Paul Izak - Keiki O Ka Aina Stand Strong

      For the strumming pattern, a downstroke indicates a bass note played with the thumb, and
an upstroke is a pluck/strum upwards with the fingers.


Em     x79987
Bm     x24432
Cmaj7  x35453
Am     577555
D7     x57575
G      355433


[Intro]
Em  Bm  Cmaj7  Am  D7

[Verse]
 Em                 Bm
Mana `Ai, mahalo for the pa`i`ai
                  Cmaj7
in a time where the culture could die
                     Am                   D7
if you take away the water, our precious wai, wai
 Em                    Bm
Oh Mana `Ai, mahalo for the pa`i`ai
                  Cmaj7
in a time where the people could cry
                     Am
cause they are abusing the 'āina
       D7
A`ole mālama
 Em
So let's not feed
    Bm
a hunger with greed
                Cmaj7
it's time we plant the seed
                 Am
and remember true Hawai`i
       D7
Kanaka Maoli
 Em
don't let it die
           Bm
don't say we didn't try
             Cmaj7
to break out through the lies
                   Am          D7
and look in to the inside Akua guide I

[Chorus]
      G
Like `opelu in the sea
        Bm
a school we must be
Am               D7
planting kalo to feed our family
 G                  Am
singing a song to help each other along
D7
Keiki O Ka `Āina
Cmaj7     G
     Stand Strong
Em  Bm  Cmaj7 Am  D7
Ohhh ...Ohhh  Ohh ...

[Verse]
         Em
Well, we can talk about sustainability
                Bm
but most of this land is leased to companies
Cmaj7
who could care less about the people    and the land they grow upon
Am                      D7
just becomes a chemical farm    they're doing harm
 Em
and what have these companies done for us anyway
            Bm
most of the food they grow just get sent away
  Cmaj7
to another place and they say it to our face
Am                                  D7
If we didn't have them, we'd starve in just a few days    but our way
 Em
we are here to make our stand today
    Bm
and there's a lot of people out there that feel the same way
 Cmaj7
don't let them trick you, they're out to deceive
Am                          D7
but everyone is entitled to what they believe

so I'll be chanting
  Em             Bm
Mana `Ai, mahalo for the pa`i`ai
                        Cmaj7
in a time where we look through the lies
                          Am
stare them in the eyes and told them that
           D7
this truth wears no disguise

[Chorus]
      G
Like `opelu in the sea
        Bm
a school we must be
Am               D7
planting kalo to feed our family
 G                  Am
singing a song to help each other along
D7
Keiki O Ka `Āina
Cmaj7     G
     Stand Strong

[Chorus]
      G
Like `opelu in the sea
        Bm
a school we must be
Am               D7
planting kalo to feed our family
 G                  Am
singing a song to help each other along
D7
Ka `Keiki O Āina
Cmaj7     G
     Stand Strong   Keiki O Āina
D7
Ka `Keiki O Āina
Cmaj7     G
     Stand Strong