Whakatō te Kākano Chords by Mauri

[Bb] _ _ the song is about our love and our passion [Am] for our language, our cultures, our rich history,
our whakapapa and our great tipuna too.
[Bb] And we acknowledge our great head, Mr.
Maui, the
first navigator for the anua.
[F] And we want to unblock this education in the mind of the next [Am] generation.
[Bb] Ka kaha o te haka no, [F] i rui a mai, i rangi a te a, kapu tapu a te a.
[Bb] Ka kaha o te haka no, i [F] rui a mai, i _ rangi a te a, kapu tapu a te a.
Ko [Bb] te hei, kaanga ake ra, tini o te eka o Maui, te kitiki a tana,
[Am] ngakamakamau, te kauainga o muri, taonga, pinuaka,
kaumakana, [Bb] makatauha, te runga, hikurangi, tona waka,
konukutai, me meha, nga uri o Maui, pote ki te nana,
[C] ki kia, ko tini taku [F] marenau mai, ko tomo ki kia,
ki taku mahau o pakaroko, ki [Bb] taku parekorero,
ka pule i au te orooro o te pakaaro mai,
ta kupu [F] o tomoto te nei, te tangi o ta kukorokoro kato,
toro pika taku renga, ki [Bb] ngā tipuna kuau ngakua,
kuahinga ki te mangoro, moe mai ra, moe mai [F] ra,
moe mai ra, moe mai ra, moe mai ra, moe mai ra,
te hunga, ora ki a tātou, tihei, [Gm] mauri o.
[Am] Wakatō te kākano, [Bb] _ [Am] iwi amai.
[Gm] I rangi [Am] a tea, [Bb] tapu tapu a tea.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Wakatō te kākano, _ iwi amai.
[F] I rangi a tea, _ tapu tapu a tea.
[Bb] Ako te kakano i _ _ [F] rangia te ao, tapu tapu a te ao
[Bb] _ Tīhei ki te taiao, tīhei ki te paiao, ki te ao
[F] Rūti ake te whenua tapu nei ka whakatau i te rangi
E tūihone, [Bb] whakatau i te tapa, e takoto nei
Tomo mai ki taku pātū, [C] watawata, ki taku pare tipuna
Ko ea te ara i te kaore utakapau, te [F] mana o [Bb] ngā witikitiki te potiki a karanga
Tō ake taku waka, e waka haurua [F] ki pare taua, whakamau wakia tīna
Kukutai me hanuku tere [Bb] tangata, lakata hi ka kai tō i rō o te moana
E pōtere nei ki ngā tai o [F] tangaroa, iho nui, i koro, iho matua
Kaku manahi te tō tika no te [Bb] atua, mai te atu aki a hau
Ki me te hiki, e te hiki, e te [F] hiki, e tahi rangi
Whakamau wakia tīna, e katoa, kapu amene ki te [Bb] pō
Te pō uripuri, te pō kerekere, te pō tangotano
Te pō [F] karauri, te papai, ko te aui te pō
Puruki, puruki, paneke, paneke
[Gm] [Am] Kapo te pākano, _
[Bb] i [Am] iui [Gm] amai
I rangi [Am] a te a, [Bb] kapu tapu [Dm] a te _ [C] _ a
[Bb] Kapo te pākano, i iui amai _
[F] Rangi a te a, kapu tapu a te [Bb] a
Kapo te pākano, _ i iui amai
[F] Rangi a te a, kapu tapu a te a
[Bb] Rangi a te a, _ _
[F] kapu tapu a te a
Rangi a te a, [Bb] kapu tapu _ a te a
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