Shosholoza - Helmut Lotti
Traditional Southern African mining song
https://youtu.be/px8glp9EEU4
[Intro]
| G | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
G
Shosholoza (Shosholoza)
C
Kule zo ntaba
D G
Stimela siphume South Africa
G
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka)
C
Kule zo ntaba
D
Stimela siphume South Africa
[Interlude]
| G | C D | x4
[Verse 2]
G
Shosholoza (Shosholoza)
C
Kule zo ntaba
D G
Stimela siphume South Africa
G
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka)
C
Kule zo ntaba
D
Stimela siphume South Africa
[Verse 3]
G
Shosholoza (Shosholoza)
C
Kule zo ntaba
D G
Stimela siphume South Africa
G
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka)
C
Kule zo ntaba
D
Stimela siphume South Africa
[Interlude]
| G | C D | x4
[Verse 3]
G
Shosholoza (Shosholoza)
C
Kule zo ntaba
D G
Stimela siphume South Africa
G
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka)
C
Kule zo ntaba
D
Stimela siphume South Africa
[Verse 4]
G
Shosholoza (Shosholoza)
C
Kule zo ntaba
D G
Stimela siphume South Africa
G
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka)
C
Kule zo ntaba
D
Stimela siphume South Africa
(Key change half step up)
[Interlude]
| G# | C# D# | x4
[Outro]
G#
Shosholoza (Shosholoza)
C#
Kule zo ntaba
D# G#
Stimela siphume South Africa
G#
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka)
C#
Kule zo ntaba
D#
Stimela siphume South Africa
(Repeat and fade)
An approximate translation of the verse lyrics:
Go forward (Go forward)
from those mountains
on this train from South Africa
You are running away (You are running away)
from those mountains
on this train from South Africa