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
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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]
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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]
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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]
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"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