Toto

Africa (ver 9) Chords

#This is the song 'Africa' by Toto, off of their 1982 album 'Toto IV'.#

#This version uses a capo on the second fret, and lessens the barre chord strain of 
other versions so
I think it's easier to get the hang of if you're not a barre chord expert.#

Capo 2
Standard tuning

     EADGBe
F#m * : 044222  (Release enough of the barre that the bass E string is open)




[Intro/Riff]: Play a G chord, then hit
G# (2nd fret E string (Capo relative)) then play Bm.

 
[Verse]:
A                C#m     F#m
I hear the drums echoing tonight
    F#m *            G                Bm         F#m
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation

*Riff*

A            C#m              F#m
She's coming in twelve-thirty flight
    F#m *           G                      Bm                  F#m
Her moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation

*Riff*

A            C#m               F#m
I stopped an old man along the way
F#m *                 G              Bm              F#m
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies

*Riff*

A            C#m         F#m
He turned to me as if to say
F#m            G                 Bm
Hurry boy it's waiting there for you

[Chorus]:
Em                C              G         D
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Em                     C              G               D
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Em          C             G    D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em              C              G               Bm  D  Em  (D)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never haaaaaaaaad

The song continues in much the same way, where the keyboard instrumental
would come in just play the verse again.

[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse] (Keyboard Instrumental)
[Chorus]