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Africa I Come

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Capo on second fret (but you can also put it at 3 or 4 or play without capo ;P)
EmI know, I know thiGs is not gonna go 
Canywhere at Dall
Emand that you've kissed me, 
Gor at least missed me 
Cis something you've left to mDy thoughts.
Cmaj7But please, please don't stop sGmiling at me, 
C'cause I can't bear the thought 
Dthat you don't really mean this. 
Cmaj7Please, please let me Gthink 
you are thinking Em7of me, of Dme.
YEmou're probably tired 
Gof seeing me dying 
Ceverythime I sing a Dsong. 
EmIt's all kind of useless 
Gand it makes me even 
Ca bit more depressed than I Dalready am. 
EmAnd you have to tell me Gif I am annoying 
C'cause I can still move to DAfrica.
But if you don't mind then
Cmaj7please, please don't stop Gsmiling at me, 
C'cause I can't bear the thought 
Dthat you don't love me at all 
Cmaj7Please, please let me Gthink 
you are thinking Em7of me, of Dme.

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Africa I Come

by Florian Ostertag

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Em7

Capo on second fret (but you can also put it at 3 or 4 or play without capo ;P)

Em G

I know, I know this is not gonna go

C D

anywhere at all

and that you've kissed me,

or at least missed me

C D

is something you've left to my thoughts.

Cmaj7 G

But please, please don't stop smiling at me,

'cause I can't bear the thought

that you don't really mean this.

Cmaj7 G

Please, please let me think

Em7 D

you are thinking of me, of me.

You're probably tired

of seeing me dying

C D

everythime I sing a song.

It's all kind of useless

and it makes me even

C D

a bit more depressed than I already am.

Em G

And you have to tell me if I am annoying

C D

'cause I can still move to Africa.

But if you don't mind then

Cmaj7 G

please, please don't stop smiling at me,

'cause I can't bear the thought

that you don't love me at all

Cmaj7 G

Please, please let me think

Em7 D

you are thinking of me, of me.

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