Kawai Punahele Ukulele chords by Keali'i Reichel

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Key: C

Kawai Punahele  (Keali’i Reichel)  4/4

Intro:
G7   C    G7    C


Verse:
C                 F  C
Nou e   Kawai punahe-le
F                  C      G7
Ku'u lei aloha mae 'ole
F                Fm
Pili hemo'ole    Pili pa'a pono
G7                   C    G7          C     G7
E   huli   ho'i   ka-ua   E Kawai punahele

Verse:
C                  F   C    F                      C  G7
Ku 'oe  me  ke  ki'eki'e,    I   ka  nani  a'o  Wailu-ku
F                        Fm
Ku'u ipo henoheno         Ku'u wehi o ka po
G7                   C    G7          C     G7
E   huli   ho'i   ka-ua   E Kawai punahele



Verse:
C              F  C   F                         C   G7
Eia ho'i 'o Keali'i,   Kali 'ana   i   ka   mehameha
F                      Fm
Mehameha  ho'i   au,  'eha  'eha   ho'i    au
G7                   C    G7          C     G7
E   huli   ho'i   ka-ua   E Kawai punahele  Eeeeee


Verse:
C                   F   C   F                          C   G7
Puana   'ia   ke   aloha,   Ku'u   lei   aloha   mae  'ole
F                  Fm                       G7               C
Pili   hemo  'ole, pili   pa'a   pono, Ke   pono   ho'i   ka-ua
G7              C          G7  C   G7   C
E   Kawai   punahele…..    ae      ae



Verse:
C                 F  C
For you Kawai punahe-le
F                  C      G7
My beloved never fading lei
F                Fm
Secure together, solidly joined
G7              C         G7          C     G7
Come, let us reunite,     O Kawai punahel   Eeeeee


Verse:
C                  F   C    F                      C  G7
You stand majestically        in the splendor of Wailuku
F                        Fm
My cherished sweetheart, my adornment of the night
G7              C         G7          C     G7
Come, let us reunite,     O Kawai punahel


Verse:
C              F  C   F                         C   G7
Here is Keali’i        Waiting in loneliness
F                      Fm
I am lonely,           and I am hurt
G7               C        G7          C     G7
Come, let us reunite,     O Kawai punahel


Verse:
C                   F   C   F                          C   G7
Tell of the love            of my beloved never fading lei
F                  Fm                       G7               C
Secure together,   solidly joined      When it’s right, for you and I
G7              C         G7  C   G7   C
Come, let us reunite,     O Kawai punahel


Outro:
G7              C          G7  C   G7   C
E   Kawai   punahele…..    ae      ae
G7    C     G7     C
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee