---------2---------|
A|---9----------------6-------------6-----------2------------------0----------------2---------X---------|
E|---7------------------------------4-----------2------------------0----------------2---------4---------|
       The wild dogs cry out in the night    As they grow restless longing for some solitary comp....    
 
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m7
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
......any   
 
 
     B            D#m7              G#m             B/F#         A/E         E/F#          Emaj7/G#
e|---X-------------X-----------------X----------------X-----------X------------X---------------X-------|
B|---7-------------7-----------------4----------------4-----------2------------0---------------4-------|
G|---8-------------6-----------------4----------------4-----------2------------1---------------4-------|
D|---9-------------8-----------------6----------------4-----------2------------2---------------2-------|
A|---9-------------6-----------------6----------------2-----------0------------X---------------X-------|
E|---7-------------------------------4----------------2-----------0------------2---------------4-------|
      I know  that I must do what's right  As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Seren..... 
 
 
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m7
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....geti 
 
 
     B           D#m7               G#m     B/F#               A/E                  E/G#  C#m7
e|---X------------X------------------X-------X------------------X-------------------------0------------|
B|---7------------7------------------4-------4------------------2----------------------X--0------------|
G|---8------------6------------------4-------4------------------2---------------------(4)-6------------|
D|---9------------8------------------6-------4------------------2---------------------(2)-6------------|
A|---9------------6------------------6-------2------------------0----------------------X--4------------|
E|---7-------------------------------4-------2------------------0----------------------4---------------|
       I seek to cure what's deep inside     Frightened of this thing that I've become 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
      F#m                Dsus2              A                 E
e|-----X------------------5-----------------5-----------------X-----------------------------------------|
B|----10------------------5-----------------5-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|----11------------------7-----------------6-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
D|----11------------------0-----------------7-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
A|----9-------------------------------------0-----------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        It's gonna take a lo...t to drag me aw........ay from y..........ou    
 
 
      F#m                     Dsus2            A                      E
e|-----X------------------------5--------------5----------------------X----------------------------------|
B|----10------------------------5--------------5----------------------9----------------------------------|
G|----11------------------------7--------------6----------------------9----------------------------------|
D|----11------------------------0--------------7----------------------9----------------------------------|
A|----9----------------------------------------0----------------------7----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         There's nothing that a hundred men or mo.....re  could ever dooooooooooo
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
      F#m               Dadd9            A              C#m7         E       F#m      E/G#
e|-----X------------------0------------------------------X-----------0-----------------------------------|
e|----10------------------7--------------X---------------5-----------0--------X--------X-----------------|
G|----11------------------7--------------6---------------4-----------1--------2-------(4)----------------|
D|----11------------------0--------------7---------------6-----------2--------4-------(2)----------------|
A|----9----------------------------------0---------------4-----------2--------4--------X-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--------2--------4-----------------|
          Gonna take some time to do the things we never h.................a......d   Mmmm....
 
==========================================================================================================
 
[Interlude 2]
      A              (G#m)C#m7  C#m7/B..............Let Ring......................
e|-------------------------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6------------6-----------6-----------6-----------0-----0--------------------|4X
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....Mmmm
 
===========================================================================================================
 
 
[Synth Solo]
 
     B               D#m7          G#m         B/F#               A/E             E/F#     Emaj7/G#
e|---X----------------X-------------X-----------X------------------X----------------X---------X---------|
B|---7----------------7-------------4-----------4------------------2----------------0---------4---------|
G|---8----------------6-------------4-----------4------------------2----------------1---------4---------|
D|---9----------------8-------------6-----------4------------------2----------------2---------2---------|
A|---9----------------6-------------6-----------2------------------0----------------2---------X---------|
E|---7------------------------------4-----------2------------------0----------------2---------4---------|
 
 
 
      A              (G#m)C#m7
e|-------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
     B                D#m7           G#m                      A/E                  E/G# C#m7
e|---X-----------------X--------------X------------------------X-------------------------0-------------|
B|---7-----------------7--------------4------------------------2----------------------X--0-------------|
G|---8-----------------6--------------4------------------------2---------------------(4)-6-------------|
D|---9-----------------8--------------6------------------------2---------------------(2)-6-------------|
A|---9-----------------6--------------6------------------------0----------------------X--4-------------|
E|---7--------------------------------4------------------------0----------------------4----------------|
                                             "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
 
 
 
===========================================================================================================
 
[Chorus 3]
 
      F#m                Dsus2              A                 E
e|-----X------------------5-----------------5-----------------X-----------------------------------------|
B|----10------------------5-----------------5-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
G|----11------------------7-----------------6-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
D|----11------------------0-----------------7-----------------9-----------------------------------------|
A|----9-------------------------------------0-----------------7-----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        It's gonna take a lo...t to drag me aw........ay from y..........ou    
 
 
      F#m                    Dsus2             A                      E
e|-----X------------------------5--------------5----------------------X----------------------------------|
B|----10------------------------5--------------5----------------------9----------------------------------|
G|----11------------------------7--------------6----------------------9----------------------------------|
D|----11------------------------0--------------7----------------------9----------------------------------|
A|----9----------------------------------------0----------------------7----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         There's nothing that a hundred men or mo.....re  could ever dooooooooooo
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca 
 
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca
 
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca 
 
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca 
 
 
 
      F#m           Dsus2                 A                  E
e|-----X-------------5--------------------5------------------X-------------------------------------------|
B|----10-------------5--------------------5------------------9-------------------------------------------|
G|----11-------------7--------------------6------------------9-------------------------------------------|
D|----11-------------0--------------------7------------------9-------------------------------------------|
A|----9-----------------------------------0------------------7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
         I bless the ra....ins    down in A.......fri........ca 
 
 
 
      F#m               Dadd9            A              C#m7         E       F#m      E/G#
e|-----X------------------0------------------------------X-----------0-----------------------------------|
e|----10------------------7--------------X---------------5-----------0--------X--------X-----------------|
G|----11------------------7--------------6---------------4-----------1--------2-------(4)----------------|
D|----11------------------0--------------7---------------6-----------2--------4-------(2)----------------|
A|----9----------------------------------0---------------4-----------2--------4--------X-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--------2--------4-----------------|
          Gonna take some time to do the things we never h............a...........d    Mmmm.....
 
 
==========================================================================================================
 
[Outro]
 
       A              (G#m)C#m7   C#m7/B.............Let Ring......................
e|-------------------------0---------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------|
B|----X---X--X---X-X-------0------0-----------0-----------0-----------0--------------------------------|
G|----6---6--6---6-6-------6------------6-----------6-----------6-----------0-----0--------------------|6X
D|----7---7--7---7-7-------6---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
.....Mmmm (first X only)
 
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4----------------------------------------------------0---0--0---0-0-------4-|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------4-----|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0---0--0---0-0-------4---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                 Fade out w/ drums and percussion
            
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