Chords
Under African Skies

Key: C

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
     C                 F                    C/G            G  
     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
INTRO
     C  F      C/G      G      C  F      C/G      G  
(band comes in)
     C  F      C/G      G      C  F      C/G      G  
     C  F      C/G      G      C  F      C/G      G  
VERSE
C         F                 C/G      G    C    F              C/G      G  
     Jo oseph's face was    black as night
                     C         F              C/G    G                                    C  F      C/G      G  
And the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes
          C         F      C/G         G              C                              F                              C/G         G  
His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere
                  C              F      C/G                    G                      C  F      C/G      G  
And he walked his days under African skies
C                              F                    C/G              G                              C  F      C/G      G  
  This is the story of how we begin to remember
C                              F                    C/G                    G                              C  F      C/G      G  
  This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein
C                         F                    C/G                      G                              C  F      C/G      G  
  After the dream of falling and calling your name out
C                                    F                                                            C/G              G                    C  F      C/G      G  
  These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain
INTERLUDE
     C  F      C/G      G      C  F      C/G      G  
     C  F      C/G      G      C  F      C/G      G  
VERSE
        C    F    C/G  G  
In early memory
C    F            C/G  G  
  Mission mu    sic
          C    F            C/G              G                    C  F      C/G      G  
Was ringing 'round my nursery door
                  C         F         C/G         G  
I said take this child, Lord
             C                 F    C/G    G  
From Tucson, Arizona
                                  C                    F                            C/G  
Give her the wings to fly through harmony
          G                      C                                 F         C/G    G  
And she won't bother you no more
C                              F                    C/G              G                      C  F      C/G      G  
  This is the story of how we begin to remember
C                              F                    C/G                    G                              C  F      C/G      G  
  This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein
C                         F                    C/G                      G                              C  F      C/G      G  
  After the dream of falling and calling your name out
C                                    F                                                            C/G              G                    C  F      C/G      G  
  These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain
PART
        C            F            C/G      G              C  F      C/G      G  
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh
        C            F            C/G      G              C  F      C/G      G  
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh
        C            F            C/G      G              C  F      C/G      G  
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh oh oh oh
        C            F            C/G      G              C  F      C/G      G  
Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh
VERSE
C         F                 C/G      G    C    F              C/G      G  
     Jo oseph's face was    black as night
                     C         F              C/G    G                                    C  F      C/G      G  
And the pale yellow moon shone in his eyes
          C         F      C/G         G              C                              F                              C/G         G  
His path was marked by the stars in the southern hemisphere
                  C                         F                                 C/G                    G                      C  F      C/G      G  
And he walked the length of his days under African skies
CODA
     C  F      C/G      G      C  F      C/G      G  
     C  F      C/G      G      C  F      C/G      G  
(backing track fades out, percussion faded last)