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E Ala E

Composed and performed by
Israel Kamakawiwo`ole
E Ala E

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        FE Ala E,  E Ala ECWe the voices behind the face       F                     COf the Hawaiian Nation,  the Hawaiian Race                 G7Rise for justice the day has come    F                 C                    Am         FFor all our people to stand as one,  E Ala E, ea, ea ,ea,  E Ala EChorus        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 'ainaCWe the warriors born to live   F                 COn what the land and sea can give                       G7Defend our birth right to be freeF                 C               Am         FGive our children liberty,  E Ala E, ea, ea, ea,  E Ala EChorusInterludeVerse 2     Am           FE Ala E,  ea, ea, ea,  E Ala E  (repeated...)

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