Island People Chords by Loeka Longakit

_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] Oh [G] yeah yeah yeah [D] yeah yeah.
[Em] Yes, yeah.
[G] There was a time, so many [D] moons ago.
[Em] When they would never consider [C] us equals.
_ [G] Kapoke Hawley [D] tried to stake a claim.
[Em] Iru will land and [C] then change our names.
[G] Try to belittle [D] us to pieces.
[Em] And make us feel like [C] we were worthless.
[G] I've never seen so [D] much resilience.
[Em] Despite all the suffering.
[Am] Stand up, stand up.
[C] Let your voices [D] be heard.
Be heard.
[Am] Rise up, rise up.
[C] Be proud of who you are and [D] stand back.
For my island people.
Together we are moving [Em] forward people.
And there's nothing [G] that can stop us.
Together [D] we all rise above [Em] it all.
_ [G] Stand firm.
[D] Remember everything the things that [Em] you've learned.
What [C] our kukuna taught nobody [G] can't earn.
It [D] lasts forever, [Em]
[C] forever.
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] Let [G] us give thanks to the issues [D] at hand.
[Em] In explaining you how [C] we're brilliant.
See [G] while you needed your compass [D] to conquer your [Em] blow.
We navigated [C] with the skies [G] alone.
Never take [D] anything for granted.
[Em] Come on in and don't [C] lose what seeds should be [G] planted.
I'm not [D] saying that we're better than the [Em] rest.
But we're so damn [C] far from ignorant.
[Am] Stand up, stand [C] up.
Let your voices [D] be heard.
Be heard.
[Am] Rise up, rise [C] up.
Be proud of who you [D] are and stand back.
For my [G] island people.
[D] Together we are moving [Em] forward [C] people.
And there's [G] nothing that can stop us.
[D] Together we all rise [Em] above it all.
[C] _ [G] Stand firm.
[D] Remember everything the [Em] things that you've learned.
[C] What our kukuna taught [G] nobody can't earn.
It [D] lasts forever, [Em]
forever.
[C] _ [G] Oh yeah, yeah, [D] yeah, yeah, yeah, [Em] yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, [E] yeah.
Tell them.
You have to be the light.
[D] Now we're a warrior.
[E] Come on up and feel the [C] vibe.
Jam it, sing it.
[G] And when we see the sign, [D] be jammed for data.
[Em] Come and say aye, aye, [F#] aye, aye, soldier.
Oh, [G] _ [D] kanaka maoli.
[Em]
Hey, oh.
[C] Hey, oh.
Hey, oh, [D] my kanaka maoli.
[Em]
Hey, oh.
So [Am] come on and stand up, stand [Em] up.
Let your [D] voices be heard.
_ _ [Am] Rise up, rise [C] up.
Be proud of who you [G] are and [D] stand back.
For [G] my island people.
[A] Together [D] we are moving on.
We forward people.
[C] And there's nothing that [G] can stop us.
[D] Together we are rising [Em] above it all.
[C] _ [G] Stand firm.
[D] Remember everything the things that you've learned.
[C] What our kukuna taught [G] nobody can't earn.
It lasts forever, forever.
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