Africa Chords & Lyrics - Quietdrive

[INTRO]
Em------/D--C----- (4x)

[VERSE 1]
[G]I hear the drums [D/F#]echoing to[Em]night
But she only [Am]whispers of some [G/B]quiet conver[C]s-
a-
ti[D]on
[G]She's coming on a [D/F#]12:30 [Em]flight
The moonlit wings re[Am]flect the stars that [G/B]guide me to sal[C]v-
a-
ti[D]on
[G]I stopped an [D/F#]old man along the [Em]way
Hoping to find [Am]some forgotten [G/B]words or ancient [C]m-
e-
lo[D]dies
[G]He turned to [D/F#]me as if to [Em]say,
"Hurry boys, it's [Am]waiting there for [G/B]you!"-
[C] -
[D]

[CHORUS]
[Em]It's gonna take a [C]lot to drag me a[G]way from [D/F#]you
[Em]There's nothing that a [C]hundred men or [G]more could ever [D/F#]do
[Em]I bless the [C]rains down in [G]A-
f-
ri[D/F#]ca
[Em]Gonna take some [C]time to do the [G]things we never [D]h-
a-
d-


[Instrumental (Similar to Intro)]
Em------/D--C----- (2x)

[VERSE 2]
[G]The wild dogs [D/F#]cry out in the [Em]night
As they grow [Am]restless for some [G/B]solitary [C]c-
o-
mpa[D]ny
[G]I know that [D/F#]I must do what's [Em]right
As sure as Kiliman[Am]jaro rises [G/B]up of the Seren[C]g-
e-
ti[D]
[G]I seek to [D/F#]cure what's deep in[Em]side,
Frightened by this [Am]thing that I've be[G/B]come-
[C] -
[D]

[CHORUS]
[Em]It's gonna take a [C]lot to drag me a[G]way from [D/F#]you
[Em]There's nothing that a [C]hundred men or [G]more could ever [D/F#]do
[Em]I bless the [C]rains down in [G]A-
f-
ri[D/F#]ca
[Em]Gonna take some [C]time to do the [G]things we never [D]h-
a-
d-


[INSTRUMENTAL]
Em-- /F# - G-- /B - C----- /B (2x)

(Similar to Verse)
G-- D/F# -- Em -- Am-- G/B -- C-- D
G-- D/F# -- Em -- Am-- G/B --

C-- D------------
"Hurry boys, it's waiting there for you!”

[FINAL CHORUS]
[Em]It's gonna take a [C]lot to drag me a[G]way from [D/F#]you
[Em]There's nothing that a [C]hundred men or [G]more could ever [D/F#]do
Em (Pause all instruments)
I bless the rains down in Africa

(Resume Instruments)
[Em]I bless the [C]rains down in [G]A-
f-
ri[D/F#]ca
[Em]I bless the [C]rains down in [G]A-
f-
ri[D/F#]ca
[Em]I bless the [C]rains down in [G]A-
f-
ri[D/F#]ca
[Em] C G D------------
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

[ENDING]
Em------/D--C-----