Recorded by TOTO

AfricaFor SATB* and Piano with Optional Instrumental Accompaniment

Duration: ca. 3:50Arranged byROGEREMERSON

Piano

Words and Music byDAVID PAICH and

JEFFPORCAROWith a beat (" : ca.94)

ShowTrar CD has B measures of percussion before choir enters at m. 9.

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dah dah dah dah dah dah dah.

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doo- doo doo doo bah.-Dm

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EAvailable separately:SATB, SAB,2.Part, ShowTFax CDSimple percussion patterns found on page 16.

Rhythm parts available as a digital download(syn l-2. gtr, b. dm. perc)halleonard.con/choral

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dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dahdahdah.

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I hear the drums

on - lv whis

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of someing to-night,-Am

but she hears

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qui - et

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v

f)oo doo doo- doo doo doo doo bah.

con - ver-sa

Am Dm

She's com-ing her moon-lit wings

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re-

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that guide me to-wards sal - va

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I stopped an old-man

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a-long theway,-

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hop-ing to find-

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some long for-got - ten words

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or an - cient mel

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if- to sag-

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ttHur-ry boy- it's wait-ing there-

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hun-dred men- or more- couldev-er do. I bless the rains-ATI:

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things we nev - er had.

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must do _ what's right, _ sure as

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doo fright-ened of this

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thing that I've- be-come.-oot

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dah- dah dah dah dah dah dah dah dah'n dah.

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boy- she's for you.

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hun-dred men or more could ev - er do.GF Bb/F F

@ Sing four times, driving to end

I bless therains- down in Af/a--lin) 1 /1Tl)Play.four times, driving to end

Alro div.Gon - na take some time- to do- the things we nev

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AFRICA _ SAIB