Radio Africa (1988)
Am - G - D (2x)
Am G - D
I`m hearing only bad news from Radio Africa. (2x)
Em D
- D Am
1. They`ve
still got trouble with
the monster in the South,
Em D - D
Am
heads buried deep in that lion`s
mouth.
Em D -
D Am
Like a jaw snapped shut, it keeps them apart,
Em D
if
that jaw got broke it would be a start.
Am G - D
I`m
hearing only bad news from Radio
Africa,
Am G - D
I`m hearing only sad news from Radio Africa.
Em D - D Am
2. The West still complains about the foreign aid,
Em D
- D Am
they`d do better to change the terms of the trade.
Em D
- D Am
There’s
more tanks than food in the Ogaden,
Em D
it
looks like Moscow got it wrong again.
+ CHORUS
Am G - D
I`m
hearing only bad news from Radio
Africa,
Am G - D
I`m hearing only sad news.
Em D - Em - D
Mozambique and Mugabe,
Em D - Em - D
still
got Frelimo, I hear them say.
Em
D
But exchange means, recession
means,
C G
it
all means it’s harder to take.
Em D
Tanzania should be moving up their
gear,
C G
instead
they`ve got a step on the brake.
Am G
I`m
hearing only bad news,
D
Am
so
many movements should come this far.
G
I`m
hearing only bad news,
D
Am
but lending means interests, means it’s harder
to fight.
G
I`m
hearing only bad news,
D
Am
independence
has a hidden expense,
G
I`m hearing only bad news,
D
when
the hands on the purse strings are white.
+ Am - G - D
Am G - D
+ I`m
hearing only bad news from Radio
Africa. (4x) ....
(orig. = capo 5th) (Latin
Quarter, 1985)