Under African Skies

	  		

 



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INTRO 
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  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
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B|1-1-------------|--1-----0-------| 
G|0---------2-0-0-|--0---0-0-2-0-0-| 
D|2-----3---3-3-3-|2-------0-------| 
A|3-----3---------|----------------| 
E|--------1-------|3---3---3-------| 



INTRO 

(guitar) 
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(band comes in) 
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VERSE 

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  Jo oseph's face was  black as night 
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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 
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 This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein 
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 After the dream of falling and calling your name out 
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 These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain 



INTERLUDE 
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VERSE 

   C  F  C/G G 
In early memory 
C  F     C/G G 
 Mission mu  sic 
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Was ringing 'round my nursery door 
       C    F    C/G    G 
I said take this child, Lord 
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From Tucson, Arizona 
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Give her the wings to fly through harmony 
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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 

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Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh 
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Ta um ba um ba um ba oh oh oh 
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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 

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(backing track fades out, percussion faded last)