Waka waka (This time for Africa)    (video)    (clip)

 

    C ~ ~

 

    C                                      - G

1.     You're a good soldier,           choosing your battles,

Am                                                       F

    pick yourself up, and dust yourself off, and back in the saddle.

C                                      - G

    You're on the frontline,         everyone's watching,

Am                                                          F

    you know it's serious, we're getting closer, this isn’t over.

 

C                                 - G

    The pressure is on,       you feel it,

Am                                - F

    but you've got it all,           believe it.

        C                                              G

    when you fall, get up, oh oh, and if you fall, get up, eh eh,

      Am                                  - F   - - - - - - - - - - -

    tsamina mina zangalewa,       cuz this is Africa.

 

    C                               G

Tsamina mina, eh eh, waka waka, eh eh,

  Am                                   - F   - - - - - - - - - - - -

tsamina mina zangalewa,        this time for Africa.

 

+  C - G - Am - F (2x)

 

    C                                - G

2.     Listen to your god,         this is our motto,

Am                                                  F

    your time to shine, don’t wait in line, y vamos por todo.

C                                - G

    People are raising          their expectations,

Am                                                       F

    go on and feed them, this is your moment, no hesitations !

 

C                              - G

    Today's your day,         I feel it,

Am                               - F

    you paved the way,           believe it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          C                                                    G

    If you get down, get up, oh oh, when you get down, get up, eh eh,

      Am                                   - F   - - - - - - - - - - - -

    tsamina mina zangalewa,        this time for Africa

 

    C                               G

Tsamina mina, eh eh, waka waka, eh eh,

  Am                                   - F  

tsamina mina zangalewa,        anawa aa.

    C                               G

Tsamina mina, eh eh, waka waka, eh eh,

  Am                                   - F   - - - - - - - - - - - -

tsamina mina zangalewa,        this time for Africa.

 

+  C - G - Am - F (2x)    +  C - G - Am - F (2x)

 

+ CHORUS

 

+  C - G - Am - F (2x)    

 

    C - G                                     - Am - F

+             This time for Africa !                 This time for Africa !

 

+  C - G - Am - F (2x) ….

 

(orig. = capo 2nd)    (Shakira)