Africa

D. Paich & J. Porcaro Arr. by Johnie Dean


     
                    
                  
                   


Solo

      
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           


I hear the drums e - cho - ing to - night, she hears on - ly whis -
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        
        
 
    
      
   

 
      
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          

- pers of some qui - et con - ver - sa - - - - tion.

   
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       
                
                 
             

  
      
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            

 
1. She's com - ing in twelve thir - ty flight, the moon - light winds re -

   
10 2. The wild dogs cry out in the night as they grow rest - less

      

      
       
      
   
 Africa
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 
    
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       
     

flect the stars that guide me t'wards sal - va - - - tion.

 
        
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 
long - ing for some sol - i - tar - y com - pa - ny.

 
  
Hu - wmm.

         



  
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        
                
           
  
             

 
     
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                

I stopped an old man a - long the way, hop - ing to find some

   
15 I know that I must do what's right as Ki - li - man - ja - ro

   

     
Ooo

  


 
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        
      
   
      
   
 Africa
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 
    
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        
    

old for - got - ten words or an - cient me - lo - dies.

  
        
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 
ris - es like an em - press a - bove the Ser - en - ge - ti.

 
  
Hu - wmm.

         



  
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         
                
        
  
                

              

         
20 Duet


He turned to me as if to say, hur - ry boy, it's wait - ing there for you.

    
20 I seek to cure what's deep in - side, fright - ened of this thing that I've be - come.

   

     
Ooo

   
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
             
            
  
        
     
   
 Africa
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 
                 
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 
 
            that
 dragged
  me a
Ah Gon - na take the life -

         

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
                   
   
      
     
      

 
  
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                
way
          
         
from you, there's no - thing that a hun - dred
men or

             
 


                   
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   
 
       
   
 

          
     
27 To Coda

                

                 
more could ev-er do. I bless the rains down in Af - ri - ca,

   
          
To Coda

        
 To Coda

            
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           
        
 
          
To Coda

         
   
 Africa
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
                             
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  
       to do   the
               
gon-na take some time things we nev - er had.

               

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
             
           

   
    
              
    
         

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 
 
          
           

                    
                


       
      
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        
I bless the rains down in Af - - - - ri - ca,

    
              
   
         


                      
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    

       
   
 

 Africa
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          
      
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        

  
I bless the rains down in Af - - - - ri - ca,

              
   
  
        

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
                        
 
       
   
 

                   
                  
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  
                 
Gon - na take some time to do the things we nev - er had.

               
     


       
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     
       
       
     
      
  

        
      
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    

        

       
 
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
     
               

                
              