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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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
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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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doo fright-ened of this
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thing that I've- be-come.-oot
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AFRICA _ SATB
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hun-dred men or more could ev - er do.GF Bb/F F
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AFRICA _ SAIB