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Songbook/Aloha Oe

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well-known Hawaiian traditional – Alternative title: Farewell To Thee, Text and melody: Queen Liliuokalani (1878 written and 1890 for the first time published), arranged by Paniolo  

Guitar Ukulele (gcea)


F Bb C7 G7 F7

Aloha ʻOe

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Haʻa[F]heo e ka[Bb]ua i nā[F]pali
Ke[C7]nihi aʻela i ka nahele
E u-[F]hai ana [Bb]paha i ka [F]liko
Pua [Bb]ʻā-[G7]hihi le-[C7]hua o [F]uk-[Bb]-[F]ka [F7]
Hui[1]
A-[Bb]loha ʻoe, a-[F]loha ʻoe
E ke [C7]onaona noho i ka [F]li-[F7]po
One [Bb]fond embrace, A [F]hoʻi aʻe au
Un-[C7]til we meet a[F]gain [Bb] [F]


ʻO ka haliʻa aloha i hiki mai
Ke hone aʻe nei i
Kuʻu manawa
ʻO ʻoe nō kaʻu ipo aloha
A loko e hana nei
(Hui)


Maopopo kuʻu ʻike i ka nani
Nā pua rose o Maunawili
I laila hiaʻia nā manu
Mikiʻala i ka nani o ka lipo
(Hui)

Akkordschema

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Verse Chorus
| F | Bb | F | - || C7 | - | - | - ||
| F | Bb | F | - || Bb G7 | C7 | F Bb | F F7 ||
| Bb | - | F | - || C7 | - | F | F7 ||
| Bb | - | F | - || C7 | - | F Bb | F ||

Tip: Capo im 1. fret and playing E-major-chords

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Verse Chorus
| E | A | E | - || H7 | - | - | - ||
| E | A | E | - || A F#7 | H7 | E A | E E7 ||
| A | - | E | - || H7 | - | E | E7 ||
| A | - | E | - || H7 | - | E A | E ||
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Footnotes

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  1. hui (hawaiianisch) = Refrain