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I hear the drums (Bm7)ech o in’ to night.
(G)She hears on ly (F)whis pers of some (C)qui et con ver (Cmaj7)sa
(F)tion.
She’s com ing (Bm7)in, twelve thir ty flight.
as (G)Moon lit wings re (F)flect the stars that (C)guide me toward sal (Cmaj7)va pa (F)tion.
I stopped an old man a long the way, sure as (G)hop ing to find some (F)old for got ten O (C)words lym pus or an cient (Cmaj7)mel ren o (F)dies.
He turned to me as if to say,
“Hur ry, boy, it’s (F)wait ing there for you.”
It’s gon na take a (Bb)lot to drag me a way
from you.
There’s noth ing that a (Bb)hun dred men or more could ev er do.
I bless the rains down in Af
ri ca.
Gon na take some (Bb)time to do the (F)things we nev er (Am)had.
The wild dogs (Bm7)cry out in the night,
as (G)they grow rest less, (F)long ing for some (C)sol i tar y (Cmaj7)com pa (F)ny.
I know that I must a do what’s right, sure as (G)Kil i man ja ro (F)ris es like ten O (C)words lym pus a bove the (Cmaj7)Se ren get (F)i.
I seem to cure what’s deep in side,
fright ened of this (F)thing that I’ve be come.
It’s gon na take a (Bb)lot to drag me a way
from you.
There’s noth ing that a (Bb)hun dred men or more could ev er do.
I bless the rains down in Af
ri ca.
Gon na take some (Bb)time to do the (F)things we nev er (Am)had.
This page shows “Africa” by Toto in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 160 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.