Chords for "Ka Nani A'o Ka'u", Sung By Ben Kaili
Tempo:
146.55 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[F#m] [G#] His name is Uncle George [N] Nohobi.
[F#] [C#] And
[F] Uncle George [G] was the gentleman with Aunty Dottie [F#] Thompson [A] that started the Maramana
So this year Maramana starts ending of April, 24th to 30th I think it [F] is.
[N] is the next day.
Uncle George wrote a song that talks about a district on the big island of Hawaii.
It's way down south [D#m] of Big Island.
especially when you're coming [A] from Hilo side going over volcano.
[F#] [C#] And
[F] Uncle George [G] was the gentleman with Aunty Dottie [F#] Thompson [A] that started the Maramana
So this year Maramana starts ending of April, 24th to 30th I think it [F] is.
[N] is the next day.
Uncle George wrote a song that talks about a district on the big island of Hawaii.
It's way down south [D#m] of Big Island.
especially when you're coming [A] from Hilo side going over volcano.
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[F#m] [G#] His name is Uncle George [N] Nohobi. _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] And _
_ _ [F] Uncle George [G] was the gentleman with Aunty Dottie [F#] Thompson [A] that started the Maramana
back [F#] in Hilo _ _ [C#] on April.
So this year Maramana starts ending of April, _ _ 24th to 30th I think it [F] is.
And [A] May 1st, May Day [N] is the next day.
_ _ But Uncle George wrote a song that talks about a district on the big island of Hawaii. _
It's way down south [D#m] of Big Island.
[G#] It's after volcano, _ especially when you're coming [A] from Hilo side going over volcano.
[Cm] Anybody know where volcano is?
I mean, [C#m]
[F#] everybody know, okay.
_ _ _ [E] Everybody know [D#] where Kau is?
_ Everybody heard [C#] of Kau?
Anybody hear about Kau?
_ _ _ Okay, I know some of [F#] you _ know about Kau.
But _ [C#] Kau district _
[B] is basically _ [Gm] a place down [Bm] south of the Big Island.
If you [F#] first go to the map and look up Big Island, it's the south end of the Big Island of Hawaii.
[C#] _ And in Kau, _ there's three places that the Hawaiians go to.
_ There's a place called Kaulana.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
There's also another [Gm] place called _ [C#] Keaoli _ _ and _ _ _ _ Ahu Kauai.
_ [D] Now these three places _ _ [A] _ Uncle [G] George traveled as he was going to Osco. _ _ _
And he [A] sang a song or he wrote a song that talks about the [D#] districts or the places that he went to
[A] down in Kau.
[D] _ _ And it _ _ goes something like this. _ _ _
Maybe you first must have heard.
How about it? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The name of the song is called Kanani Ahu O Kau.
And it goes something like [Am] this.
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[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Kanani _ _ Ahu O Kau
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_ [C] _ _ Kanani Ahu _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] O _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
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[G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ Kau _ _
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[D] Aloha to [G] _ Kau _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Rikei [A] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
o ke _ _ _ mako
_ [C] _ _ _ Waiha ki _ _ [G] _ _ iwi
[D] Me ke oje wai _ _ kaulana
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ Aloha [D] to [G] _ _ Kau
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_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ Rikei o _ ke [Dm] [G] mako
_ [C] _ _ _ _
Waiha ki _ [G] _ _
iwi
[D] Me ke oje wai _ kaulana
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[D] Aloha to _ [G] Kau _ _
_ [A] O _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
ana _ ta [Em] i _ [G] noa
_ [C] _ Nga _ _ _ [G#]
ule [G] i
_ _ Ka [D] ua piha
[Am] Me ka [D] hau kouli
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] Aloha to _
[G] Kau
_ _ _ [A] _ O [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ ana ta i _ _ noa
[C] _ _ Kanani Ahu O _ Kau
[G] _ _ _
Ka [D] ua _ piha
Me ka hau kouli
_ _ _ [A] _
[D] Aloha to [G] Kau
_ _ [D] _
_ [A] Ka _ _ [D] ua _ _ _ piha
Me ka hau [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ kouli
Aloha to [G] _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [G] Kau _ _
[D#] Waiha ki iwi _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] And _
_ _ [F] Uncle George [G] was the gentleman with Aunty Dottie [F#] Thompson [A] that started the Maramana
back [F#] in Hilo _ _ [C#] on April.
So this year Maramana starts ending of April, _ _ 24th to 30th I think it [F] is.
And [A] May 1st, May Day [N] is the next day.
_ _ But Uncle George wrote a song that talks about a district on the big island of Hawaii. _
It's way down south [D#m] of Big Island.
[G#] It's after volcano, _ especially when you're coming [A] from Hilo side going over volcano.
[Cm] Anybody know where volcano is?
I mean, [C#m]
[F#] everybody know, okay.
_ _ _ [E] Everybody know [D#] where Kau is?
_ Everybody heard [C#] of Kau?
Anybody hear about Kau?
_ _ _ Okay, I know some of [F#] you _ know about Kau.
But _ [C#] Kau district _
[B] is basically _ [Gm] a place down [Bm] south of the Big Island.
If you [F#] first go to the map and look up Big Island, it's the south end of the Big Island of Hawaii.
[C#] _ And in Kau, _ there's three places that the Hawaiians go to.
_ There's a place called Kaulana.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
There's also another [Gm] place called _ [C#] Keaoli _ _ and _ _ _ _ Ahu Kauai.
_ [D] Now these three places _ _ [A] _ Uncle [G] George traveled as he was going to Osco. _ _ _
And he [A] sang a song or he wrote a song that talks about the [D#] districts or the places that he went to
[A] down in Kau.
[D] _ _ And it _ _ goes something like this. _ _ _
Maybe you first must have heard.
How about it? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The name of the song is called Kanani Ahu O Kau.
And it goes something like [Am] this.
_ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Kanani _ _ Ahu O Kau
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_ [C] _ _ Kanani Ahu _
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_ [Am] O _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ Kau _ _
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[D] Aloha to [G] _ Kau _ _
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_ [Em] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ Rikei [A] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
o ke _ _ _ mako
_ [C] _ _ _ Waiha ki _ _ [G] _ _ iwi
[D] Me ke oje wai _ _ kaulana
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ Aloha [D] to [G] _ _ Kau
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_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ Rikei o _ ke [Dm] [G] mako
_ [C] _ _ _ _
Waiha ki _ [G] _ _
iwi
[D] Me ke oje wai _ kaulana
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[D] Aloha to _ [G] Kau _ _
_ [A] O _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
ana _ ta [Em] i _ [G] noa
_ [C] _ Nga _ _ _ [G#]
ule [G] i
_ _ Ka [D] ua piha
[Am] Me ka [D] hau kouli
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] Aloha to _
[G] Kau
_ _ _ [A] _ O [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ ana ta i _ _ noa
[C] _ _ Kanani Ahu O _ Kau
[G] _ _ _
Ka [D] ua _ piha
Me ka hau kouli
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[D] Aloha to [G] Kau
_ _ [D] _
_ [A] Ka _ _ [D] ua _ _ _ piha
Me ka hau [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ kouli
Aloha to [G] _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [G] Kau _ _
[D#] Waiha ki iwi _ _ _ _