*Nyabinghi version. Used chords in this way for the whole song: Am|G|F x2 Dm|Em At the faster verses it is: Am|G|F x4 [INTRO VOICE 1] Scholars and scientists now conceive that Africa is the first place of mankind Africans were the first builders of civilization They discovered mathematics, invented writing, developed sciences Engineering, medicine, religion, fine arts, and built the Great Pyramids An architectural achievement which still baffles modern scientists' [INTRO VOICE 2] The 225th Emperor [echo] direct descent from Solomon and The Queen of Sheba [echo] He is the "King of Kings, The Lion of Judah [echo]" The name Haile Selassie I means "Power of the Trinity" [Verse 1: Stephen Marley]

E^Amducate yourse^Glves, of A^Ffrica T^Amo liberate yo^Gurself, Af^Frica Keep^Dm your heads up high No more will^Em we cry Eeeeyh

O^Amur history th^Gat they st^Fole, Africa I^Ams written in ^Gour souls,^F Africa Ol^Dmdest nation on this earth Know jus^Emt what you worth Well well

Ships that^Am sail to distant pla^Gces Robbed us of our ri^Fsing worlds History sa^Amys that you've betr^Gayed us Talking of the Go^Fds you serve Hear the ^Amrambling in the sky ^G Tears that our fo^Fre fathers cry And today^Am we're still in chai^Gns Take the shackl^Fe from our minds You'^Dmre the corner stone The ^Emking upon the throne

How ^Ambeautiful are thou, A^Gfrica ^F Our ^Amnation have to bow, A^Gfrica ^F Don't ^Dmyou fall from grace You're tha^Emt secret place Aye! A^Emye-ah-aye!

[Verse 2: Wale]

Power to the^Am people, Motherland representa I'm on tr^Gial with the man s^Fhe my co-defendant And I d^Amemand her attention, can you focus women? I'm ge^Gtting closer to the sk^Fy errytime I hit it Haile ^AmSelassie I, "Power of the Trinity" Soul ^Gmade in naija, my voice ^Fmade in Italy White^Am mans world that I'm livin' in, some say But it wa^Gs Africa the continen^Ft we all came from Can'^Dmt nothing come between me and you So be^Dmfore I have seeds gotta understand my roots Gott^Ema understand the truth. We is all king's 'round here Life^Ems not all fair, work till we fall dead Pau^Aml goin' hard 'till I urn like a Pall-Bearer Although^G my body's in the U.S my^F heart's there I can^Am never be ashamed of her, I got my featur^Ges and my name from her Ma^Fma Africa

[Verse 3: Stephen Marley]

^DmThe richest place on earth ^EmKnow just what your worth

^Am[HARMONIZING WITH MUSIC] ^G ^F Talking about the God you serve [HARMONIZING WITH MUSIC]

^DmKeep your heads up high ^EmNo more will we cry

The^Amy infiltrate our hom^Ges, Afr^Fica ^AmThey claim it as thei^Gr own, Afric^Fa No^Dmw we must stand tall To^Em break down all these wall-alls Well well

^AmOur children must be tau^Gght, of Afri^Fca ^AmThe science and the ar^Gt, Africa ^F N^Dmah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah^Emhh!

^AmEducate yoursel^Gf, Africa ^F ^AmTo liberate you^Grselves, Afr^Fic K^Dmeep your heads up high N^Emo more will we cry

Be^Amautiful are thou,^G Africa ^F A ^Amlegend have to bow,^G Africa ^F Oh^Dm Oh! ^Em

Mad^Ame in Africa, We shar^Ge Africa (We sha^Fre Africa) M^Amade in Africa, We sh^Gare Africa (We s^Fhare Africa) M^Amade in Africa, We sh^Gare Africa (We s^Fhare Africa) M^Amade in Africa, We sh^Gare Africa (We s^Fhare Africa) M^Amade in Africa, We sh^Gare Africa (We s^Fhare Africa) M^Amade in Africa, We sh^Gare Africa (We s^Fhare Africa) M^Amade in Africa, We sh^Gare Africa (We s^Fhare Africa)

Stephen Marley - Made in africa