I hear the drums (D#m7)ech o in’ to night.

(B)She hears on ly whis pers of some (E)qui et con ver (Emaj7)sa

(A)tion.

She’s com ing (D#m7)in, twelve thir ty flight.

as (B)Moon lit wings re (A)flect the stars that (E)guide me toward sal (Emaj7)va pa (A)tion.

I stopped an old man a long the way, sure as (B)hop ing to find some (A)old for got ten words pus or an cient (Emaj7)mel ren o (A)dies.

He turned to me as if to say,

“Hur ry, boy, it’s (A)wait ing there for you.”

It’s gon na take a lot to drag me a way from you.

There’s noth ing that a (D)hun dred men or more could ev er do.

I bless the rains down in Af ri ca.

Gon na take some time to do the (A)things we nev er (C#m7)had.

The wild dogs (D#m7)cry out in the night, as (B)they grow rest less, (A)long ing for some (E)sol i tar y (Emaj7)com pa (A)ny.

I know that I must a do what’s right, sure as (B)Kil i man ja ro (A)ris es like O lym pus a bove the (Emaj7)Se ren get (A)i.

I seem to cure what’s deep in side,

fright ened of this (A)thing that I’ve be come.

It’s gon na take a lot to drag me a way from you.

There’s noth ing that a (D)hun dred men or more could ev er do.

I bless the rains down in Af ri ca.

Gon na take some time to do the (A)things we nev er (C#m7)had.