{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":994498,"song":"African Child","artist":"Infant Sorrow","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11624645-african-child-chords-by-infant-sorrow/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/994498?type=chord","rating":4.98895,"votes":30,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]  \r\nI have crossed the mystic desert[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo snap pictures of the poor[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI've invited them to brunch[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLet them crash out on my floor[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's sunshine in my veins[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy kitchen's filled with flies[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm crying out in vain[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike a little African child[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTrapped in me [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's an African child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTrapped in me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's a little African child trapped in me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAll these rooms are cluttered [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith the spoils of my fame[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy doors and windows shuttered[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]                       \r\nI just can't keep out the rain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's sunshine down in hell[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy kitchen's filled with flies[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm crying out for help[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike a little African child[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTrapped in me [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's an African child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTrapped in me[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's a little African child trapped in me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Post-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAll of these blowjobs[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn limousines[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhat do they matter[/tab]\r\n    \r\nWhat do they mean\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo the little African child trapped in me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Swahili chant - Translation]\r\nN.C.\r\nNataka upendo - I want love\r\nNataka usalama - I want security\r\nMi nataka wimbo - I want music\r\nNinakuja Afrika - So I come to Africa\r\n\r\nWatoto wote wamekatwa mkono - All the children's hands have been chopped off\r\nIsipokuwa watoto wanono - Except the fat kids\r\n\r\nMungu linda watoto - God protects children\r\nMungu linda watoto - God protects children\r\nMimi ni mungu nalinda watoto - I am a god who protects children\r\nMimi ni mungu nalinda watoto - I am a god who protects children\r\nUsalama ni mimi - I am peace\r\nUpendo ni mimi - I am love\r\nNa katika afrika mfalme ni mimi - And in Africa I am the king\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   African child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTrapped in me[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's an African child[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTrapped in me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's a little African child trapped in me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's a little African child trapped in me[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's a little African child [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTrapped in me[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nEm\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Post-Chorus]\n\n\n\n    \nWhat do they mean\n\n\n[Swahili chant - Translation]\nN.C.\nNataka upendo - I want love\nNataka usalama - I want security\nMi nataka wimbo - I want music\nNinakuja Afrika - So I come to Africa\n\nWatoto wote wamekatwa mkono - All the children's hands have been chopped off\nIsipokuwa watoto wanono - Except the fat kids\n\nMungu linda watoto - God protects children\nMungu linda watoto - God protects children\nMimi ni mungu nalinda watoto - I am a god who protects children\nMimi ni mungu nalinda watoto - I am a god who protects children\nUsalama ni mimi - I am peace\nUpendo ni mimi - I am love\nNa katika afrika mfalme ni mimi - And in Africa I am the king\n\n[Outro]","chords":["Em","G","C","Am","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}