Intro:
F5 . G5 . Bb5 Bb5 *
e | 1-----1-----3-----3---- | -1-----1-----1-----1-4p1 |
B | 1-----1-----3-----3---- | -3-----3-----3-----3-3-- |
G | 2-----2-----4-----4---- | -1-----1-----1-----1-1-- | 2x
D | 3-----3-----5-----5---- | -3-----3-----3-----3-3-- |
A | 3-----3-----5-----5---- | -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---- |
E | 1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3 | ------------------------ |
F5 G5
Steam ship sail down the river
Bb5
Fight the mosquitoes
Bb5
that lie in the swamp
F5 G5
White smoke cover the jungle
Bb5
see Dr. Livingston
Bb5
land with a thump
D5 D5 D5 D5 Ab5
Down where the sad widows gather
C5 Ab5 * C5
Ab5 * Bb5
Young women weep for their dying babies
D5 D5 D5 D5
I am a white man in Africa
C5 Ab5 * C5 Ab5 *
If I were to stay here there'd be
Bb5
no one to save me /
F5 F5
I hear the drums, I know it's urgent
C5 F5
I hear sur- vival in his hands
F5 F5
Switch to record, I get the picture
C5 F5
But I will never under- stand
Break:
F5 . G5 . Bb5 Bb5 *
e | 1-----1-----3-----3---- | -1-----1-----1-----1-4p1 |
B | 1-----1-----3-----3---- | -3-----3-----3-----3-3-- |
G | 2-----2-----4-----4---- | -1-----1-----1-----1-1-- | 2x
D | 3-----3-----5-----5---- | -3-----3-----3-----3-3-- |
A | 3-----3-----5-----5---- | -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---- |
E | 1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3 | ------------------------ |
F5 G5
Mad world in- visible army
Bb5 Bb5
Blow up the bridges and come like a storm
F5 G5
Young girl eyes full of promise
Bb5 Bb5
Carry the baby and keeping it warm
D5 D5 D5 D5 Ab5
Down where the sad widows gather
C5 Ab5 * C5
Ab5 * Bb5
Young men go down on their knees
D5 D5 D5 D5
I am a white man in Africa
C5 Ab5 *
C5 Ab5 * Bb/
With more than just my god to ap- pease
F5 F5
I hear the drums, I know it's urgent
C5 F5
I hear sur- vival in his hands
F5 F5
Switch to record, I get the picture
C5 F5
But I will never under- stand
Bb5 C5
How there is love in his face
Bb5 C5
In the midst of all this waste
Bb5
Bb5 C5 Bb5 C5
In the Mozambique sun under the gun
F5 F5
I hear the drums,
C5 F5
I hear survival in his hands,
F5 F5
I hear the drums
C5 F5
There is a curse upon this land
F5 F5
Hear the drums, know it's urgent
C5 F5
Hear sur- vival in his hands
F5 F5
Hit re- cord get the picture,
C5 F5
I will never under- stand
Solo:
F5 . G5 . Bb5 Bb5 *
e | 1-----1-----3-----3---- | -1-----1-----1-----1-4p1 |
B | 1-----1-----3-----3---- | -3-----3-----3-----3-3-- |
G | 2-----2-----4-----4---- | -1-----1-----1-----1-1-- |
D | 3-----3-----5-----5---- | -3-----3-----3-----3-3-- |
A | 3-----3-----5-----5---- | -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---- |
E | 1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3 | ------------------------ |
F5 G5 Bb5 Bb5 *
Child of the sound and the fury
F5 G5 Bb5 Bb5 *
Left all a- lone in a warzone,
F5 G5 Bb5 Bb5 *
Child of the sound and the fury
Ab5 Bb5 Ab5 Bb5
aah aaah aah aaah
F5 G5
The hour is late and the thought of my bed
Bb5 Bb5
Makes me tired and ready for sleep
F5 G5
So tell me about all the places you go
Bb5 Bb5
All the lies that you swallow The people you keep
F5 G5
Viva the monastery, That's where I wanna be
Bb5 Bb5
wrestle my soul!
F5 ///
