UKULELE STRUMMERS SONGBOOK
E Ala E
performed by: Israel Kamakawiwo`ole
We the voices behind the face, of the Hawaiian Nation, the
Hawaiian Race.
Rise for justice the day has come, for all our people to
stand as one
Am F
E Ala E, E Ala E
C
We the voices behind the face
F C
Of the Hawaiian Nation, the Hawaiian Race
G7
Rise for justice the day has come
F C Am F
For all our people to stand as one, E Ala E, ea, ea ,ea,
E Ala E
Chorus
C
E huli i ka ho'i i ka pakini alamihi
G7 C
Gone are the days of the alamihi ways
E kiko i ka piko o ka mana o ka po'e
G7 C
The power of the people is the piko
G7 Am F
O ka piko ke aloha o ka 'aina, o ka 'aina
C
We the warriors born to live
F C
On what the land and sea can give
G7
Defend our birth right to be free
F C Am F
Give our children liberty, E Ala E, ea, ea, ea, E Ala E
Chorus
Interlude
Verse 2
Am F
E Ala E, ea, ea, ea, E Ala E (repeated...)