Holiday in Waikiki chords by The Kinks

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
I won a competition in a
little column in my local paper
So I packed my bags and flew across
the sea all on my local paper
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A 
Sailing to Hawaii in the U.S.A.
D 
I'm just an English boy who

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Verse 2
won a holiday in Waikiki
D 
I didn't realize it was commercialized
when I unpacked my cases
Because a genuine Hawaii ukulele
cost me thirty guineas
G 
And even when I'm swimming
A 
I have to pay
D 
I'm just an English boy who
won a holiday in Waikiki

Interlude 1

Oh yeah, yeah

Verse 3
D 
Across the coral sands I saw a hula hula dancer,
looking pretty
I asked her where she came
from and she said to me
I come from New York City
G 
And my mother is Italian
A 
And my dad's a Greek
D 
I'm just an English boy who

Verse 4
won a holiday in Waikiki
D 
It's a hooka hooka on the shiny
briny on the way to Kona
And in a little shack they had a little
sign that said Coca Cola
G 
A 
And even all the grass skirts were PVC
D 
I'm just an English boy who won
a holiday in Waikiki
E 
G 
D 
Oh yeah, yeah
In Waikiki