African Homeland - Cynthia Erivo,Joaquina Kalukango,Color Purple New Broadway Cast,Brenda Russell,Allee Willis,Stephen Bray

Dear Celia oh I love you Years go by and still you'rewith me All we share is one big sky I pray for your reply When mister threw me out that day I was so mad I ran straight to the church But when the reverend'swife opened the door She had two little children with her And something about those children made my mad go away So I asked her if they needed help with those children And they told me they were going to Africa as missionaries And maybe I could come with them Nettie a missionary And then one day on that boat over here The reverend asked me about my family So I told him about you and everything that happened to ya And he told me Celia he'sthe one pa gave your babies to Adam and Olivia are right here with me My babies I teach your children abcs For a missionary family These babies sent by god are yours Adam and Olivia Alive Alive I vibrated like a bell when I saw the African coast And I kneeled down and thanked god Thank god Thank god For letting us see the land Where our mothers and fathers died African homeland Homeland Land of my people people People We are going to be working with a tribe called The olinka Linga Linga Oba Oba Batuwanga Ada doon da yay Linga Linga Oba Oba Batuwanga Ada doon da yay Linga Linga Oba Oba Batuwanga Linga We are Oba Happy At the center Of the universe Linga We are Oba Happy At the center Of the universe Oh dee dee oo day oo day oo dadoo day doo da day Oh dee dee oo day oo day oo dadoo day doo da day Oh yoo doh doo day Oh yo oon daday Oh yoo doh doo day ay ay Oh yoo doh doo day ay ay Oh yo oon daday Oh yoo doh doo day ay ay My people Eeleeyah ooday It was like black seeing black for the first time Shiny blue black people looking real fine In brilliant blue robes that fly on the winds Like a beautiful quilt stitched together by friends You could put everything I knew in a thimble What we'retaught to be don'tresemble The kings and queens who for thousands of years Ruled magnificent cities washed away by tears Celie Celie Ee yea Ee yea ahn ya ahn ya Celie what are you doin'Nothin'Well I ain'tnever seen you just sit Look Good mornin'Y'allwant some breakfast I wish I could but I got to go Take this on outside to the car Soon as he get back from town I think I'mgonna kill him No bible says don'tkill Nope I think I feel better if I kill him No you won'tnobody ever feel better for killin'nothin'Think of me think of Nettie Goodbye Celie I'vebeen teaching the olinka children to read But some of the women have become very suspicious of me Because girls have never been taught to read here Girls have never been taught anything at all I don'tunderstand everything they'resaying But what it sounds like to me is What this mess you been preachin'Why you tryin'to change us They think I should be married Girl ain'tnothin'with no man Why you makin'a big fuss Need a husband and children Or you'regonna be nothing I am nobody'smother But I am somebody Girls don'tneed education Sound like the white folks back home Best be knowing your station But not my Olivia Magenta Our village was destroyed by the soldiers So now we have walked with so many other refugees To a tent camp across the border We walk away from this ravaged land With courage deep in our hearts To face the unknown Together We'llfind a place where we can be Where spirit rise and soul is free Our people my people I have faith that god will let us see Each other again before we die Celia And you must have faith too I only hope that when that day comes We'renot too old to recognise each other We walk away We walk away We walk away

Guitar score
African Homeland

Artist: Cynthia Erivo,Joaquina Kalukango,Color Purple New Broadway Cast,Brenda Russell,Allee Willis,Stephen Bray

Type：
Chord

Capo: 0

Key: CSharp

Difficulty：

Tempo: 171

Time Signature: 6/8

Hot: 103
Creation time: 2023-05-10

African Homeland Guitar Tab, arranged and transcribed by Chordance, complete with staff notation and numbered musical notation. The song was composed by and performed by Cynthia Erivo,Joaquina Kalukango,Color Purple New Broadway Cast,Brenda Russell,Allee Willis,Stephen Bray. This guitar tab is in the key of CSharp and is a Beginner version, suitable for players at the Beginner level. A must-learn piece for guitar enthusiasts. Strum the guitar, open the piano, and experience the mood conveyed by Cynthia Erivo,Joaquina Kalukango,Color Purple New Broadway Cast,Brenda Russell,Allee Willis,Stephen Bray at that time～

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African Homeland - Cynthia Erivo,Joaquina Kalukango,Color Purple New Broadway Cast,Brenda Russell,Allee Willis,Stephen Bray

Guitar score African Homeland

Artist: Cynthia Erivo,Joaquina Kalukango,Color Purple New Broadway Cast,Brenda Russell,Allee Willis,Stephen Bray Type： Chord Capo: 0 Key: CSharp Difficulty： Tempo: 171 Time Signature: 6/8 Hot: 103 Creation time: 2023-05-10

Guitar score
African Homeland

Artist: Cynthia Erivo,Joaquina Kalukango,Color Purple New Broadway Cast,Brenda Russell,Allee Willis,Stephen Bray

Type：
Chord

Capo: 0

Key: CSharp

Difficulty：

Tempo: 171

Time Signature: 6/8

Hot: 103
Creation time: 2023-05-10