South Africa

      G         D
South African, dankre so man
Am                           Am
- You better go where you're coming from
      G         D
South African, dankre so man
Am                Am
- You better go away.
      G         D
South African, dankre so man
Am                           Am
- You better go where you're coming from
      G         D
South African, dankre so man
Am                Am
- You better go away.


[Verse 1]
     G                 D            Am              Am
You went down in South Africa land long time ago
    G               D                     Am    Am
To eat from their fruits, the silver and gold, yes
     G              D          Am     Am
You wanted to be a richer ma-a-an
         G                  D                 Am
But the worst part of the story is not often told
            G                               D
'Cause you fight them (Fight them) and you catch them (them)
        Am                Am
And you put them in jail (Put them in jail)
     G                               D
You judge them (Judge them) and you kill them (Kill them)
      Am                       Am
With laws that you made (With laws that you made)


[Chorus]
      G         D
South African, dankre so man
Am                           Am
- You better go where you're coming from
      G         D
South African, dankre so man
Am                Am
- You better go away

[Interlude]
G D Am Am x2


[Verse 2]
            G                               D
'Cause you fight them (Fight them) and you catch them (them)
        Am                 Am
And you put them in jail (Put them in jail)
     G                               D
You judge them (Judge them) and you kill them (Kill the
      Am                       Am
With laws that you make (With laws that you make)
          G            D
All your money, blood money
        Am
Will be useless one day
              G           D
And all your power, your power
             Am                             Am
Is like the matchlight that the wind blows away


[Outro]
                 G              D
What about the children, your children?
              Am                 Am
They have to catch the fire one day
        G               D
The education that you give them
       Am                 Am
In the system that you create
     G         D
Oh, move far away
Am                     Am
- And purser, man, wherever you come from
 G         D
Move far away
Am            Am
- You got to leave Jah-Jah land
     G         D
Now move far away
Am    Am
- Africa must be free
     G         D
Now move far away
Am                 Am
- The whole world wants to be free
     G         D   Am  Am
Now move far away
     G         D   Am  Am
Oh, move far away
     G         D   Am  Am
Oh, move far away
     G         D   Am  Am
Oh, move far away