verse 1
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
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
verse 2
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
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
Interlude
verse 2
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
Am F
E Ala E, ea, ea, ea, E Ala E (repeated...)