Life in These Islands Chords by Kawika Kahiapo

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_ _ From Kalala to Nālehu, _ [F] there's a certain way we do what we do,
[C] day by day at work or play in [G] these islands.
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[G] _ _ _ Grandma's dancing her favorite hula,
_ [F] brother's strumming tunes on his old guitar.
_ [C] Papa with the keiki, _ laughing [G] the night _ _ [C]
[G] away.
_ _ [F] _ Life _ [C] _
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[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ Life _ [F] _
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_ _ _ Fun on the beach, playing in the sand,
[F] walking ancient trails with misty uplands.
[C] Riding the surf on a rolling swell [G] in these islands.
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[G] _ _ _ _ Gathering flowers to string the lei,
[F] being with ohana on a special day.
[C] Sharing our aloha with everyone [G] in these _ islands. _
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Life [G] in these islands. _
_ _ _ [D] Life _ _ [F] _
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_ If [Em] you follow [C] your heart, you [G] will understand _ _
that there's no place [C] on earth like [D] these _ islands. _
_ _ _ [A] Strolling along on a moonlit night,
[G] telling stories by the _ firelight,
[D] breathing the ocean breeze [A] of these islands.
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[A] _ _ Where rivers flow out to the sea,
[G] every time snow and land it rains on me,
[D] there's no other feeling like life [A] in these islands.
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[A] _ _ _ [G] _ Life _ [D] _
_ in [A] these islands.
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Life in [A] these islands.
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