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Gretchen Peters - Over Africa
CAPO: 2nd Fret
INTRO:    C   Cadd9     C   Cadd9     C   Cadd9     C   F  C  
Under Kilimanjaro she guards her youngF  C  
And she speaks to the darkness in the mother tongueF  C  
She waits and she watches all night longF  C  
Calls to her lover and she sings this songF  C  
CHORUS:
I will be Fthere for you whatGever comesF  C  
I am as Fconstant as the Gbeat of drumsF  Am  
My love is stronger than the Fnoonday sun
Over Dm7Africa
Over CA---friGca___C_Cadd9  F  C  Cadd9  C  
It's a force of nature, it's the power of needF  C  
Love will heal you, baby, and it'll make you bleedF  C  
But I will be patient, I will bide my timeF  C  
I will be waiting like a mama lionF  C  
CHORUS:
I will be Fthere for you whatGever comesF  C  
I am as Fconstant as the Gbeat of drumsF  Am  
My love is stronger than the Fnoonday sun
Over Dm7Africa
Over CA---friGca___C_Cadd9  F  C  Cadd9  C  F  G  
BRIDGE:
Between love and money, between Fpride and sinG  
We are just wild things underFneath the skin
In the Gcradle of creation we were Fmade this wayCsus4  
Bound together 'til our Fdying day____C_Cadd9  F  C  Cadd9  C  
It's the law of the jungle, it's the ancient truthF  C  
Live by the senses, baby, die by the toothF  C  
But I would walk through fire, I would swim the seaF  C  
Long as I live and breathe, you belong to meF  C  
CHORUS:
And I will be Fthere for you whatGever comesF  C  
I am as Fconstant as the Gbeat of drumsF  Am  
My love is stronger than the Fnoonday sun
Over Dm7Africa
Over CA---friGca____
OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
       C   Cadd9 F C   Cadd9 F C

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Over Africa

by Gretchen Peters

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dm7

Csus4

Gretchen Peters - Over Africa

CAPO: 2nd Fret

C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F C

INTRO:

F C

Under Kilimanjaro she guards her young

F C

And she speaks to the darkness in the mother tongue

F C

She waits and she watches all night long

F C

Calls to her lover and she sings this song

CHORUS:

F G F C

I will be there for you whatever comes

F G F Am

I am as constant as the beat of drums

My love is stronger than the noonday sun

Dm7

Over Africa

C G C Cadd9 F C Cadd9 C

Over A---frica____

F C

It's a force of nature, it's the power of need

F C

Love will heal you, baby, and it'll make you bleed

F C

But I will be patient, I will bide my time

F C

I will be waiting like a mama lion

CHORUS:

F G F C

I will be there for you whatever comes

F G F Am

I am as constant as the beat of drums

My love is stronger than the noonday sun

Dm7

Over Africa

C G C Cadd9 F C Cadd9 C F G

Over A---frica____

BRIDGE:

F G

Between love and money, between pride and sin

We are just wild things underneath the skin

G F Csus4

In the cradle of creation we were made this way

F C Cadd9 F C Cadd9 C

Bound together 'til our dying day_____

F C

It's the law of the jungle, it's the ancient truth

F C

Live by the senses, baby, die by the tooth

F C

But I would walk through fire, I would swim the sea

F C

Long as I live and breathe, you belong to me

CHORUS:

F G F C

And I will be there for you whatever comes

F G F Am

I am as constant as the beat of drums

My love is stronger than the noonday sun

Dm7

Over Africa

C G

Over A---frica____

OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)

C Cadd9 F C Cadd9 F C

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