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Africa Toto
[A] | [G#m] [C#m] || x4
[B]I hear the drums ech[D#m]oin toni[G#m]ght
[B]She has only whi[A]spers of some [C#m]quiet conver[G#m]sa - t[A]ion[G#m] [C#m]
[B]She's coming in t[D#m]welve thirthy [G#m]flight the [B]moolight winds
[A]Reflect the stars that [C#m7]guide me toward sa[G#m]lva-ti[A]on [G#m] [C#m]
[B]I stopped an ol[D#m]d man along the [G#m]way
[B]Hoping to find some [A]old forgotten [C#m]words of ancient [G#m]melo-d[A]ie[G#m] [C#m]s
[B]He turned to me[D#7] as if to [G#m]say hurry boy it's [A]waiting there for[G#m] [C#m] you
[F#m]Gonna take a l[D]ot to drag me aw[A]ay from [E]you
[F#m]There's nothing that a h[D]undred men or [A]more could eve[E]r do MTM
[F#m]I bless the r[D]ains down in [A]Afri[E]ca
[F#m]Gonna take some [D]time to do the t[A]hings we [C#m]neve[E]r [F#m] had [G#m] [A] [G#m] [C#m]
[B]The wild dogs cry [D#m]out in the n[G#m]ight
[B]As they grow [A]restless longing for [C#m]some solitary c[G#m]ompa-n[A]y [G#m] [C#m]
[B]I know that[D#m] I must do what's [G#m]right
[B]Sure as kilimangiaro r[A]ises like o[C#m]limpus above the sera[G#m]nget-t[A]i [G#m] [C#m]
[B]I seek to [D#7]cure what's deep i[G#m]nside
[G#m]Frightened of this t[A]hing that I've b[G#m] [C#m]ecome
[F#m]Gonna take a[D] lot to drag m[A]e away f[E]rom you
[F#m]There's nothing that a[D] hundred men o[A]r more could e[E]ver do
[F#m]I bless the[D] rains down in[A] A[E]frica
[F#m]Gonna take som[D]e time to do th[A]e things [C#m]we n[E]ev[F#m]er h[G#m] [A]ad[G#m] [C#m]
[B] [D#m] [G#m] [B] [A] [C#m] [G#m] [A] [G#m] [C#m]
[B] [D#7] [G#m] hurry boy it'[A]s waiting there[G#m] [C#m] for you
[F#m]Gonna take a[D] lot to drag m[A]e away f[E]rom you
[F#m]There's nothing that a[D] hundred men o[A]r more could e[E]ver do
[F#m]I bless the[D] rains down in[A] A[E]frica (REPEAT X4)
[F#m]Gonna take som[D]e time to do th[A]e things [C#m]we n[E]ev[F#m]er [G#m]h[A]ad[G#m] [C#m]
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venjeff (report)
This is an excellent transcription. I find that transposing it -4 semitones and playing those resultant chords with a capo on 4th Fret is easier and gives it a "punchiness", that doesn't change the key for vocals.