Tom: A
Intro: G G G G C C C C
G
Tatou o tagata folau e vala'auina
E le atua o le sami tele e o mai
C D
Ia ava'e le lu'itau e lelei
G
Tapenapena
C
Aue, aue
G
Nuku i mua
D G
Te manulele e tataki e
C
Aue, aue
G
Te fenua, te malie,
D
Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e.
G
We read the wind and the sky
When the sun is high
We sail the length of sea
On the ocean breeze
C D
At night we name every star
G
We know where we are
We know who we are, who we are
C
Aue, aue,
G
We set a course to find
D G
A brand new island everywhere we row,
C
Aue, aue,
G
We keep our island in our mind
D
And when it's time to find home,
We know the way.
C
Aue, aue,
Em
We are explorers reading every sign
G D
We tell the stories of our elders
C
In the never ending chain
Aue, aue
Em G
Te fenua, te malie,
D
Nae ko hakilia
G
We know the way
