C    
You’re a good soldier
G
Choosing your battles
Am 
Pick yourself up
And dust yourself off
F
Get back in the saddle
You’re on the front line
Everyone’s watching
You know it’s serious
We’re getting closer
This isn’t over
 
C            G
The pressure’s on; you feel it
Am             F
But you got it all; believe it
C        
When you fall, get up, oh oh
G
And if you fall, get up, eh eh
Am
Tsamina mina zangalewa
F
Cause this is Africa
C
Tsamina mina eh eh
G
Waka waka eh eh
Am
Tsamina mina zangalewa
F
This time for Africa

Listen to your god; this is our motto
Your time to shine
Don’t wait in line
Y vamos por todo
People are raising their expectations
Go on and feel it
This is your moment
No hesitation

Today’s your day
I feel it
You paved the way,
Believe it
If you get down
Get up oh, oh
When you get down,
Get up eh, eh

Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
Anawa aa
Tsamina mina eh eh
Waka waka eh eh
Tsamina mina zangalewa
This time for Africa 

 
Oooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehh!

D
You’re a good soldier,
A
Choosing your battles.
Hm
Pick yourself up
                  G
And dust yourself off
And back in the saddle.

D
You’re on the front line,
A
Everyone’s watching.
Hm
You know it’s serious.
              G
We’re getting closer,
This isn’t over.

 D                 A
   The pressure’s on, you feel it.
 Hm                  G
   But you’ve got it all, believe it.
   D
   When you fall, get up. Oh, oh.
       A
   And if you fall, get up. Eh, eh.

Chorus:
     Hm
     Tsamina mina sangalewa.
     ’Cause this is Africa.
     D
     Tsamina mina, eh, eh.
     A
     Waka waka, eh, eh.
     Hm
     Tsamina mina sangalewa.
     This time for Africa.

Instrumental: D | A | Hm | G | D | A | Hm | G

Listen to your God,
This is our motto.
Your time to shine,
Don’t wait in line.
Y vamos por todo.

People are raising
Their expectations.
Go on and feed them,
This is your moment,
No hesitation.

   Today’s your day I feel it.
   You paved the way, believe it.
   If you get down, get up. Oh, oh.
   When you get down, get up. Eh, eh.

Chorus:
     Tsamina mina sangalewa.
     This time for Africa.
     Tsamina mina, eh, eh.
     Waka waka, eh, eh.
     Tsamina mina sangalewa.
   G
     Anawa aa.

     D
     Tsamina mina, eh, eh.
     A
     Waka waka, eh, eh.
     Hm
     Tsamina mina sangalewa.
   G
     This time for Africa.

     .....................

     ’Cause this is Africa.

 D A Hm
     Tsamina mina.
   G
     Anawa aa.
     D             A
     Tsamina mina.
     Hm
     Tsamina mina.
   G
     Anawa aa.

     D
     Tsamina mina, eh, eh.
     A
     Waka waka, eh, eh.
     Hm
     Tsamina mina sangalewa.
   G
     Anawa aa.

     D
     Tsamina mina, eh, eh.
     A
     Waka waka, eh, eh.
     Hm
     Tsamina mina sangalewa.
     This time for Africa.

     D
     Django eh, eh.
     A
     Django eh, eh.
     Hm
     Tsamina mina sangalewa.
   G
     Anawa aa.

     D
     Django eh, eh.
     A
     Django eh, eh.
     Hm
     Tsamina mina sangalewa.
   G
     Anawa aa.

 D A                       Hm
     This time for Africa.
   G
     This time for Africa.

   D           A
     We’re all Africa.
     Hm                G D
     We’re all Africa.