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        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                    Am         F
For all our people to stand as one,  E Ala E, ea, ea ,ea,  

E Ala E

Chorus
        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 'aina

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               Am         F
Give our children liberty,  E Ala E, ea, ea, ea,  E Ala E


Chorus
Interlude
Verse 2

     Am           F
E Ala E,  ea, ea, ea,  E Ala E  (repeated...)

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