[Intro]
F Em Am
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[Verse 1]
G Bm Em
I hear the drums echoing tonight
G F Am Em F Em Am
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
G Bm Em
She's coming in twelve thirty flight
G F Am7 Em F Em Am
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
G Bm Em
I stopped an old man along the way
G F Am Em F Em Am
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies
G Bm Em F Am
He turned to me as if to say "Hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"
[Chorus]
Dm Bb F C
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Dm Bb F C
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Dm Bb F C
I bless the rains down in Africa
Dm Bb F Am C Dm Em F Em Am
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have Oo-ooh
[Interlude]
F Em Am
[Verse 2]
G Bm Em
The wild dogs cry out in the night
G F Am Em F Em Am
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
G Bm Em
I know that I must do what's right
G F Am Em F Em Am
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
G Bm Em F Am
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that I've become
[Chorus]
Dm Bb F C
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Dm Bb F C
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Dm Bb F C
I bless the rains down in Africa
Dm Bb F Am C Dm Em F Em Am
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have Oo-ooh
[Interlude]
F Em Am
[Solo]
G Bm Em G F Am Em F Em Am
G Bm Em G F Am
Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you
[Outro]
Dm Bb F C
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
Dm Bb F C
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
Dm Bb F C
I bless the rains down in Africa
Dm Bb F C
I bless the rains down in Africa (oh, bless the rain)
Dm Bb F C
I bless the rains down in Africa (o-oh, bless the rain)
Dm Bb F C
I bless the rains down in Africa
Dm Bb F C
I bless the rains down in Africa (ooh, gotta take some time)
Dm Bb F Am C Dm Em F Em Am
Gonna take some time to do the things we never have Oo-ooh
F Em Am
(Repeat and fade out)