African Nights Chords
by Smokie
African Nights by Smokie is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, G, D, F#m, Bm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
A G D
Over a land where the water flows
A G D
An eagle flies where the west wind blows
A G D
I saw her eyes shining crystal clear
G D A
One in a million years
F#m D
And our hearts were one under burning suns
Bm D
to the city of gold we will run
A E A
I still remember the African nights
D G E
Deep in my memory it burns me inside
A
I've thrown down my chains and
E A
I'm ready to fight
D F#m
Can we recapture the fire at the
E A
African nights
A E A D
A G D
From where I stand I can feel her touch
A G D
I'm in her hands and it means so much
A G D
I understand when the vision is gone
G D A
This feeling inside carries on
#m D
If the heart and mind reach a borderline
Bm A D
Who could consider it a crime
A E A D
A D
Tar nem seng yaaro
Bm E
We hear you we follow
A D
Tar nem seng yaaro
Bm E
We hear you we follow
A E A
I still remember the African nights
D G E
Deep in my memory it burns me inside
A
I've thrown down my chains and
E A
I'm ready to fight
D F#m
Can we recapture the fire at the
E A
African nights
A D
Tar nem seng yaaro
Bm E
We hear you we follow
A D
Tar nem seng yaaro
Bm E
We hear you we follow