African Convention
African Convention

African Convention easy guitar chords by Miriam Makeba

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    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    The 
    African 
    Conven
    tion 

    Is 
    gonna 
    to 
    take 
    place 
    in 

    the nation 

    There'll 
    be 
    delegation
    s 

    From 
    one 
    and 
    all 
    African 

    sta
    tions 

    Verse 2
    We're 
    sending 
    invitation
    s 

    To 
    people 
    of 
    African 
    vibra
    tions 

    Open 
    up 
    all 
    rela
    tions 

    Come 
    on 
    and 
    hear 
    our 
    syncopa

    tion 

    Verse 3

    Number 
    one 
    on 
    the 
    agenda 
    is 

    mu
    sic 

    Number 
    two 
    on 
    the 
    agenda 
    is 
    rhythm 

    Number 
    three 
    on 

    the 
    agenda 
    is 
    dancing 

    Number 
    four 
    on 
    the 
    agenda 
    is 

    lov
    in' 

    Verse 4

    Every 
    organisa
    tion 

    Musi
    cians 
    and 
    politi
    cians 

    Peasant 
    and 
    high 
    so
    ciety 

    From 
    the 
    country 
    and 
    the 
    city 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 5
    Ma- 
    Ma- 
    Ma- 
    Ma- 
    Ma- 
    Mandin
    go, 

    Hausa, 
    Fula 

    (Beating on 
    the 
    tom- tom) 

    Good 
    beats 
    from 
    the 
    Con
    go 

    (Making sweet 
    harmony) 

    Verse 6
    Number 
    one 
    on 
    the 
    agenda 
    is 
    mu
    sic 
    (Sing your 
    song, 

    you 
    mighty 
    Zulu) 

    Number 
    two 
    on 
    the 
    agenda 
    is 
    rhythm 

    (Be- be- be- be- be- bebop in 
    Dixieland) 

    Number 
    three 
    on 
    the 
    agenda 
    is 
    dancing 
    (Shake your 

    body 
    to 
    Ham
    ba 
    Mama) 

    Number 
    four 
    on 
    the 
    agenda 
    lov
    in' 

    (Open up 
    all 
    re
    lations) 

    Verse 7
    Talk about 
    the 
    African, 

    the 
    Afric
    an 
    Conven
    tion 

    Do 
    do 
    do 
    do 
    do do 
    the 
    reggae 

    Talk 
    about 
    the 
    African 

    (Jamaica, mama) 

    The Afric
    an 
    Conven
    tion 
    (Shake your 
    body, 

    ma- 
    a- 
    ma, 
    mama) 

    Talk 
    about 
    the African, 

    the African 
    Convention 

    Open 
    up 
    all 
    rela
    tions 
    (Talk about 

    the 
    African) 

    The African 
    Convention 

    (Johnny Parker) 

    Talk 
    about 
    the African 

    (Blow y
    our 
    horn) 

    The 
    Afric
    an 
    Convention 

    Talk about 
    the African, 

    the African 
    Convention 

    Verse 8

    We're 
    gon
    na 
    dance 
    the 
    blues 
    away 

    (Talk about 
    the African) 

    The African 
    Conven
    tion 

    We're 
    gonna 
    stop 

    playin' 
    blues 
    this 
    day 

    Talk 
    about 
    the African, 

    the 
    African 
    Convention 

    Do 
    do 
    do 
    do 
    do 
    do 
    the 
    reggae, 
    Ja
    maica, 

    mama 
    (Talk about 
    the 
    African) 

    The 
    African 
    Convention 

    Shake 
    your 
    body 
    Papa, 

    Mama 
    (Talk about 
    the 
    African) 

    The 
    African 
    Conven
    tion 
    (The African 

    Convention) 

    Is gonna to 
    take 
    place 
    in 
    the nation 

    (Talk about the 
    African) 

    The African 
    Con
    vention 

    Verse 9
    (Talk about 
    the 
    Afric

    an) Open 
    up 
    all 
    rela
    tions 

    The African 
    Convention 

    (Talk about 
    the 
    African) 

    Johnny 
    Parker 
    blow 
    your 
    horn 

    (The African 
    Con
    vention) 

    Talk about 
    the 
    African 

    The African 
    Con
    vention 

    Do 
    do do 
    do 
    do 
    do 
    the 
    reggae 

    Jamaica, 

    mama 
    (Talk about the 
    Afric
    an) 

    The African 
    Conven
    tion 

    Talk 
    about 
    the 
    African 

    The African 
    Convention 

    Is 
    settling 
    on 
    the 
    nation 

    (Talk about 
    the African) 

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