Bob Marley - Africa Unite: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Africa Unite" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Africa Unite Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Marley

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Africa Unite" smoothly on your guitar.

G      D          Em
Ziya-po ya-ya, pa-pa-ya-pa
G        D          Em
Ti-da-lee, na po-po pu-du-loo
G         D         Em
Ste-na-peh na-na po po-ro po

G    D   Em
Africa unite:
              C            D      Em
'cause we're moving right out of Babylon,
           C        D   Em
And we're going to our father's land, yea-ea.

G                  D                   Em
How good and how pleasant it would be before God
     C
and man, yea-eah!
G          D              Em       C
To see the unification of all Africans, yeah
G             D            Em         C
As it's been said a'ready, let it be done, yeah
G            D             Em    C
We are the children of the rastaman;
G            D             Em  C
We are the children of the iyaman

So-o, Africa unite
Because the children (Africa unite) want to
come home. Yea-ea-eah!
Africa unite
Because we're moving right out of Babylon, yeah
And we're grooving to our Father's land, yea-ea
How good and how pleasant it would be before
God and man
To see the unification of all Rastaman, yeah
As it's been said a'ready, let it be done! hmm
I tell you who we are under the sun
We are the children of the Rastaman
We are the children of the Iyaman

So-o, Africa unite
Afri - Africa unite, yeah!
Unite for the benefit (Africa unite) for the
benefit of your people!
Unite for it's later (Africa unite) than you think!
Unite for the benefit (Africa unite) of my children!
Unite for it's later (Africa uniting) than you
think!
Africa awaits (Africa unite) it's Creators!
Africa awaiting (Africa uniting) it's Creator!
Africa, you're my (Africa unite) forefather
cornerstone!
Unite for the Africans (Africa uniting) abroad!
Unite for the Africans (Africa unite) a yard!

Transpose

Reset

Font Size

Reset

Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Africa Unite" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Africa Unite" by Bob Marley.

Bob Marley Song List