Israel Kamakawiwo'ole was a popular entertainer and singer in Hawai'i until his death at the age of 38 in 1997. He became famous outside Hawaii when his album Facing Future was released in 1993 with his medley of Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World. The song has been included in the end of several movies, including Finding Forrester, Meet Joe Black, 50 First Dates and Fred Claus, the TV show Scrubs, as well as the 2002 season finale of the TV series ER...

Israel Kamakawiwo`ole (20 mai 1959, 26 juin 1997) dit Bruddah Iz ou IZ, fut le musicien et chanteur hawaiien le plus connu dans les années 1990. Il dut sa renommée internationale à son medley, Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World dans l'album Facing Future (1993). Cette chanson fut fort diffusée sur les ondes françaises à la fin du XXe siècle, et apparaît dans le générique de fin de nombreux films et séries.  

* 20. Mai 1959 in Kaimukī auf der Insel Oʻahu (Hawaii); 

Am6     G7     C     G7

      C       G     C       C7
Aloha wau ia 'oe ku'uipo
     F       A7        Am6       Am6
Ku'u lei momi ku'u milimili
     E7       E7  Am     F
O ka heka 'oe ona pua
       C        G7   C       C
O ke kupuna a'e hi'i poi nei

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Aloha wau ia 'oe ku'uipo
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Ku'u lei momi ku'u milimili
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O ka heka 'oe ona pua
       C        G7   C       C
O ke kupuna a'e hi'i poi nei

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Hau'oli ka man'o ke 'ike aku
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Kou maka palupalu e ke aloha
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He aloha i pili ia ika pu'uwai
        C       G7     C      C
Ahe lei hi'ehi'e na ka makua

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        C        G       C      C7
Hau'oli ka man'o ke 'ike aku
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Kou maka palupalu e ke aloha
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He aloha i pili ia ika pu'uwai
        C       G7     C      C
Ahe lei hi'ehi'e na ka makua

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Puana ka inoa o ku'uipo
     F       A7        Am6      Am6
Ku'u lei nana lei maka mae
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He nohea oe i ku'u maka
     C       G7   C       C
E ka pua u'i oe o na lani

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      C       G     C      C7
Puana ka inoa o ku'uipo
     F       A7        Am6      Am6
Ku'u lei nana lei maka mae
   E7       E7     Am      F
He nohea oe i ku'u maka
     C       G7   C       C
E ka pua u'i oe o na lani

Am6     G7     C     G7     C

Ka Pua U'i

A               F          G       A
Ua mau, ke ea o ka aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i
   A               F          G       A
Ua mau, ke ea o ka aina, i ka pono, o Hawai'i


   A
If just for a day our king and queen
      F
Would visit all these islands and saw everything
    G                                        A
How would they feel about the changes of our land


A
Could you just imagine if they were around
    F
And saw highways on their sacred grounds
    G                                      A
How would they feel about this modern city life

A
Tears would come from each others eyes
   F
As they would stop to realize
     G                                    A
That our people are in great great danger now
A               F                  G                       A
How, would they feel,  could their smiles be content, then cry


Chorus:
        A
        Cry for the gods, cry for the people
        F
        Cry for the land that was taken away
        G                          A
        And then yet you'll find,  Hawai'i


A
Could you just imagine they came back
F
And saw traffic lights and railroad tracks
G                                          A
How would they feel about this modern city life

A
Tears would come from each others eyes
F
As they would stop to realize
G                                      A
That our land is in great great danger now

A
All the fighting that the king had done
F
To conquer all these islands now these condominiums
G                                   A
How would he feel if he saw Hawai'i nei
A             F               G                       A
How, would he feel, would his smile be content,  then cry


Chorus

   A               F           G       A
Ua mau, ke ea o ka aina,  i ka pono, o Hawai'i
   A               F           G       A
Ua mau, ke ea o ka aina,  i ka pono, o Hawai'i

Hawaii '78

Am
Oh, tall is the tale of the mischievous one
    G                             F  E7        Am
Who fished out all the island and captured the sun
     Am
His deeds and tasks I will unmask so that you'll understand
     G                                         F        E7    Am
That before there was a Clark Kent there was a Hawaiian Super Man


C                 G                    F
He fished out the islands with a magic hook
C                     G              Am
There would have been more, somebody looked
C                 G                 F
He pulled morning sky, the sun he entwined
C               G                    Am   E7
Slowed down his flight so kapa could dry, yeah


Chorus:
        Am
        Mischievous, marvelous, magical Maui:  Hero of this Land
            G                          F        E7    Am
        The one the only, the ultimate Hawaiian Super Man
        Am    G        F          E7
        Maui, Maui, oh Maui,  the Hawaiian Supa Man
        Am    G        F          E7
        Maui, Maui, oh Maui,  the Hawaiian Supa Man


Am
Secret of fire was locked somewhere in time
            G                             F      E7   Am
So when the ahi died in the hale kuke, no way to be ignite
   Am   
So off he goes in search of those who hold the information
   G                             F      E7    Am
So fire could be used by all the future generations

C              G                    F
He found that alae held the fire connection
C                 G                          Am
But his plan of deception fell short from perfection
C         G                    F
Without a choice he had to get mean
C                    G                  Am          E7
So he squeezed alae's throat until she screamed the secret


Chorus

Maui Hawaiian Suppa Man

Intro:  F (4) Bb (1) Bbm (1) F (1) C7 (1)
        
        F (4)
        I saw you in my dream, we were walking hand in hand
             Bb          Bbm        F      C7
        On a white sandy beach of Hawai'i
           F (4)
        We were playing in the sun, we were having so much fun
             Bb          Bbm        F (2)
        On a white sandy beach of Hawai'i

Chorus: C7 (2)             Bb                  C7
        Sound of the ocean soothes my restless soul
        C7 (5) 
        Sound of the ocean rocks me all night long  

              F (4)
        Those hot long summer days, lying there in the sun
             Bb          Bbm        F (2)
        On a white sandy beach of Hawai'i

Chorus: C7 (2)             Bb                  C7
        Sound of the ocean soothes my restless soul
        C7 (7) 
        Sound of the ocean rocks me all night long  

             F (4)
        Last night in my dream, I saw your face again
                Bb           Bbm (4)                      F (2)
    We were there in the sun, on a white sandy beach of Hawai'i
             Bb          Bbm (5)    F (4)
        On a white sandy beach of Hawai'i

White Sandy Beach Of Hawaii

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Ka Huila Wai

Facing Future

C                                    F
For all I've been blessed with in my life
G7                        C
There was an emptiness in me
C                         F
I was imprisioned by the power of gold
G7                               C
With one kind touch you set me free

CHORUS:
        F          G
Let the world stop turning
            C            F
Let the the sun stop burning 
                                        G7
Let them tell me love's not worth going through
      F          G            C               F
If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart
                                      G7
The only dream that mattered had come true
        F           G       C
In this life I was loved by you


C                         F
For every mountain I have climbed
G7                 C
Every raging river crossed
C                             F
You were the treasure that I longed to find
G7                            C
Without your love I would be lost

Repeat Chorus

BRIDGE:
Bb                       F
I know that I won't live forever
    C                      G7
But forever I'll be loving you

Repeat Chorus

In This Life

# Intro: G  F  C  G7  C  G7  C Csus
                           
C7    F        (E+ F7)D7  D7sus D7
La `Elima  O pe-pe lu-a li
     C             G7         C  G7  C
Wa`i maka he`e nei   I ke ala nui

Hui 	
C7     F             C
He nei pepe   A la`a nei
     G7                 C   G7   C  Csus
E`ui ma e hele   Kou lui kino

                               
C     C7  F       (E+ F7) D7   D7sus D7
Maiki pu olo   A`a i  ka  lima 
   C                  G7         C   G7  C
Ae maka hele he`e nui   I ke ala nui  

Hui    

INSTRUMENTAL 
   
C7     F             C
He nei pepe   A la`a nei
     G7                  C    C7
E`ui ma e hele   Kou lui kino
       F                  C
He nei pepe   A la`a    nei
     G7          C   G7  C  A7(6)
E`ui ma e hele   Kou lui kino
                                    
   D    D7  G        (F#+ G7)E7(9) 
Ha`ina `ia  mai   Ana ka  pu-ana
  D            A7       D  G  D Dsus D  
E mele he inoe   No Miloli`i

La 'elima

VERSE:
C                                       G
Starting all over again is going to be rough 
    F G                 C
For us, we're going to make it
C                                         G
Starting all over as friends is going be tough
    F G          C
On us, we gotta face it


BREAK: 
F                  G
  We lost what we had
C
  That would hurt us so bad
F         G               C
  Set us back a thousand years
F              G
  We going to make it up
C
  Though I know it's going to be tough
F               G
  To erase the hurt and fears

 
VERSE:
C                                       G
Starting all over again is going to be hard
                    F G            C
But I pray to the Lord to help us make it
C                                       G
Starting all over again is going to be slow
             F   G          C
But we both know, we gonna make it


BREAK:
F                G          C
  We gotta take life as it comes
F                   G C
  Never fuss about it,  what's right or wrong
F          G           C
  It's an uphill climb,  to the finish line
F                             G
  We gonna try, we gonna try, just one more time


INSTRUMENTAL:  C  G  F  G  C      F  G  C     F  G

 
VERSE:
C                                       G
Starting all over again is going to be hard
    F G         C
On us,  we can make it
C                                    G
Starting all over again is going be tough
         F   G             C
We both know  we going to make it 


BREAK:
F                G            C
  We gotta take life  as it comes
F                 G            C
  Don't make any fuss about it, what's right or wrong
F           G         C
  We gonna make it up, though I know it's gonna be rough
F                 G
  To erase the hurt and fears


VERSE:
C                                        G
Starting all over again is going to be rough 
     F G                C
For us, we're going to make it
C                                         G
Starting all over as friends is going be rough
    F G          C
On us, we gotta face it 

 
OUTRO:
C          G      F     G    C
Oooooooooohhhhhh Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh

Starting All Over Again

Intro:
    |C   G   |Am   F  |C   G   |
    |Am      |F       |
 
    C        Em       F        C
    ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo
    F        E7       Am       F
    ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo
 
 
C         Em                F       C
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
F       C                        G            Am   F
And the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby...
   C         Em                F          C
Oh somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
F       C                         G                   Am   F
And the dreams that you dream of, dreams really do come true...
 
 
    C
Someday i'll wish upon a star
G                                Am   F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
      C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
G                                  Am           F
High above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me
 
 
   C         Em               F           C
Oh somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
F       C                           G               Am   F
And the dreams that you dare to, oh why, oh why can't I?...
 
 
           C        Em        F         C
Well I see trees of green and Red roses too
F                C         E7     Am
 I'll watch then bloom for me and you
      F                G                Am   F
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world
           C        Em             F         C
Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
        F              C   E7         Am
And the brightness of day, I like the dark
      F                G                C    F   C
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world 
 
 
    G                      C
The colours of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
    G                    C
Are also on the faces of people passing bye
    F               C      F              C
See friends shaking hands, saying 'how do you do?'
F               C       Dm7             D
 They're really saying, I...I love you
 
 
       C      Em        F          C
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow
F                   C    E7         Am
 They'll learn much more than we'll know
     F                 G                Am   F
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world 
 
 
C
Someday I'll wish upon a star
G                               Am   F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
       C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
G                                  Am           F
High above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me
 
 
   C         Em                F      C
Oh somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
F       C                        G                 Am   F
And the dreams that you dare to, why, oh why can't I?...
 
 
C        Em       F        C
ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo
F        E7       Am      F
ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-a-eh-a-a-a-a-a-a

Over The Rainbow

Alone In Iz World

(F)I saw you in my dreams
We were walking hand in hand
(Bb)On a white, sandy beach (Bbm) of Hawaii(F)
(F)We were playing in the sun
We were having so much fun
on a white(Bb), sandy beach(Bbm) of Hawaii(F)

(C7)The sound of the ocean
soothes my restless soul
The sound of the ocean
rocks me all night long

(F)Those hot long summer days
Lying there in the sun
on a white(Bb), sandy beach(Bbm) of Hawaii(F)

(C7The sound of the ocean
soothes my restless soul
The sound of the ocean
rocks me all night long

(F)Last night in my dreams
I saw your face again
We were there in the sun
on a white(Bb), sandy beach(Bbm) of Hawaii(F)(C)(F)

White Sandy Beach

G                                  D7
You may go, I'll let you go, may god bless you

                                 G
You'll be mine, wherever you may be

               G        A7
It's a warning, to say Alo...ha

               G           D7                  G
'cause you'll never find another Hawaiian like me

              G           D7                  G         
Oh no you'll never find another Hawaiian like me

         G                                  D7
You may go, I'll let you go, may god bless you

                                 G
You'll be mine, wherever you may be

               G        A7
It's a warning, to say Alo...ha

               G           D7                  G
'cause you'll never find another Hawaiian like me

               G           D7                  G
Oh no you'll never find another Kane'ka like me

               G           D7                  G
Oh no you'll never find another people like us

A Hawaiian Like Me

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Ama Ama

Wonderful World

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 
For all our people to stand as one, 
        Am          F
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 

Ekiko 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          
Give our children liberty, 
       Am            F
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...)

E Ala E

A                 D        A       B7       E        A     E A
Aloha ka manini me ka popolo he ia no ho ia ika la ipapa
  A               D         A         B7       E        A     E A
Ka la a ka nenue o ka la a wewe moani ke he ala ke honi aku
  A       D         A          B7     E         A       E A
Ha oe ia iko le a ika ka po e u uala ka hone i pu'u
  A         D        A          B7      E           A
Ha ina ia mai ana kapuana aloha ka manini me ka popolo

Aloha Ka Manini

Sea of love

Intro: G B7  C Am  G A7 GC G 


G
Do you remember
B7
When we met
C
oooh it was the day
Am
I knew you were my pet babe
G
I want to tell you
A7                  C           G
oh how much I love you,  yes I do
 

G
Come with me
B7
My love
c
To the sea
Am
My sea of love baby
G
I want to tell you
A7
oh just how much
        C          G
I love you, yes I do
     

Chorus:
     D        C
So come with me
D       C
To the sea
    B7      D7
My Love


G
Do you remember
B7
When we met
C
oooh it was the day
Am
I knew you were my pet babe
G
I want to tell you
A7                    C     G
just how much I love you


G
So come with me
B7
My love
C
To my sea
Am
My sea of love baby
G
I want to tell you
A7                    C         G
oh how much, I love you, yes I do   
 

Chorus:
     D        C
So come with me
D       C
To the sea
    B7      D7
My Love
 

G
Do you remember
B7
When we met
C
oooh it was the day
Am
I knew you were my pet babe
G
I want to tell you
A7                    C     G
just how much I love you

Ending:
I want to tell you
Oh how much I love you

strumming: down up, down up chunk

Sea Of Love

C  Cmaj7  Am  F  C  G  Am  F  Fadd9 F


C     Em    F     C
Oooo, oooo, oooo, oooo...
F     E7    Am    F
Oooo, oooo, oooo, oooo...


C         Em
Somewhere over the rainbow
F         C
-  Way up high
F       C
And the dreams that you dream of
G              Am   F
Once in a lullaby...

    C         Em
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
F             C
-  Blue birds fly
F       C
And the dreams that you dream of
G                     Am     F
Dreams really do come true...

    C
Someday I'll wish upon a star
G                                  Am   F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
      C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
G
High above the chimney tops
       Am           F
That's where you'll find me

    C         Em
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
F             C
-  Blue birds fly
F       C
And the dream that you dare to
G                Am  F
Why oh why can't I...

           C        G
Well I see trees of green
    F         C
And red roses too
F            C         E7     Am
I watch them bloom for me and you
      F
And I think to myself
G                   Am   F
-  What a wonderful world

           C        G
Well I see skies of blue
          F         C
And I see clouds of white
        F             C
And the brightness of day
  E7       Am
I like the dark
      F
And I think to myself
G                   C    F  C
-  What a wonderful world

    G
The colors of the rainbow
   C
So pretty in the sky
    G                    C
Are also on the faces of people passing by
    F              C
See friends shakin hands saying
F           C
"How do you do?"
F                C      Dm        G
- They're really sayin,'I, I love you."

       C      G
I hear babies cryin'
    F          C
And watch them grow
F                  C         E7         Am
They'll learn much more than we'll ever know
      F
And I think to myself
G                   Am   F
-  What a wonderful world

    C
Someday I'll wish upon a star
G                                  Am   F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
      C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
G
High above the chimney tops
       Am           F
That's where you'll find me

    C         Em
Oh, somewhere over the rainbow
F         C
-  Way up high
F       C
And the dreams that you dare to
F      G         Am   F
Why oh why can't I

C     Em    F     C
Oooo, oooo, oooo, oooo…
F     E7    Am    F
Oooo, oooo, oooo, oooo…

Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World

Intro: D7 F G7 C Am F G7  C

C                          G7                     C         Bb-B
I'm waiting on a warm and sunny seashore
C                         G7            C     C7
Yearning for the one that I adore
F                  E7     Am              D7
My heart is true I'm thinking of you
C              G7         C           D7 F G7 C     Bb-B
Forever I'll love you Kainoa

C                          G7                     C         Bb-B
I see a sunbeam dancing on the water
C                         G7            C     C7
Surfing on a wave that comes to shore
F                  E7     Am              D7
The promise in that beam is a long awaited dream
C              G7         C           D7 F G7 C     Bb-B
Which tells me that you love me Kainoa

C                          G7                     C         Bb-B
Now day is done the sun sets Kainoa
C                         G7            C     C7
Stars are peek a booing from above
F                  E7     Am              D7
The moon gets brighter still in my heart I feel a thrill
C              G7         C           D7 F G7 C     Bb-B
The trade winds say you love me Kainoa

C                          G7                     C         Bb-B
The silvery moon is shining on the land
C                         G7            C     C7
Casting palmy shadows on the sand
F                  E7     Am              D7
They dance beneath the moon while the breezes hum a tune
C              G7         C           D7 F G7 C     Bb-B
They do this 'cause they love you Kainoa

D7 F G7 C Am F G7  C
Kainoa I love you

Kainoa

A       E        A       E

A             E       A     A7
He lei `â`î `oe na ke kûpuna
D                            A
A he milimili `oe na ka mâkua
A            E           A
Pûlama `ia `oe me ke aloha
A         E  D   C#m   E   A    E7
Hi`ipoi `ia `oe ma ku`u poli
 
 A             E          A         A7
He lei aloha `oe ua kaulana
D                     A
I paukû `ia me ka `âhihi
A          E       D        A 
Ho`ohihi nô wau na`u `oe
A          E    D     C#m E  D
`O ko`u kuleana pa`a nô ia
 
 D              A          D         D7
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
G                       D
Ku`u lei nani `oe poina `ole
D                  A    G   A    D
Hea aku mâkou e ô mai `oe
D        A     G  A        G            Bb              D       A       D
`O Kawohikûkapulani he inoa      he inoa      he inoa

Kawohikukapulani

Unforgettable

|C   G   |Am   F  |C   G   |
    |Am      |F       |
 
    C        Em       F        C
    ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo
    F        E7       Am       F
    ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo
 
 
C         Em                F       C
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
F       C                        G            Am   F
And the dreams that you dream of once in a lullaby...
   C         Em                F          C
Oh somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
F       C                         G                   Am   F
And the dreams that you dream of, dreams really do come true...
 
 
    C
Someday i'll wish upon a star
G                                Am   F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
      C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
G                                  Am           F
High above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me
 
 
   C         Em               F           C
Oh somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
F       C                           G               Am   F
And the dreams that you dare to, oh why, oh why can't I?...
 
 
           C        Em        F         C
Well I see trees of green and Red roses too
F                C         E7     Am
 I'll watch then bloom for me and you
      F                G                Am   F
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world
           C        Em             F         C
Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
        F              C   E7         Am
And the brightness of day, I like the dark
      F                G                C    F   C
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world 
 
 
    G                      C
The colours of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
    G                    C
Are also on the faces of people passing bye
    F               C      F              C
See friends shaking hands, saying 'how do you do?'
F               C       Dm7             D
 They're really saying, I...I love you
 
 
       C      Em        F          C
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow
F                   C    E7         Am
 They'll learn much more than we'll know
     F                 G                Am   F
And I think to myself: what a wonderful world 
 
 
C
Someday i'll wish upon a star
G                                Am   F
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
       C
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
G                                  Am           F
High above the chimney tops that's where you'll find me
 
 
   C         Em                F      C
Oh somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
F       C                        G                 Am   F
And the dreams that you dare to, why, oh why can't I?...
 
 
C        Em       F        C
ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo
F        E7       Am      F
ooo-ooo  ooo-ooo  ooo-a-eh-a-a-a-a-a-a 

By Learzide

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

The String Family

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

Fast Car

C#
There's a portrait
     Ab
In a back room
           F#
Which I'll keep for days upon
          C#
Which I relent 
              B
And gaze for hours on
    Bbm                  F#
The muscle, skin and bone
         Ab
Of some imaginary friend

F# Ab F#

        C#
So how about it 
        Ab
Show me please 
           F#
How I will look in twenty years
           C#
And let me please 
          B
Interpret history 
       Bbm        F#
In every line and scar 
               Ab                  
That's painted there in front of me

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

           C#
It doesn't matter
         Ab
What I'm thinking
       F#
What I tell myself to do
         C#      F#
I end up calling

       C#
I stay in to
                   Ab
Defrost the fridge
        F#
Now the kid has gone to bed
             C#
A feeling of dread
              B         
At least when she's around
    Bbm
The trouble's there
     F#                        Ab
It's worse to wake up with her falling 'round the room

F# Ab F# Ab F# Ab

       C#
Listen Johnny
              F#
You're like a mother
       C#                     F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

       C#
Listen Johnny
              Ab
You're like a mother
       F#
To the girl you've fallen for
                 C#
And you're still falling

            B
And if they come tonight
       Bbm
You'll roll up tight
     F#             Ab
And take whatever's coming to you next (oh, oh oh oh)

 F# Ab to end.

Slow Graffiti

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

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