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Intro: Eb F Bb Eb (4x) Verse Gm Eb Bb F I can't forget you my little Mushanga Gm Eb Bb F I keep a place in my heart for you Gm Eb Bb F The days of waiting they keep getting longer Gm Eb F And not a thing I can do Gm Eb Bb F I was a poet, a magazine writer Gm Eb Bb F Sent to report on political views Gm Eb Bb F It was by chance through a lens that I met you Gm Eb F G A Capetown girl with no shoes C G You were runnin' down the road Am7 G/B C I was going your way Dm7 F C/G F C/E G/D I stopped and turned around to lent you my hand Dm7 Bb You smiled though you were suffering F Bb F/A Eb I didn't understand, then Bb F You broke into my heart Gm F I saw your eyes and then I knew Bb F You broke into my heart Gm F Like the wind and rain that followed you Bb F You broke into my heart Gm F Had the Lord above forgotten you? Ab Eb You broke in from the start Eb Bb Ab And all my tears belong to you Eb F Bb Eb Eb F Bb Eb Mushanga, oh , Mushanga, oh Verse Gm Eb Bb F I sat and watched as she danced by the fires Gm Eb Bb F Through ancient songs did the tale unfold Gm Eb Bb F They sang of diamonds that came from their mountains Gm Eb F The loss of lives mining white man's gold Gm Eb Bb F I had to leave and go back to Manhattan Gm Eb Bb F Where all my stories are bought and sold Gm Eb Bb F I know the city would surely be saddened Gm Eb F G If what I knew could be told C G You were runnin' down the road Am7 G/B C I was going your way Dm7 F C/G F C/E G/D I stopped and turned around to lent you my hand Dm7 Bb You smiled though you were suffering F Bb F/A Eb I didn't understand, then Bb F You broke into my heart Gm F I saw your eyes and then I knew Bb F You broke into my heart Gm F Like the wind and rain that followed you Bb F You broke into my heart Gm F Had the Lord above forgotten you? Ab Eb You broke in from the start Eb Bb Ab And all my tears belong to you Eb F Bb Eb Eb F Bb Eb Mushanga, oh , Mushanga, oh Instrumental break Bridge Gm Eb Bb F It's been so long since I last heard your laughter Gm Eb Bb F So many letters and still no news Gm Eb Bb F I hope you find all the things that you're after Gm Eb F G You know my heart is with you C G You were runnin' down the road Am7 G/B C I was going your way Dm7 F C/G F C/E G/D I stopped and turned around to lent you my hand Dm7 Bb You smiled though you were suffering F Bb F/A Eb I didn't understand, then Bb F You broke into my heart Gm F I saw your eyes and then I knew Bb F You broke into my heart Gm F Like the wind and rain that followed you Bb F You broke into my heart Gm F Had the Lord above forgotten you? Bb F You broke into my heart Gm F I saw your eyes and then I knew Bb F Gm F Ooohooohoohoohooohoo Bb F Gm F Ooohooohooohooo Bb F Gm F Ooohooohoohoohooohoo Ab Eb You broke in from the start Eb Bb Ab And all my tears belong to you Eb F Bb Eb Eb F Bb Eb Mushanga, oh , Mushanga, oh repeat 3x
C G You were runnin' down the road Am7 G/B C I was going your way Dm7 F C/G F C/E G/D I stopped and turned around to lent you my hand Dm7 Bb You smiled though you were suffering F Bb F/A Eb I didn't understand, then
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