Album: Third World Child (1987)
Chorus 1
[F#]
Asimbonanga (we have not seen him)
[D#m] [C#] [G#m]
Asimbonang' uMandela thina (we have not seen Mandela)
[B]
Laph' ekona (in the place where he is)
[C#] [F#]
Laph' ehleli khona (in the place where he is kept)
[F#]
Asimbonanga (we have not seen him)
[D#m] [C#] [G#m]
Asimbonang' uMandela thina (we have not seen Mandela)
[B]
Laph' ekona (in the place where he is)
[C#] [F#]
Laph' ehleli khona (in the place where he is kept)
Verse 1
[C#] [B] [D#m]
Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey
[C#] [B] [D#m]
Look across the island into the bay
[B] [F#]
We are all islands till comes the day
[C#] [B] [C#]
We cross the burning water
Chorus 1
[F#]
Asimbonanga (we have not seen him)
[D#m] [C#] [G#m]
Asimbonang' uMandela thina (we have not seen Mandela)
[B]
Laph' ekona (in the place where he is)
[C#] [F#]
Laph' ehleli khona (in the place where he is kept)
[F#]
Asimbonanga (we have not seen him)
[D#m] [C#] [G#m]
Asimbonang' uMandela thina (we have not seen Mandela)
[B]
Laph' ekona (in the place where he is)
[C#] [F#]
Laph' ehleli khona (in the place where he is kept)
Verse 2
[C#] [B] [D#m]
A seagull wings across the sea
[C#] [B] [D#m]
Broken silence is what I dream
[B] [F#]
Who has the words to close the distance
[C#] [B] [C#]
Between you and me
Chorus 1
[F#]
Asimbonanga (we have not seen him)
[D#m] [C#] [G#m]
Asimbonang' uMandela thina (we have not seen Mandela)
[B]
Laph' ekona (in the place where he is)
[C#] [F#]
Laph' ehleli khona (in the place where he is kept)
[F#]
Asimbonanga (we have not seen him)
[D#m] [C#] [G#m]
Asimbonang' uMandela thina (we have not seen Mandela)
[B]
Laph' ekona (in the place where he is)
[C#] [F#]
Laph' ehleli khona (in the place where he is kept)
Chorus 2
N.C.
Steve Biko
[F#]
Asimbonanga (we have not seen him)
[D#m] [C#] [G#m]
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
[B]
Laph'ekhona (in the place where he is)
[F#]
Laph'wafela khona (in the place where he died)
N.C.
Victoria Mxenge
[F#]
Asimbonanga (we have not seen him)
[D#m] [C#] [G#m]
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
[B]
Laph'ekhona (in the place where he is)
[F#]
Laph'wafela khona (in the place where he died)
N.C.
Neil Aggett
[F#]
Asimbonanga (we have not seen him)
[D#m] [C#] [G#m]
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
[B]
Laph'ekhona (in the place where he is)
[F#]
Laph'wafela khona (in the place where he died)
Bridge
[F#]
Awu ngithi hey wena (well, I say: hey you!)
[F#] [F#]
Hey wena, hey wena (hey you! hey you!)
[D#m] [G#m]
Hey wena nawe (hey you and you as well)
[C#] [F#]
Siyofika nini la' siyakhona (when will we arrive at our destination)
[F#]
la' siyakhona
Chorus 1
[F#]
Asimbonanga (we have not seen him)
[D#m] [C#] [G#m]
Asimbonang' uMandela thina (we have not seen Mandela)
[B]
Laph' ekona (in the place where he is)
[C#] [F#]
Laph' ehleli khona (in the place where he is kept)
(repeat fading)
