| G D | Em |
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

[Chorus]
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.

[Verse 1]
G                  D                   Em              C
  How good and how pleasant it would be before God 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

[Chorus]
     G    D   Em
So-o, Africa unite:
           G        D          Em
'cause the children wanna come home
G    D   Em
 Africa unite:
             C            D      Em
'cause we're moving right out of Babylon
          C           D   Em
And we're grooving to our father's land, yea-ea

[Verse 2]
G                  D                   Em              C
  How good and how pleasant it would be before God and man
G           D                 Em    C
 To see the unification of all rastaman, yeah
G              D           Em         C
  As it's been said a'ready, let it be done!
G            D         Em         C
  I tell you who we are under the sun:
G            D              Em    C
  We are the children of the rastaman;
G            D              Em  C
  We are the children of the iyaman

[Outro]
(fade out)
     G    D   Em
So-o, Africa unite:
G          D   Em
Afri - Africa unite, yeah!
 G            D               Em
Unite for the benefit of your people!
 G             D              Em
Unite for it's later than you think!
 G            D             Em
Unite for the benefit of my children!
 G             D              Em
Unite for it's later than you think!
G       D         Em
Africa awaits its creators!
G       D           Em
Africa awaiting its creator!
G              D       Em
Africa, you're my forefather cornerstone!
 G            D         Em
Unite for the Africans abroad!
 G            D          Em
Unite for the Africans a yard!