Biography:
Toto is a Grammy Award winning American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977 by David Paich, Steve Lukather, Bobby Kimball, brothers Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro, and David Hungate. The band members had met in high school and at studio sessions in the 1970s, when they became some of the busiest session musicians in the music business.
Composed entirely of seasoned studio musicians, Toto seemed to come out of nowhere. They
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Other songs:
- Africa
- África
- Africa (low G)
- Africa (weezer Cover)
- Hold The Line
- I Wont Hold You Back Now
- Lea
- 2 Hearts
- 99
- After Youve Gone
- Angela
- Anna
- Better World
- Bottom Of Your Soul
- Burn
- Caught In The Balance
- Childs Anthem
- Endless
- Georgy Porgy
- Girl Goodbye
- Good For You
- I Will Remember
- I Wont Hold You Back
- If You Belong To Me
- Ill Be Over You
- Ill Supply The Love
- It Its The Last Night
- Just Cant Get To You
- Last Love
- Mad About You
- Make Believe
- Melanie
- Miss Sun
- Mushanga
- No Love
- Only You
- Orphan
- Out Of Love
- Pamela
- Rockmaker
- Rosanna
- Spanish Sea
- St George And The Dragon
- Stop Loving You
- Straight For The Heart
- The Other Side
- The Road Goes On
- The Turning Point
- These Chains
- Till The End
- Time Is The Enemy
- Turn Back
- Waiting For Your Love
- White Sister
- Wings Of Time
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LET IT BE CLEAR, I'M NOT BASING THIS TAB OFF ANY KNOWN PERFORMANCE OF THE SONG.
IT IS SIMPLY HOW I'VE PERSONALLY TRANSCRIBED IT AND FIND IT MUSICALLY ACCEPTABLE
IN RESPECTS TO THE ORIGINAL.
THE CAPO WAS MY OWN IDEA. ALL THE CHORD NAMES REFER TO THE FINGERINGS/POSITIONS,
AS IF THEY WERE OPEN. SO WHEN I SAY F#5, ITS 244XXX STARTING AT THE CAPO BEING OPEN.
PLEASE CONSIDER ALL THIS BEFORE RATING/COMMENTING.
Africa - Toto
Standard Tuning (Capo 2nd Fret)
G5- 355xxx
F#5- 244xxx
B5- x244xx
A- x02220
E/C#- x42100
F#m- 244222
E- 022100
G/D- x50003
D/E- 000232
Em- 022003
C- 032013
G- 320003
D- xx0232
Bm7- x24232
[Intro] G5 F#5 B5 x4
[Verse]
A E/C# F#m
I hear the drums echoing tonight
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
A E/C# F#m
Shes coming in 12:30 flight
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
A E/C# F#m
I stopped an old man along the way
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
A E/C# F#m G5 F#5 B5
He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, its 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 Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
[Bridge] G5 F#5 B5 x2
[Verse]
A E/C# F#m
The wild dogs cry out in the night
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
A E/C# F#m
I know that I must do what's right
E G/D E/D A G5 F#5 B5
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
A E/C# F#m G5 F#5 B5
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
[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 Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
[Solo:] G5 F#5 B5 x2
A E/C# F#m E G/D D/E A
G5 F#5 B5
A E/C# F#m
G5 F#5 B5
Hurry boy, shes waiting there for you
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 D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
Outro: G5 F#5 B5 x4
IT IS SIMPLY HOW I'VE PERSONALLY TRANSCRIBED IT AND FIND IT MUSICALLY ACCEPTABLE
IN RESPECTS TO THE ORIGINAL.
THE CAPO WAS MY OWN IDEA. ALL THE CHORD NAMES REFER TO THE FINGERINGS/POSITIONS,
AS IF THEY WERE OPEN. SO WHEN I SAY F#5, ITS 244XXX STARTING AT THE CAPO BEING OPEN.
PLEASE CONSIDER ALL THIS BEFORE RATING/COMMENTING.
Africa - Toto
Standard Tuning (Capo 2nd Fret)
G5- 355xxx
F#5- 244xxx
B5- x244xx
A- x02220
E/C#- x42100
F#m- 244222
E- 022100
G/D- x50003
D/E- 000232
Em- 022003
C- 032013
G- 320003
D- xx0232
Bm7- x24232
[Intro] G5 F#5 B5 x4
[Verse]
A E/C# F#m
I hear the drums echoing tonight
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
A E/C# F#m
Shes coming in 12:30 flight
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
A E/C# F#m
I stopped an old man along the way
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
A E/C# F#m G5 F#5 B5
He turned to me as if to say, "Hurry boy, its 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 Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
[Bridge] G5 F#5 B5 x2
[Verse]
A E/C# F#m
The wild dogs cry out in the night
E G/D D/E A G5 F#5 B5
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
A E/C# F#m
I know that I must do what's right
E G/D E/D A G5 F#5 B5
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
A E/C# F#m G5 F#5 B5
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
[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 Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
[Solo:] G5 F#5 B5 x2
A E/C# F#m E G/D D/E A
G5 F#5 B5
A E/C# F#m
G5 F#5 B5
Hurry boy, shes waiting there for you
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 D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G D
I bless the rains down in Africa
Em C G Bm7 D Em F#m
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
Outro: G5 F#5 B5 x4
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