Intro: A G#m C#m7 (4x) Verse 1: B D#m7 G#m7 I hear the drums echoing tonight G#m7/F# A/E E/F# G#m7 A G#m C#m7 But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation She's coming in twelve thirty flight The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation I stopped an old man along the way Hoping to find some old forgotten words or ancient melodies B D#m7 G#m7 He turned to me as if to say A G#m C#m7 Hurry boy it's waiting there for you Chorus: F#m D A E Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do I bless the rains down in Africa F#m D A C#m7 E F#m E/G# (A) Gonna take some time to do the things we never had ooh Transition (same chords as intro, 2x) Verse 2: The wild dogs cry out in the night As they grow restless longing for some solitary company I know that I must do what's right As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti B D#m7 G#m7 I seek to cure what's deep inside A G#m C#m7 Frightened of this thing that I've become Chorus Transition Keyboard solo / Verse 3: B D#m7 G#m7 G#m7/F# A/E E/F# G#m7 A G#m C#m7 B D#m7 G#m7 A G#m C#m7 Hurry boy she's waiting there for you Chorus with repeated third line (5x?) and descant line Outro: (same chords as intro, ?x)
