Intro:
Em G6 Em6 Cmaj7

[Verse 1: Youssou N'Dour (in Wolof)]
Em       Em/A           Em6                 Cmaj7
Boul ma sene, boul ma guiss madi re nga fokni mane
Em      Em/A           Em6                Cmaj7
Khamouma li neka thi sama souf ak thi guinaw
Em           G6         Em6                Cmaj7
Beugouma kouma khol oaldine yaw li neka si yaw
Em       G6          Em6                 Cmaj7
Mo ne si man, li ne si mane moye dilene diapale


[Verse 2: Neneh Cherry]
               Em                    G6
Roughneck and rudeness, We should be using
         Em6                        Cmaj7
On the ones who practiced wicked charms
                        Em                 G6
For the sword and the stone, bad to the bone
              Em6                  Cmaj7
Battle's not over even when it's won


[Break]
Am                      Em
And when a child is born into this world
     F#sus                     F#7
It has no concept of the tone it's skin living in


[Hook:]
  Bm                               F#m
It's not a second, 7 seconds away
                   G6               A
Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting
  Bm                               F#m
It's not a second, 7 seconds away
                   G6                  A
Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting
         Em   Em/A    Em6
I'll be waiting
Cmaj7        Em    Em/A     Em6   Cmaj7
I'll be waiting


[Verse 3: Youssou N'Dour (in French)]
Em       Em/A                 Em6                 Cmaj7
J'assume les raisons qui nous poussent de changer tout
Em         Em/A           Em6                      Cmaj7
J'aimerais qu'on oublie leur couleur pour qu'ils esperent
Em                    G6                     Em6
Beaucoup de sentiments de races qui font qu'ils desesperent
                   Cmaj7
Je veux les deux mains ouvertes
                         Em                           Em/A
(transl.) Des amis pour parler de leur peine, de leur joie
                         Em6                   Cmaj7
Pour qu'ils leur filent des infos qui ne divisent pas
  Bm
Changer


[Hook:]
               F#m
7 seconds away
                   G6               A
Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting
  Bm                               F#m
It's not a second, 7 seconds away
                   G6                  A
Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting
         Em    Em/A    Em6
I'll be waiting
Cmaj7        Em    Em/A     Em6   Cmaj7
I'll be waiting

[interlude - violin part]
Em G6 Em6 Cmaj7

[Neneh Cherry:]
Am                      Em
And when a child is born into this world
F#sus                     F#7
It has no concept of the tone the skin it's living in
G6                          Bm
And there's a million voices

[Youssou N'Dour:]
G6            Bm
Million voices

[Youssou N'Dour/Neneh Cherry:]
F#sus                             F#7
To tell you what you should be thinking

So you better sober up for just a second


[Hook:]
  Bm                               F#m
It's not a second, 7 seconds away
                   G6               A
Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting
  Bm                               F#m
It's not a second, 7 seconds away
                   G6                  A
Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting
  Bm                               F#m
It's not a second, 7 seconds away
                   G6               A
Just as long as I stay, I'll be waiting
         Em    D6/9    Em6
I'll be waiting