Under African Skies chords by Paul Simon (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
Verse 1
(C major) Jo- (F major) seph's (C/G) face (G major) was
(C major) black (F major) as (C/G) night (G major)
The (C major) pale (F major) yellow moon (C/G) shone (G major)
in his (C major) eyes (F major) (C/G) (G major)
His (C major) path (F major) was (C/G) marked
(G major) By the stars (C major) in the
(F major) Southern Hemisphere (C/G) (G major)
And he (C major) walked (F major) his days (C/G)
Under (G major) African (C major) skies (F major) (C/G) (G major)
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Chorus 1
(C major) This is the (F major) story of how (C/G) we
begin (G major) to remem (C major) ber (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) This is the (F major) powerful puls (C/G) ing
of love (G major) in the (C major) vein (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) After the (F major) dream of fall (C/G) ing and
call (G major) ing your (C major) name out (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) These are the roots (F major) of rhythm
(C/G) And the roots of (G major) rhythm remain (C major)
(F major) (C/G) (G major)
Interlude 1
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
Verse 2
In (C major) ear (F major) ly (C/G) mem (G major) ory
(C major) Mis- (F major) sion (C/G) mu (G major) sic
Was (C major) ring (F major) ing 'round (C/G) my nurs (G major) ery door (C major)
(F major) (C/G)
(G major) I said (C major) take (F major) this (C/G) child
(G major) Lord from Tuc (C major) son (F major) Arizo- (C/G) na
(G major) Give her the wings (C major) to fly (F major) through har (C/G) mony
And (G major) she won't both (C major) er no (F major) more (C/G) (G major)
Chorus 2
(C major) This is the (F major) story of how (C/G) we
begin (G major) to remem (C major) ber (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) This is the (F major) powerful puls (C/G) ing
of love (G major) in the vein (C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) After the (F major) dream of fall (C/G) ing and
call (G major) ing your (C major) name out (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) These are the roots (F major) of rhythm
(C/G) And the roots of (G major) rhythm remain (C major)
(F major) (C/G) (G major)
Interlude 2
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
Verse 3
(C major) Jo- (F major) seph's (C/G) face (G major) was as black (C major)
(F major) as the night (C/G)
(G major) And the pale (C major) (F major) yellow moon (C/G) shone (G major)
in his (C major) eyes (F major) (C/G) (G major)
His (C major) path (F major) was marked (C/G)
(G major) By the stars (C major) in the
(F major) Southern Hemisphere (C/G)
(G major) And he (C major) walked the length (F major) of his days (C/G)
Under (G major) African (C major) skies (F major) (C/G) (G major)
Outro 1
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (C/G) (G major)
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