Cifras
Under African Skies

     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 
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 
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 
(backing track fades out, percussion faded last)