Playing For Change

Island Style / 'Oiwi e (Medley)

Playing For Change


Tom: C

F                               C
On the island, we do it island style

From the mountain to the ocean from the
G7                       C
Windward to the leeward side 
C                             F
Mama's in the kitchen cookin' dinner
    C
Real nice
                            G7
Beef stew on the stove, lomi salmon with
    C
The ice
                        F        C
We eat and drink and we sing all day
                  G7           C
Kanikapila in the old Hawaiian way
F                               C                 
On the island, we do it island style

From the mountain to the ocean from the
G7                       C
Windward to the leeward side (2X)
C                            F
We go grandma's house on the weekend
     C
Clean yard, cuz
                     G7         C
If we no go, grandma gotta work hard
                                 F
You know my grandma, she like the poi
    C
Real sour
                       G7
I love my grandma every minute every
C
Hour
       F                       C
On the island, we do it island style

From the mountain to the ocean from the
G7                      C
Windward to the leeward side 

C
`Oiwi e (`oiwi e)
F               C
Kahea e na `iwi e
Ua `ike mai nei (Ua `ike mai nei)
G7               C
, Ku`u one hanau e
C
Eia mai la (Eia mai la)
F                      C
Na kupa`aina o Hawai`i nei
Kako`o mai nei (Kako`o mai nei)
G7            C
Kupa`a lokahi e

"E kikilo e na iwi!"
F                C
Kikilo e na iwi, e na mamo e
                 G7
Na kini makamaka e

"E kupa`a ke kanaka"
C                 F                C
Kupa`a ke kanaka, hanohano ha`aheo e

Ku ke kanaka (Kupa`a ke kanaka)
G7                C
Hanohano ha`haheo e