Key: G
Introduction: Am G/D D7 G
Em7 D7 G D7 G
Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika
D7 G D
Maluphakanyisw’ uphondo lwayo,
Em7 D7 G D D9 G
Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Am G D G D7 G Am G D G D7 G
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.
Em D7 G D7 G D D7
Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
Em D7 G C Am G D G
O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho,
G D G C G D D7 G
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
C G D D7 G D F#m A
Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.
A D Bm F#m
Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Em7 D A Bm F#m
Uit die diepte van ons see,
A7 D Bm D A7 D
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Em7 A Bm E7 A7
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,
D Bm7 D A
Sounds the call to come together,
A7 D D7 Bm7Em Em7 A
And united we shall stand,
Bm D A7 D Bm Em7Em
Let us live and strive for freedom,
D G A7 D
In South Africa our land.