Israel Kamakawiwoole
Hawaii 78 Chords
CAPO: 5th Fret -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A F G A A F G A A F G A Ua mau, ke ea o ka 'aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i A F G A Ua mau, ke ea o ka 'aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i A If just for a day our king and queen F Would visit all these islands and saw everything G A How would they feel about the changes of our land A Could you just imagine if they were around F And saw highways on their sacred grounds G A How would they feel about this modern city life A Tears would come from each others eyes F As they would stop to realize G A That our people are in great great danger now A F G A How, would they feel, could their smiles be content, then cry A Cry for the gods, cry for the people F Cry for the land that was taken away G A And then yet you'll find, Hawai'i A Could you just imagine if they came back F And saw traffic lights and railroad tracks G A How would they feel about this modern city life A Tears would come from each others eyes F As they would stop to realize G A That our land is in great great danger now A All the fighting that the king had done F To conquer all these islands now these condominiums G A How would he feel if he saw Hawai'i nei A F G A How, would he feel, would his smile be content, then cry A Cry for the gods, cry for the people F Cry for the land that was taken away G A And then yet you'll find, Hawai'i A F G A Ua mau, ke ea o ka 'aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i A F G A Ua mau, ke ea o ka 'aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i **softer** A F G A Ua mau, ke ea o ka 'aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i A F G A Ua mau, ke ea o ka 'aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i