G
[Verse]
G
"Boy" is a nation with fire in its soul
G
Tired of living in one stinking hole
D
Townships of cardboard, paper and tin
G
Nothing to lose but to win
[Chorus]
G
Tell me
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
D
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
[Verse]
G
"Boy" feeds his family and does what he's told
G
Digging for diamonds, mining for gold
D
Emptying garbage, cleaning the street
G
Nothing to wear on his feet
[Chorus]
G
Tell me
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
D
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
[Verse]
G
Two weeks a year he goes home to his wife
G
Planting his seed, continuing life
D
Building the numbers, filling the line
G
It's only a matter of time
[Chorus]
G
Tell me
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
D
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
[Verse]
G
When man is denied a piece of his land
G
Violence comes by unspoken command
D
One piece of land to nurture and farm
G
One piece of land for a home
[Chorus]
G
Tell me
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
D
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
[Verse]
G
"Boy" is just one of a thousand the same
G
"Boy" is a thousand of thousands again
D
Standing in line with a hand in each hand
G
He circles the whole of his land
[Chorus]
G
Tell me
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
D
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
[Verse]
G
"Boy" is a nation with fire in its soul
G
Tired of living in one stinking hole
D
Townships of cardboard, paper and tin
G
Nothing to lose but to win
[Chorus]
G
Tell me
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
D
How long Mayibuye Africa
G
How long Mayibuye Africa
