Africa Chords

by John Mayer
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: B
Capo: no capo
Author acstinzon [pro] 21. Last edit on Aug 17, 2022

Chords

A
G#m
C#m
B
F#
G#m7
C#m7
F#m
D
E
G#

Strumming

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From one of John's Instagram live streams (19:17-21:39) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwzq-RVAHQY
 
[Chords]
A     5 x 7 6 5 5
G#m   4 x 6 4 4 4
C#m   9 x 11 9 9 9
B     7 x 9 6 7 7
F#    x 6 8 6 7 6
G#m7  4 6 4 4 4 4
C#m7  9 10 9 9 9 9
F#m   x 9 11 11 10 9
D     x 5 7 7 7 7
E     x 7 9 9 9 9
 
[Intro]
A G#m C#m
A G#m C#m
A G#m C#m
A G#m C#m
 
[Marimba Part]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---11-9---------11-9---------11-9---------11-9---|
D|--------11-9-11------11-9-11------11-9-11--------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
B                   F#      G#m7
I hear the drums echoing tonight
                  A             C#m7        G#m7 A  G#m C#m
She hears only whispers of some quiet conversa - tion
B                F#            G#m7
She's coming in, twelve thirty flight
                    A                    C#m7               G#m7 A  G#m C#m
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me toward salva - tion
B            F#                G#m7
I stopped an old man along the way
                    A             C#m7             G#m7   A  G#m C#m
Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melo - dies
B            F#          G#m7                 A        G#m        C#m
He turned to me as if to say “hurry boy, it's waiting there for you”
 
[Chorus]
F#m           D              A        E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m                    D              A               E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m          D          A      E
I bless the rains down in  Africa
F#m             D               A              C#m  C#m7  F#m  E   A
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had...
    A G#m C#m
Ooo Ooo
    A G#m C#m
 
[Verse 2]
B             F#             G#m
The wild dogs cry out in the night
                      A                C#m7     G#m   A G#m C#m
As they grow restless longing for some solitary compa-ny
B           F#               G#m
I know that I must do what's right
                       A           C#m7               G#m     A G#m C#m
As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Ser - engeti
B         F#                 G#m7
I seek to cure what's deep inside
                 A         G#m        C#m
Frightened of this thing that I've become
 
[Chorus]
F#m           D              A        E
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m                    D              A               E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m          D          A      E
I bless the rains down in  Africa
F#m             D               A              C#m  C#m7  F#m  E  A
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had...
    A G#m C#m
Ooo Ooo
    A G#m C#m
 
[Interlude]
B   F#     G#
A   C#m7   G#m
A   G#m    C#m
 
[Bridge]
B  F#  G#m7                    A       G#m       C#m
            “hurry boy, she's waiting there for you”
 
[Outro]
     F#m          D               A        E
It’s gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
F#m                    D              A               E
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m          D             A   E
I bless the rains down in Africa
F#m             D              A               C#m  C#m7  F#m  E  A
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had…
    A G#m C#m
Ooo Ooo
    A G#m C#m
 (Repeat and fade)
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