Chords for Blossom Nani Ho'i E

I wrote this song for my grandma.
And my grandma began teaching hula in the 1940s,
after she returned back from San Francisco.
She was a dancer there in the Hurricane Club.
And she began teaching hula [A] just about the time
that my [Am] mommy was born.
So [Dm] my mom taught [Gm] me to dance.
[F] She also teaches my daughter to dance.
So this is truly [Gm] a family legacy for us.
And my grandma [G] learned how to dance [Am] hula from her mother.
So [Gm] it's now five generations.
So [G] my grandma means [F] a whole lot to me.
Since I already told you that the thing
[Dbm] that I [C] treasure the most that my [Gm] mom taught me is hula,
well, [Am] grandma's right there, right next to her.
_ [Db] [Bb] I was talking to this group here.
[F] And I said something to them, [Gm] something like,
[Eb] I don't know how to draw the line
between [F] whether I'm dancing or singing.
Because either way, I'm [E] doing both.
Even if [Dm] I'm standing still, [Bb] you have to really believe
that I'm trying [C] my hardest to stand still.
[Am] _ _ [Dm]
But I wrote [Bb] this song because it kind of gives [F] tidbits
about little stories she would share with [Eb] us
when she lived with us after my grandpa died.
[D] And as she got [Bb] older, [D] and Alzheimer's set [Gm] in,
she stopped telling me [F] those stories.
And I felt [Ab] very ungrateful for the times
that I had to [Eb] hear the same stories over [Bb] and over [Gm] again.
But when you stop [C] hearing them, _ you really [F] miss them.
So I thought, well, the coolest way
to keep her [C] stories alive [Eb] is to write a little song about it.
Well, the funniest [Gm] thing is, and don't cry.
_ [C] [G] The funniest thing is, [F] because she had Alzheimer's,
every [D] time I sang [Eb] it for her or played the CD,
it [D] was like the first [Gm] time.
And she would have that [C] reaction over and over.
Oh, you wrote that song for me?
[F] _ She was [D] surprised every single time.
That's something I will treasure forever.
[Bb] And it's not a sad song at all,
[Gm] even though [A] sometimes I do [C] shed tears,
but tonight I'm being strong.
_ [F] Her name was Blossom.
[Gb] And so I [Eb] called this song.
_ [D] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] Blossom _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] Naniho'ie.
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[E] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] [Am] Blossom Naniho'ie.
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