C* E|------------| B|----5-------| G|--5---5---5-| D|5-------5---| A|------------| E|------------| N.C. C* E|------------| B|----5-------| G|--5---5---5-| D|5-------5---| A|------------| E|------------| C Gm C Gm C Gm G# C* [Verse 1] C Gm C Gm Taking islands in Africa C Gm G# C* Watch the slow boat hit and run [Chorus] Em Am7 Outside there's a world waiting D Bb I'll take it all by storm Em Am7 And when the sunset finds me D Bb I'm coming home [Verse 2] C Gm C Gm Taking islands in Africa C Gm G# C* Watch the slow boat hit and run C Gm Every day the sun beats down C Gm I pull away from shore C Gm G# C* The wind blows hard into my sails C Gm Now I know I'm out of touch C Gm And times they could get tough C Gm G# C* But I'll move on so how could I fail? [Instrumental] C Gm C Gm C Gm G# C* Em Am D Bb Em Am D C* [Verse 3] C Gm C Gm Taking islands in Africa C Gm G# C* Watch the slow boat hit and run C Gm When the evening fires burn C Gm The daylight dead and gone C Gm G# C* With you beside me we can run [Instrumental] C Gm C Gm C Gm G# C* [Chorus] Em Am7 Outside there's a world waiting D Bb I'll take it all by storm Em Am7 And when the sunset finds me D Bb I'm coming home [Verse 4] C Gm C Gm Oh! taking islands in Africa C Gm G# C* Watch the slow boat hit and run C Gm C Gm Taking islands in Africa C Gm G# C* Just watch the slow boat hit and run C Gm Every day the sun beats down C Gm I pull away from shore N.C. The wind blows hard into my sails