Homeland Africa (Ship Ahoy) - Boney M, ukulele chords

Published: 2023-11-04 18:33
Selection chords: Katie Paterson

Intro:
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy
D#m
In the motion of the ocean, hear the cold wind blowing

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Verse:
D#m
Down the ocean a ship comes riding through the waves
D#m
Filled with hundreds of men they take as slaves
F#                                 C#
Just long for their true Homeland Africa
F#                               A#
And to be saved they want to be free
G#m
Men, women and baby slaves
                      A#
Coming to the land of liberty, liberty

Chorus:
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)

Verse:
D#m
They are tired of waiting for a brand new day
D#m
Some of them sing and chant, some of them pray
F#                         C#
And some men got a little tired too
F#                           A#          G#m  A#
No one knows if the journey pay

Chorus:
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)

Verse:
D#m
Down the ocean a ship comes riding through the waves
D#m
Filled with hundreds of men they take as slaves
F#                                 C#
Just long for their true Homeland Africa
F#                               A#
And to be saved they want to be free
G#m
Men, women and baby slaves
                      A#
Coming to the land of liberty, liberty

Outro:
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)
       D#m         C#          F#          G#       D#m
Ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship ahoy, ship aho-o-o-o-oy (ship ahoy)