Africa Now chords by Terry Callier

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Glob (E minor) alization,
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Recolonializ (A major) ation  (E minor) 
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No land for the  (A major) people,
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hope  (E minor) fades away  (A major) 
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We  (A minor)  (D major) are all searching,
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for  (A minor)  (D major) some trace of mercy  (A minor) 
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The poor  (D major) have no reason to
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get through the  (A minor) day
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Oh,  (D major) there must be an  (E minor) answer,
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we  (A major) will find it some (E minor) how.  (A major) 
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There is one path  (E minor) to freedom,  (A major) all of
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Africa now.  (E minor)  (D major)  (A major) 
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There must be an  (E minor) answer,
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we  (A major) will find it some (E minor) how.
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Em 
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 (A major) There's one path to  (E minor) freedom, all  (A major) of
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Africa  (E minor) now  (A major) 
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 (E minor) Is  there any guaranta (A major) tion,
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 (E minor) a continent's salvation?  (A major) 
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 (E minor) Shelter for these chil (A major) dren,
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from  (E minor) the storm and the rain  (A major) 
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These times  (A minor) are  (D major) demanding a  (A minor) 
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deeper understanding  (D major)  (A minor) 
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A cure for  (D major) the sickness an
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 (A minor) d end to  (D major) the pain
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There must be an  (E minor) answer,
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there must  (D major) be an  (A major) answer
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We will find  (E minor) it  somehow  (D major)  (A major) 
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There is one path to  (E minor) freedom,
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there is one path to  (A major) freedom
All of
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Africa now  (E minor) 
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See  (A major) there must be an  (E minor) answer  (A major) 
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We will find it somehow  (E minor)  (A major) 
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There is one path to  (E minor) freedom  (A major) 
All of
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Africa now  (E minor)  (A major) 
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Where  (E minor) is the foundation  (A major) 
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For  (E minor) lasting liberation
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 (A major) Who  (E minor) is willing?
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Who is able?  (A major) 
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Why  (E minor) can't the people see?  (A major) 
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 (A minor) Brother smiting  (D major) brother,
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tribe (A minor) s turn on each  (D major) other
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We're  (A minor) all  (A major) human re (D major) lations,
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why should it  (A minor) be?  (D major) 
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Our hearts are di (E minor) vided,
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there must be  (A major) an answer
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We must join them some (E minor) how,
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we must  (D major) fight some (A major) how
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One  (E minor) path to redemption,
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there is one path to  (A major) freedom
All of
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Africa now,  (E minor)  (A major) hearts  (E minor) are divided
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There must  (D major) be an  (A major) answer,
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we must join them some (E minor) how
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We must fight  (D major) some (A major) how
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One path to redemption,  (E minor) 
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there is one path to  (A major) freedom
All of
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Africa now  (E minor)  (D major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (A major)  (E minor) 
All of
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Africa now,  (A major) all of
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Africa now,  (E minor) all of
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Africa  (D major) now
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There  (A major) must be an  (E minor) answer,
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yeah, brother (A major) 
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We will find  (E minor) it  somehow,
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we will find it some (A major) how
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There  (E minor) is one that will free
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one that will free us  (D major)  (A major) 
All of
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Africa now,  (E minor) now,  (D major) now  (E minor) 
There must be an answer,
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we  (D major)  (A major) will find it some (E minor) how
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La la la, la la la la  (A major) la la
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 (E minor) There's  (A major) one death of  (E minor) freedom  (G major)  (A major) 
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All  (E minor) of
Africa now
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Now, now,  (A major) now
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There must be an  (E minor) answer  (A major) 
We'll find it somehow
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Em 
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 (E minor)  (A major) There's one death of  (E minor) freedom  (A major) 
All of
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Africa now  (E minor)  (A major) 
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There  (E minor) must be an answer
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Ooh, ooh,  (A major) ooh,  (E minor) ooh, ooh
ooh, ooh,
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 (E minor) 