Haole Hula Uke tab by Raiatea Helm

Strumming pattern: D-DU-UDU

Haole Hula    Key of “F”


Intro: F// Am7// Gm7// C7// (2x)

Verse: 1                          F                   C7              F
Oh, when I hear the strings of the sweet “Ale-koki”
                                               C7              F       F7
And stealing from a far-off guitar, “Penei no”
                   Bb                   D7                G7
When “Lili’u ē” makes you sway in the moon-light
                              C7                                        F      C7
I know the reason why fair Hawai’i haunts you so.

Verse: 2        F    C7F
The lovely blue of sky and the sapphire of o-cean,
     C7 F  F7
The flashing white of clouds and of waves foaming crest.
    Bb       D7     G7
The many shades of green from the plains to the moun-tains
    C7  F C7
With all the brightest hues of the rainbow we're blessed.

Verse: 3                        F C7        F
I hear the swish of rain as it sweeps down the val-ley,
C7       F F7
I hear the song of wind as it sighs through the trees
Bb D7 G7
I hear the crash of waves on the rocks and the beaches
      C7   F    C7
I hear the hissing surf and the boom of the seas.

Verse: 4                         F      C7    F
I love to dance and sing of the charms of Hawai'i,
    C7 F  F7
And from a joyful heart sing a-loha to you
    Bb      D7        G7
In every note I'll tell of the spell of my is-lands
    C7  F(4)
For then I know that you'll be in love with them, too.
Cdim                     Gm7    C7                               F(4)
For then I know that you'll be in love with them, too.

End: Rest/  Bar 3/ 4/ 5/    F7+9