verse 1
C#m
O hooo, haaaa, mhmmmm, haaaaa
F#m C#m
Bright sunshine, over, over the deep blue sea
C#m F#m
I said it was a bright sun shining over deep blue sea, blue, blue sea
G#m F#m
All the fishermen are coming in from the night
G# F# C#m
And the sails on the horizon, oh, we in the Dhow Countries
C#m
Oh yeah, oh yeah
verse 2
C#m
Oh yeah
F#m C#m
Big moony night, full, full, shining through the trees
C#m F#m
Big moony night, just shining through the trees
G#m F#m
And the fishermen setting out their nets, mmmmm mmm
G#m F#m C#m
Mmm, oh the sails along the coast of the Dhow Countries
C#m
Mmmm hmm, mmmm....
verse 3
C#m
Mmmm
F#m C#m
Dar-Es-Salaam, Zanzibar, Pemba
F#m C#m
Mmmmm, habari gani, habari gani, ooh, yoo
G# F#m
Oh, so peaceful feeling, I don't wanna go
G#m F#m C#m
Sails on the horizon along the coast of the Dhow Countries
C#m
Africa, africa.
Solo
C#m C#m F#m F#m
C#m C#m F#m F#m
G#m F#m G#m C#m C#m C#m
verse 4
C#m
F#m C#m
The night are sweet, the air is fine
F#m C#m
My dreams are good and I'm rested in my mind
G#m F#m
All the streets, ooh, curve here and there
G#m F#m C#m
People talking everywhere in the Dhow Countries
C#m
Oooh
Verse 5
C#m
F#m C#m
Bright sun shining over the deep blue sea
C#m C#m
There's a bright sun shining over blue, blue, blue, blue sea
G#m F#m
Fishermen are coming in, their nets are full
G#m F#m C#m
Sails on the horizon along the coast of Dhow Countries
C#m
Along the coast, along the coast