F
EM
AM
G
I hear the drums e
BM
choing
t
EM
onight
But s
G
he hears only w
F
hispers of some q
AM
uiet
convers
EM
ation
F
EM
AM
S
G
he’s coming i
BM
n, 12:30 f
EM
light
The m
G
oonlit wings ref
F
lect the stars that g
AM
uide me towards salva
EM
tion
F
EM
AM
G
I stopped an ol
BM
d man along the w
EM
ay
H
G
oping to find some o
F
ld forgotten w
AM
ords or ancient m
EM
elodies
H
G
e turned to m
BM
e as if to s
EM
ay,
“H
G
urry boy, it’s w
F
aiting there
EM
for
y
AM
ou"
I
DM
t’s gonna take a l
B
ot to drag me aw
F
ay from y
C
ou
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I
DM
bless the r
B
ains down in A
F
fric
C
a
G
DM
onna take some t
B
ime to do the th
F
ings we never h
AM
a
C
ad
DM
(o
C
h,
oo
F
h)
F
EM
AM
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless, longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what’s right
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
I seek to cure what’s deep inside, frightened of this t
F
hing that I’ve bec
EM
om
AM
e
It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh)
INTERLUDE
Hurry boy, she’s waiting there for you
It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa
(I bless the rain)
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rain)
I bless the rains down in Africa
I bless the rains down in Africa (ah, gonna take the time)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (ooh, ooh)