Intro
| G | % | % | % | 
 
Verse 1
G 
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) 
   C 
Kule zo ntaba 
D                     G 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
G 
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka) 
   C 
Kule zo ntaba 
D 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
 
Interlude
| G | C D |      x4 
 
Verse 2
G 
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) 
   C 
Kule zo ntaba 
D                     G 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
G 
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka) 
   C 
Kule zo ntaba 
D 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
 
Verse 3
G 
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) 
   C 
Kule zo ntaba 
D                     G 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
G 
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka) 
   C 
Kule zo ntaba 
D 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
 
Interlude
| G | C D |      x4 
 
Verse 3
G 
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) 
   C 
Kule zo ntaba 
D                     G 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
G 
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka) 
   C 
Kule zo ntaba 
D 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
 
Verse 4
G 
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) 
   C 
Kule zo ntaba 
D                     G 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
G 
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka) 
   C 
Kule zo ntaba 
D 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
 
(Key change half step up) 
 
Interlude
| G# | C# D# |      x4 
 
Outro
G# 
Shosholoza (Shosholoza) 
   C# 
Kule zo ntaba 
D#                    G# 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
G# 
Wen' uyabaleka (Wen' uyabaleka) 
   C# 
Kule zo ntaba 
D# 
Stimela siphume South Africa 
(Repeat and fade) 
 
An approximate translation of the verse lyrics: 
 
Go forward (Go forward) 
from those mountains 
on this train from South Africa 
 
You are running away (You are running away) 
from those mountains 
on this train from South Africa