Chords for Weldon Kekauoha - Kanaka Maoli (HiSessions.com Acoustic Live!)

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_ [E] I _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ will _ [E] _ wait.
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] I will _ _ wait. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] I will wait.
My people came [E] _ _ from [Am] across the sea.
[E] _ _ From [Am] a distant
land.
[E] Oh people of [Am] love we.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] We rode [E] on _ canoes.
Driving by the moon and stars at night.
_ [Am] _ Across the [E] ocean blue.
_ Navigator made our path just right.
[Am] Set our feet upon the sands.
[Em] Cause we're [E] part of these yeah.
_ [Am] _ Indigenous [E] can't you see.
Can I [Am] come out only.
_ _ Can't you see that. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _
_ But that was so [Am] long ago my friend.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
When spirits used [Am] to roam the land.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
But that was [Am] just a tale they say.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ Those stories [D] all went [E] to the grave.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
But the people lived in harmony.
The kings and queens [Am] of _ _ yesterday.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Ruled with a mighty [Am] hand they _ say.
[Dm] Yeah. _ _ _
But the people lived in [Am] _ harmony.
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It all [E] seems like a dream to me.
_ My [Am] people came.
[E] _ _ From [Am] across the _
[E] sea.
From [Am] a distant land.
[E] Oh people [Am] of love we. _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ We [E] rode on _ canoes.
Driving by the moon and stars at _ night.
[Am] [E] Across the ocean blue.
_ [Am] Navigator made our [E] path just right.
Set [Am] our feet [E] upon the sands.
[Am] Cause we're part of [E] these yeah.
_ _ [Am] Indigenous [E]
can't you see.
[Am] Can I come out only. _
[E] _ _ Can't you see [Am] that. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ Then one day [Am] some strangers came.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
With new ideas [Am] their values weren't the same.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
And they brought [B] disease to [Am] one and all.
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And made us slaves to [E] alcohol. _
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So many of [Am] our people _ died.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
But they could [Am] never ever take our pride.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
And the [Am] ownership of land was new.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
[B] And they took [E] advantage of that too.
My people [Am] _ [E] came.
_ _ [Am] From across the sea.
[E] _ _ From a [Am] distant [E] land.
Oh people [Am] of love we. _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Am] _ We rode [E] on _ canoes.
[Am] Traveled by the moon and stars [E] at night.
_ _ [Am] Across the [E] ocean blue.
_ [Am] Navigator made our path just [E] right.
[Am] Set our feet [E] upon the sands.
[Am] Cause we're part [E] of these yeah.
_ _ _ [Am] _ [E] Indigenous can't you see.
Can I come out only.
_ _ Can't you see [Am] that. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ No longer [Am] were we all _ alone.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
The foreigners [D] _ [Am] invaded our home.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
And our way of [Am] life would never _ be.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
The same again [E] that's _ [A]
history.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
And it's a [Am] choice of do or die.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
To overcome [Am] we all must _ try.
_ [Dm] _ Yeah.
And our children [Am] all must carry _
[D] _ [Am] on.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
_ To fight the [E] fight and sing their _ song.
My [Am] people came.
[E] _ _ From across [Am] the sea.
_ _ From a distant _ [E] land.
Oh people [Am] of love we. _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ We rode [E] on canoes.
[Em] Traveled [Am] by the moon and [E] stars at _ night.
_ [Am] Across the [E] ocean blue.
_ [Am] Navigator made [E] our path just right.
[Am] Set our feet upon the sands.
Cause we're part [E] of these yeah.
_ _ _ [Am] Indigenous can't you see.
Can I come out only.
[E] _ _ Can't you [Am] see _ [E] that.
_ Can't you [Am] see that.
_ [E] _ Can't you [Am] see that. _
[E] _ _ _ Can't you see [Am] _
that.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] Our way.
[D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] Our way.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] Our [F] way.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Our way.
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