Africa Man

 
        A
1. Gold Coast, Kenya, Belgian Congo 
     G                A
   Tanganyika and Zululand 
     A
   They took those people across the water
          G                      A
   To Southern States and the Caribbean. 

     A
R. Africa, Africa, Africa Man.
     D                          A
   You can't hide your head in the sand 
     D
   Who was sold to the new-found land. 
          E
   Your brothers and sisters 
          D
   Your brothers and sisters 
          D                               A
   Your brothers and your sisters, Africa Man


2. AII they wanted was their freedom 
   Freedom from the trader man
   They had heart and soul and rhythm 
   Rhythm spread all over the land. 
 
   I said who got the music? Africa Man. 
   Who got the soul now? Africa Man. 
   Who got the rhythm? Africa Man. 
   Somebody took those people by the hand. 

   Africa, Africa, Africa Man. 
   Africa, Africa, Africa Man. 
   Africa, Africa, Africa Man.  Africa 

2. Gold Coast, Kenya, Belgian Congo 
   Tanganyika and Zululand 
   They took those people across the water
   To  Southern States and the Caribbean. 

   I said  Africa. Africa, Africa Man. 
 
R. You can't hide your head in the sand
   Who was sold to the new-found land. 
   Your brothers and sisters 
   Your brothers and sisters 
   Your brothers and your sisters, Africa Man

R. Your brothers and sisters 
   Your brothers and sisters 
   Your brothers and your sisters, Africa Man