1
Na Mele Aloha
Song Book
The latest version of this book may be downloaded from:
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Revised August 2, 2005
2
Little Grass Shack
Vamp intro:
G7 -
Verse / Instr / Verse
C7 - F | G7 - C7 - F
F
G7
I wanna go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii.
C7
F
I want to be with all the kanes and wahines that I used to know.
A7
D7
I can hear the old guitars playing on the beach at Honaunau.
G7
I can hear the old Hawaiians saying,
C7
“E komo mai no ka-Ua ika hale wela ka hao.”
F
G7
It won’t be long ‘til my ship will be sailing back to Kona;
C7
A7
A grand old place that’s always fair to see; you’re telling me
D7
I’m just a little Hawaiian and a home sick island boy.
G7
I wanna go back to my fish and poi
F
G7
I wanna go back to my little grass shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii.
C7
F
Where the humu-humu-nuku-nuku-apua’a go swimmin’ by.
(Instrumental break - repeat verses, sing the last line twice)
Vamp ending: G7 - C7 - F
3
Little Brown Gal
Vamp intro:
G7 -
Verse / Last line twice
C7 - F | G7 - C7 - F
C7
It’s not the islands fair that are calling to me.
F
It’s not the balmy air nor the tropical sea
D7
G7
It’s just a little brown gal in a little grass skirt,
C7
F
In a little grass shack in Hawaii.
C7
It isn’t Waikiki nor Kamehameha’s pali.
F
Nor the beach boys free, with their ho’o-mali-mali.
D7
G7
It’s just a little brown gal in a little grass skirt,
C7
F
In a little grass shack in Hawaii.
Am
E7
Through that island wonderland,
Am
E7
She’s broken all the kanes’ hearts.
Am
E7
Am
C7
It’s not hard to understand, for that wahine is a gal of parts.
I’ll
It’s
It’s
In a
C7
be leaving soon but the thrill I enjoy
F
not the island moon, nor the fish and the poi.
D7
G7
just a little brown gal, in a little grass skirt
C7
F
little grass shack in Hawaii (repeat last line, Vamp: G7 - C7 - F)
4
Blue Hawaii
Verse / hum to “come with me” / verse
INTRO: G7 - C7 – F – Bb – F - C7
F
Bb
F
Night and you... and blue Hawaii...
D7
G7
C7
F
The night is heavenly... and you are heaven to me.
F
Bb
F
Lovely you... and blue Hawaii...
C7
D7
G7
C7
F
Bb F
With all this loveliness... there should be love...
F7
Bridge:
Bb
F
Come with me... while the moon is on the sea. (the moon is on the sea)
G7
C7
C7Aug
The night is young... and so are we...so are we …
F
Bb
F
D7
Dreams come true... in blue Hawaii...
G7
C7
And mine could all come true...
Bb
Bbm
F
This magic night of nights with you
(Instrumental break - hum the melody from the first verse)
(Repeat Bridge and last verse; repeat last 2 lines)
5
Sweet Singing Bamboo
2 x / repeat last verse
Intro: instrumental of melody line from first verse
C
G7
C
G7
Listen... to the sweet singing bam...boo.
C
G7
C
It’s singing... a little love song to you.
G7
C
G7
C
G7
Telling... of a small island rendezvous.
C
G7
C
A heaven... that was made just for two.
C7
Bridge:
F
C
Where tradewinds... softly kissing the cocoa palms.
D7
G7
Flower-scented nights... calling you to my arms.
C
G7
C
G7
So listen... to the sweet singing bam... boo.
C
G7
C
It’s singing... a little love song to you.
(Instrumental break - melody line from first two verses)
(Repeat bridge and last verse; repeat last line slowly, and end.)
6
Pearly Shells(in
key of F)
(Vamp intro: G7 - C7 - F | G7 - C7 - F)
F
F
F7
Pearly shells... from the ocean...
Bb
G7
C7
Shining in the sun... covering the shore.
F
F7
Bb
Bbm
When I see them... my heart tells me that I love you...
F
C7
F
More than all... the little pearly shells.
Bridge:
C7
For every grain.. of sand... upon... the beach,
F
I’ve got a kiss for you;
C7
And I’ve got more... left over... for... each star...
G7
C7
That twinkles in the blue.
F
F
F7
Pearly shells... from the ocean...
Bb
G7
C7
Shining in the sun... covering the shore.
F
F7
Bb
Bbm
When I see them... my heart tells me that I love you...
F
C7
F
More than all... the little pearly shells.
C7
F
Bb
C7
F
More than all... the little pearly shells... (go to “Tiny Bubbles”)
7
Tiny Bubbles
(in key of F)
Vamp opening: G7 - C7 - F | G7 - C7 – F
Chorus:
F
C7
Tiny bubbles... in the wine...
C7
F
Make me happy... make me feel fine.
F
F7
Bb
Bbm
Tiny bubbles... make me warm all over...
F
C7
F
F7
With a feelin’ that I’m gonna love ‘til the end of time.
Bb
F
So here’s to the golden moon, and here’s to the silver sea,
G7
C7
And mostly, here’s a toast to you and me.
F
C7
Tiny bubbles... in the wine...
C7
F
Make me happy... make me feel fine.
F
F7
Bb
Bbm
Tiny bubbles... make me warm all over...
F
C7
F
F7
With a feelin’ that I’m gonna love ‘til the end of time.
Bb
F
So here’s to the ginger lei... I give to you today...
G7
C7
And here’s a kiss that will not fade away.
(Repeat chorus - sing last line of chorus twice, and end)
8
Pearly Shells
(in key of G)
(Vamp intro: A7 - D7 - G | A7 - D7 - G)
G
G7
Pearly shells... from the ocean...
C
A7
D7
Shining in the sun... covering the shore.
G
G7
C
Cm
When I see them... my heart tells me that I love you...
G
D7
G
More than all... the little pearly shells.
Bridge:
D7
For every grain.. of sand... upon... the beach,
G
I’ve got a kiss for you;
D7
And I’ve got more... left over... for... each star...
A7
D7
That twinkles in the blue.
G
G7
Pearly shells... from the ocean...
C
A7
D7
Shining in the sun... covering the shore.
G
G7
C
Cm
When I see them... my heart tells me that I love you...
G
D7
G
More than all... the little pearly shells.
G
D7
G
More than all... the little pearly shells... (go to “Tiny Bubbles”)
9
Tiny Bubbles
(in key of G)
Vamp opening: A7 - D7 - G | A7 - D7 - G
Chorus:
G
D7
Tiny bubbles... in the wine...
G
Make me happy... make me feel fine.
G
G7
C
Cm
Tiny bubbles... make me warm all over...
G
D7
G
With a feelin’ that I’m gonna love ‘til the end of time.
G7
C
G
So here’s to the golden moon, and here’s to the silver sea,
A7
D7
And mostly, here’s a toast to you and me.
G
D7
Tiny bubbles... in the wine...
D7
G
Make me happy... make me feel fine.
G
G7
C
Cm
Tiny bubbles... make me warm all over...
G
D7
G
G7
With a feelin’ that I’m gonna love ‘til the end of time.
C
G
So here’s to the ginger lei... I give to you today...
A7
D7
And here’s a kiss that will not fade away.
(Repeat chorus - sing last line of chorus twice, and end)
10
Sweet Leilani
(slow fox trot tempo)
C
F
Fm
Sweet Leilani, heavenly flow-ow-er...
C
G7
C
G7
Nature fashioned roses kissed with dew.
C
G7
And then she placed them in a bower.
C
It was the start of you.
C
F
Fm
Sweet Leilani, heavenly flow-ow-er...
C
G7
C
G7
... I dreamed of paradise for two...
C
G7
You are my paradise completed.
C
You are my dream come true.
C
F
Fm
Sweet Leilani, heavenly flow-ow-er...
C
G7
C
G7
Tropic skies are jealous as they shine.
C
G7
I think they’re jealous of your blue eyes
C
Jealous because you’re mine
(Instrumental break)
C
F
Fm
Sweet Leilani, heavenly flow-ow-er...
C
G7
C
G7
... I dreamed of paradise for two.
C
G7
You are my paradise completed.
C
You are my dream... come... true.
11
One Paddle Two Paddle
Vamp opening: G7 – C7 - F | G7 - C7 – F
Refrain:
F
D7
G7
C7
One paddle, two paddle... three paddle... for to take
F
D7
G7
Fourteen on the right...fourteen on the left,
G7
C7
F
C7
Take me to Hawaii nei... noka best.
F
I went away a long time,
Bb
F
Such a long time...a long time ago.
F
Seen enough cities...
G7
C7
To last a lifetime, going away no more... singing
F
D7
G7
C7
One paddle, two paddle... three paddle... for to take
F
D7
G7
Fourteen on the right...fourteen on the left,
G7
C7
F
C7
Take me to Hawaii nei... noka best.
F
I want to smell the flowers...
Bb
F
Sweet sweet flowers... where the tradewinds blow...
F
Seen enough cities...
G7
C7
To last a lifetime, going away no more... singing
F
D7
G7
C7
One paddle, two paddle... three paddle... for to take
F
D7
G7
Fourteen on the right...fourteen on the left,
G7
C7
F
C7
Take me to Hawaii nei... noka best.
F
D7
G7
C7
One paddle, two paddle... three paddle... for to take
F
D7
G7
C7
One paddle, two paddle... three paddle... for to take
(Vamp ending: G7 - C7 -F)
F
me home.
F
me home.
F
me home.
F
me home.
F
me ho-ome.
12
One More Aloha
(slow ballad tempo)
(Instrumental opening: melody from 4th line)
G7
C
F
Fm
One more a-lo-ha... my lovely island flower
C
G7
C
One more embrace until our two hearts meet once more.
C
F
Fm
One more a-lo-ha... before the parting hour
C
G7
C
Then I must leave you on Hawaii’s golden shore.
Bridge:
C
G7
F
C
And while I’m far away, I’ll dream of you each day
A7
D7
Dm
G7
You’ll find my heart is there, in your tender care.
G
C
F
Fm
One parting kiss, dear... from lips that I adore.
C
G7
C
One more a-lo-ha ‘til you’re in my arms once more.
C
G7
C
One more a-lo-ha ‘til you’re in my arms once more.
13
Hanelei Moon
(Slow ballad tempo)
(Chord opening: F chord arpeggio)
F
G7
C7
Bb
F
Ha...nalei... Hanalei moon... is lighting... beloved Ka-ua...I
F
G7
C7
Bb
F
Ha...nalei... Hanalei moon, Aloha... no wau ia oe.
F
G7
When you see... Hanalei by moonlight,
C7
F
C7
You will be... in heaven... by the sea.
F
G7
Every breeze... every wave will whisper...
C7
F
C7
You are mine... don’t ever... go away.
F
G7
C7
Bb
F
Ha...nalei... Hanalei moon... is lighting... beloved Ka-ua...I
F
G7
C7
Bb
F
Ha...nalei... Hanalei moon, Aloha... no wau ia oe.
(Instrumental break: melody line from refrain)
F
G7
When you see... Hanalei by moonlight,
C7
F
C7
You will be... in heaven... by the sea.
F
G7
Every breeze... every wave will whisper...
C7
F
C7
You are mine... don’t ever... go away.
F
G7
C7
Bb
F
Ha...nalei... Hanalei moon... is lighting... beloved Ka-ua...I
F
G7
Ha...nalei... Hanalei moon,
C7
Bb
F
Aloha... no wau ia oe...
C7
Bb
F
Aloha... no wau ia oe...
C7
Bb
F
C7
F
Bb Bbm F
Aloha... no wau ia... Ha-na-lei... moon.
14
Lahainaluna
(Instrumental opening: melody from first and second line)
G
C
G
Gdim
I am going to the island of the val...leys
Am7
D7
G
D7
To La-hai...na... Lahainalu... na.
G
C
G
Gdim
Where the mountains are green you will find me
Am7
D7
C Cm G
G7
In La-haina... Lahainalu... na.
C
G
They say that Maui noka oi... and I agree.
A7
D7
‘Cause Maui noka oi... is the only place for me.
G
C
G
Gdim
That’s where you’ll find me, down by the seaside,
Am
D7
G
Watching the moonlight, the twinkling starlight,
D7
G
The morning sunrise, the golden sunset,
D7
C Cm G
In Lahaina... Lahainalu... na.
D7
C Cm G
In Lahaina... Lahainalu... na.
15
To You, Sweetheart, Aloha
(Intro)
G
Bm
Em
F#7 Em
D+
G
Sailing day is taking you away, dear one
G
Bm
Em
F#7
What a shame that loved ones have to part
D7 Ddim D7
Am
Cm
G
Bm
E7
Stars will forget to shine, if you forget you are mine
A7
D7
Cm D7
D+
So keep this tender message in your heart...
Alternate Intro: (“until then...”) A7 - D7 - G - D7
G
G7
C E7 A7
To you... sweetheart, a-lo...ha...
D7
C
D7
G
(E7 Am D7+)
Aloha... from the bottom of my heart.
G
G7
C
E7
A7
Keep that smile on your lips, brush the tear from your eye,
D7
G
E7
Am
D7+
One more aloha, then it’s time for goodbye.
G
G7
C E7 A7
To you... sweetheart, a-lo...ha...
D7
C
D7
B7
In dreams... I’ll be with you dear tonight.
E7
A7
And I’ll pray for that day when... we two will meet again.
D7
G
(E7 Am D7+) ???
Until then, sweetheart, aloha.
(Instrumental break - Repeat verses, repeat final line twice and end)
16
Aloha Oe
F
Bb
F
Proudly swept... the rain clouds through the valley
C7
As onward... it glided through the trees
F
Bb
F
It seems to... be following the liko
Bb
C7
F
Bb
The-e ahi hile hua of the vale
F
F7
Or Vamp G7 – C7 – F
Bb
F
Aloha oe... aloha oe...
G7 C7
F
F7
Eke ona ona noho Ika li... po...
Bb
F
One fond embrace... Aho I ae au...
C7
F
Un-til... we me-eet again.
Bb
F
Bb
F
Aloha oe... aloha oe...
C7
F
F7
Eke ona ona noho Ika li... po...
Bb
F
One fond embrace... Aho I ae au...
C7
F
Un-til... we me-eet again.
(Spoken: A-LO...HA!)
Bb
F
F7
17
Ukulele Lady
C
G7
C
Cdim G7
C
I saw the splendor of the moonlight on Honolu...lu... Bay.
C
G7
C
Cdim G7
C
There’s something tender in the moonlight...on Honolu..lu... Bay
Am
And all the beaches... are full of peaches...
Em
D7
Who bring their ukes along...
Ddim
C
???
C
G7
C
Am
D7
G7
And in the glimmer of the moonlight, they love to sing this song
(If played without above intro, use Vamp intro: D7 – G7 – C)
C
Em
Am
G7
C
Em
Am
C
If you... like... a ukulele lady, ukulele lady like-a you.
Dm G7
Dm
G7
Dm
G7
C
If you like to linger where it’s shady, ukulele lady linger too.
C
Em
Am
G7 C
Em
Am C
If you... kiss a ukulele lady, while you promise ever to be true
Dm G7
Dm
G7
Dm
G7
C
And she see another ukulele... lady fool around with you
F
C
May...be she’ll sigh... may...be she’ll cry...
D7
G7
Maybe she’ll find somebody else (by and by),
C
Em
Am
G7
To sing... to... when it’s cool and shady,
C
Em
Am
C
Where the tricky wicki-wackies woo.
Dm G7
Dm
G7
Dm
G7
C
If you like a ukulele lady, ukulele lady like-a you.
Dm G7
Dm
G7
Dm
G7
C
If you like a ukulele lady, ukulele lady like-a you.
C7
18
Island Style
Intro: Instrumental of refrain (one verse only)
Refrain:
F
C
On the island, we do it island style...
From the mountain to the ocean,
G7
C
From the windward to the leeward side.
F
C
On the island, we do it island style...
From the mountain to the ocean,
G7
C
From the windward to the leeward side.
C
F
C
Mama's in the kitchen, cooking dinner real nice:
C
G7
C
Beef stew on the stove, cold salmon on ice.
C
F
C
We eat and drink and we sing all day:
C
G7
C
C7
Kanikapila in the old Hawaiian way.
(Sing one verse of refrain; instrumental break on 2nd verse)
C
F
C
Mama's in the kitchen, cooking dinner real nice:
C
G7
C
Beef stew on the stove, cold salmon on ice.
C
F
C
We eat and drink and we sing all day:
C
G7
C
Kanikapila in the old Hawaiian way.
(Repeat Chorus)
19
Red Sails In The Sunset
C
Red
C
Oh,
C
She
C
Red
C7 F
C
sails in the sunset... way out on the sea.
D7
G7
C
carry my loved one... home safely to me.
C7 F
C
sailed at the dawning... all day I've been blue.
D7
G7
C
sails in the sunset... I'm trusting in you.
G7
C
Swift wings you must borrow.
G7
C
C7
Make straight for the shore.
G7
C
We marry tomorrow.
A7
D7
G7
And she goes sailing no more.
C
C7 F
Red sails in the sunset...way out on the
C
D7
G7
Oh, carry my loved one... home safely to
C
sea.
C
me.
G7
C
Swift wings you must borrow.
G7
C
C7
Make straight for the shore.
G7
C
We marry tomorrow.
A7
D7
G7
And she goes sailing no more.
C
C7 F
C
Red sails in the sunset...way out on the sea.
C
D7
G7
C
Oh, carry my loved one... home safely to me.
C
D7
G7
C
Oh, carry my loved one... home safely to me.
20
Lei Pakalana
(As recorded by The Kingston Trio)
(Vamp intro: G - A7 - D7 - G | A7 - D7 - G)
G
He awe mai au, lei pakalana
A7
D7
G
E ia one pua, lei pakalana
A7 - D7 - G | A7 - D7 - G
G
He awe mai au, lei poni moie
A7
D7
G
E ia one pua, lei awapuhi
A7 - D7 - G | A7 - D7 - G
(Instrumental break)
G
Haina i mai, ana kapuana
A7
D7
G
E ia one pua, lei pakalana
A7 - D7 - G | A7 - D7 - G
G
Haina i mai, ana kapuana
A7
D7
G
E ia one pua, lei pakalana
A7 - D7 - G | A7 - D7 - G
(Vamp ending: A7 - D7 - G | A7 - D7 - G)
21
Ahi Wela
Vamp D7 – G7 -- C
C
F
C
AHI WELA MAI NEI LOKO
G7
C
C7
I KA HANA A KE ALOHA
F
C
G7
C
E LALAWE NEI KU’U KINO KONIKONI LU A IKA PU’UWAI
G
D
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
D
A7
D
HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE
G
D
UP ABOVE THE WORLD SO HIGH
A7
D
LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE SKY
G
D
A7
D
IMO IMO HOKU IKI HAO HAO AUIA OE
(oh-ya)
G
D
I LUNA IOA O KE AO
A7
D
KOHU KAIMANA I KA LANI
D
G
D
AHI WELA MAI NEI LOKO
A7
D
D7
I KA HANA A KE ALOHA
G
D
E LALAWE NEI KU’U KINO
A7
D
KONIKONI LU A IKA PU’UWAI
22
Pua Mana
Vamp G7 – C7 - F
F
F7
Bb
F
PUA MANA KUU HOME I LAHAINA
C7
ME NA PUA ALA ONA ONA
G7
C7
F
KUU HOME I ALOHA IA
F
F7
SEA BREEZE, SEA BREEZE
Bb
F
TAKE A MESSAGE TO THE ONE I LOVE
C7
KISS HER TENDERLY, TELL HER TO WAIT FOR ME
G7
F
AND SAY THAT I’LL BE COMING SOON
F
F7
SEA BREEZE SEA BREEZE
Bb
F
TAKE ME SWIFTLY TO MY ISLAND LOVE
C7
MAKE THE BREEZES STRONG, I’VE BEEN AWAY TOO LONG
G7
F
FROM LIPS THAT ARMS THAT I ADORE
F
F7 Bb
F
HA IA NA IA MAI KA PU A NA
C7
KUU HOME I LAHAINA
D7
G7
F
I PIHA MEKA HAUOLI
23
Kauai, The Last Paradise
Written & recorded by Larry Rivera (Kauai’s son)
F
Dm
Gm
C7
F
Dm
Gm
C7
This is, the last paradise; open your eyes and please realize,
F
Dm
Gm
C7
F
Dm Gm C7
That for all we know,
this is the last paradise.
F
Dm
Gm
C7
F
Dm
Gm
C7
You and I were so much in love, dancing beneath the moon high above
F
Dm Gm
C7
F
Bb F
We live and love,
here in this last paradise.
(Bridge)
C7
F
Look at the moon (look at the moon), Look at the sky (look at the sky),
C7
F
F7
Look in my eyes (look in my eyes), And you’ll realize...
m C7
Am Dm
G7
That this...is the moment...we’ll remember...
C7
C7+
All through our lives, for
F
Dm
Gm
C7
This is the last paradise,
F
Dm
Gm
C7
We’ll walk hand in hand through life’s changing tides.
F
Dm Gm
C7
F
Bb F
Kauai... is the last paradise.
(Bridge)
C7
F
Look at the moon (look at the moon), Look at the sky (look at the sky),
C7
F
F7
Look in my eyes (look in my eyes), And you’ll realize...
Gm C7
Am Dm
G7
That this...is the moment...we’ll remember...
C7
C7+
All through our lives, for
F
Dm
Gm
C7
This is the last paradise,
F
Dm
Gm
C7
We’ll walk hand in hand through life’s changing tides.
F
Dm Gm
C7
F
Bb F
Kauai...
is the last paradise.
F
Dm Gm
C7
Bb
Bbm F
Kauai...
is the last paradise.
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Hukilau (in key of G)
© 1948 Lyrics & Music: Jack Owens
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Intro: E7
A7
G
G
(: Oh, we're going to a hukilau,
D7
Huki, huki, huki, huki, hukilau;
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E7
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D7
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G
Ev'rybody loves a hukilau,
G
Where the laulau is the kaukau at the big luau;
E7
A7
We'll throw our nets out into the sea,
And all the ama ama come-a swimming to me,
G
E7
Oh, we're going to a hukilau,
D7
G
Huki, huki, huki, huki, hukilau.
G
What a wonderful day for fishing, in the old Hawaiian
A7
All the hukilau nets we're swishing, down in old Laie
G
Oh, we're going to a hukilau,
D7
Huki, huki, huki, huki, hukilau;
Ev'rybody loves a hukilau,
G
Where the laulau is the kaukau at the big luau;
E7
A7
We'll throw our nets out into the sea,
And all the ama ama come-a swimming to me,
G
E7
Oh, we're going to a hukilau,
D7
G
Huki, huki, huki, huki, hukilau. :) Lead guitar on chorus.
D7
way,
D7
Bay,
25
Hukilau (in key of F)
© 1948 Lyrics & Music: Jack Owens
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Intro:
D7
G7
F
F
(: Oh, we're going to a hukilau,
C7
Huki, huki, huki, huki, hukilau;
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D7
////
C7
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F
Ev'rybody loves a hukilau,
F
Where the laulau is the kaukau at the big luau;
D7
G7
We'll throw our nets out into the sea,
And all the ama ama come-a swimming to me,
F
D7
Oh, we're going to a hukilau,
C7
F
Huki, huki, huki, huki, hukilau.
F
C7
What a wonderful day for fishing, in the old Hawaiian way,
G7
All the hukilau nets we're swishing, down in old Laie Bay,
C7
F
Oh, we're going to a hukilau,
C7
Huki, huki, huki, huki, hukilau;
Ev'rybody loves a hukilau,
F
Where the laulau is the kaukau at the big luau;
D7
G7
We'll throw our nets out into the sea,
And all the ama ama come-a swimming to me,
F
D7
Oh, we're going to a hukilau,
C7
F
Huki, huki, huki, huki, hukilau. :) Lead guitar on chorus.