Hiilawe Ukulele Chords

"Hiʻilawe" (traditional)
as performed by Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole
 
[Intro]
    C7      F
A|-------------0---|
E|-------0h1-----1-|
C|-----0-----------|
G|-2/3-------2-----|
 
[Verse 1]
G                C      G
Kumaka ka 'ikena ia Hi'ilawe
                 D7     G
Ka papa lohi mai a'o Maukele
G             C        G
Pakele mai au i ka nui manu
               D7      G
Hauwala'au nei puni Waipi'o
 
[Verse 2]
G             C       G
'A'ole no wau e loa'a mai
G A
he uhiwai au no ke kuahiwi
G               C       G
He hiwahiwa au, na ka makua
                 D7     G
A he lei 'a'I(na ke kupuna
 
[Verse 3]
G                 C        G
No Puna ke 'ala,i hali 'ia mai
                 D7     G
Noho i ka wailelera'o Hi'ilawe
                  C     G
I ka poli no au o Ha'iwahine
               D7       G
I ka poli aloha o Ha'inakolo
 
[Verse 4]
G                C        G
Ho'okolo 'ia aku i ka nui manu
                 D7       G
I like ke ka'ina me ka ua hoa
                C        G
He hoa 'oe no kala le'ale'a
                 D7      G
N a ka nui manu iho haunaele
 
[Verse 5]
G              C       G
E'ole ko'u nui piha akamai
                 D7       G
Hala a'e na 'ale o ka moana
                 C        G
Hao mai ka moana kau e ka weli
                 D7     G
Mea 'ole na'e ia i neia ho'okele
 
[Verse 6]
G                 C         G
Ho'okele 'o 'uleu pili i ka uapo
                 D7      G
Honi malihini au me ku'u aloha
                C       G
He aloha ia pua ua lei 'ia
                 D7     G
Ku'u pua miulana poina 'ole
 
[Verse 7]
G              C        G
Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana
                 D7     G
Kumaka ka 'ikena,ia Hi'ilawe
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