Gm
See I've been walking down this road
Bb Dm Eb
For about 35 years now, and I can tell you, it's been one hell of a ride
Gm Bb
And I've been carrying my father's words that he said to me
Dm Eb
Learn to be wise, walk with integrity and be honest
Dm Bb Dm
And I can hear my grandma say, child I've got nothing to give you
Eb
But may God be with you, in that distant land
Eb Bb Dm
I am an African girl; well I know where I'm coming from
Eb
And I know who I want to be
Eb Bb Dm Eb
I am trying to defy everything they said of us, we who have chocolate skin
Gm Bb Dm
In the back of my mind all I can hear ooh ooh are voices
Eb
Of those who are here and those who've already gone
Gm Bb Dm
And I can hear them whispering, ooh ooh, mwari witu,
Eb
When you go their land, please represent us well
Dm Bb Dm
And I can hear my grandma say, child I've got nothing to give you
Eb
But may God be with you, in that distant land
Eb Bb Dm
I am an African girl, and I know where I'm coming from
Eb
And I know who I want to be
Eb Bb Dm Eb
I am trying to defy everything they said of us, we who have chocolate skin
Eb Bb Dm
I am an African girl, and I know where I'm coming from
Eb
And I know who I want to be
Eb Bb Dm Eb
I am trying to defy everything they said of us, we who have chocolate skin
Gm Bb Dm Eb
I will sing, I will sing, I will sing Oh oh oh oh
Gm Bb Dm Eb
I will sing, I will sing, I will sing Oh oh oh oh
A Capella:
Ngai wa Ibrahamu, ithe witu, udirikane
Tondu wa thakame ya murugwo, udirikane, udirikane
Ndeithagia maundu makwa mothe, ndikamachonorithie, udirikane
Ndeithagia maundu makwa mothe, ndikamachonorithie, udirikane
Gm Bb Dm Eb
So I will sing, I will sing, I will sing Oh oh oh oh
Gm Bb Dm Eb
I will sing, I will sing, I will sing Oh oh oh oh
Eb Bb Dm
Cause I am an African girl, and I know where I'm coming from
Eb
And I know who I want to be
Eb Bb Dm
I am an African girl, and I know where I'm coming from
Eb
And I know who I want to be
