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The Hawaiian Tale chords by
The Polynesians
The Polynesians
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Key: C major•
Intro 1
G
G

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C
C

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F

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G

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C
C

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G
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C
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Verse 1
F
F

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I sailed upon a ship
C
C

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far across the sea.
F
F

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I took a little trip to sunny Waikiki.
Bb
Bb

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The moment I arrived, I heard a lady say,
Gm
Gm
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G

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If this is Hawaii,
C
C

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F
F

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why don't I get a lay?
Gm
Gm
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Then I politely said, Madam,
C
C

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pardon me,
F
F

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There's a custom here in sunny Waikiki,
Bb
Bb

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It may be rather hard for you to conceive,
C
C

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But you don't get a lay
F
F

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G
G

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F
F

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until the day you leave.
A gleam was in her eye,
C
C

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as coyly she replied,
F
F

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I must admit that I enjoyed the ocean ride.
But I have planned this trip
Bb
Bb

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since way last June,
C
C

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F
F

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And if you get it when you leave,
C
C

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then I leave this afternoon.
F
F

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C
C

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Not wishing to see her spoil the maiden trip,
F
F

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I said, please reconsider for a bit.
Bb
Bb

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If I could be of service, 'am, to you
Gm
Gm
3

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C
C

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F
F

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Let me tell you exactly what I'll do
C
C

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F
F

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I'll take you to dance
G
G

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C
C

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and to dine every night
I'll give you romance
F
F

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sparkling wine every night
Bb
Bb

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And to be sure that you don't shed a tear
C
C

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I'll give you a lay every day
F
F

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while you are here
C
C

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She said, it sounds divine,
C
C

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Gm
Gm
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C
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quiet alright with me.
Romance is sparkling wine,
F
F

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belongs in my kiki.
It's nice of you to give
Bb
Bb

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a lonely gal a break.
C
C

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But a lay every day
F
F

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is more than I can take.
C
C

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F
F

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A peach boy then began
C
C

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walking up the dock.
He carried in his hand
F
F

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a giant orchid lei.
The gal said, there's a guy,
Bb
Bb

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a gal appreciates
C
C

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I'll never find a lady like that
F
F

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back in the States
Gm
Gm
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C
C

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So I took out a lei, I had it all the time
Gm
Gm
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C
C

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I heard the lady say,
F
F

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I wish that it were mine
That's the longest lei,
Bb
Bb

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for miles and miles around
C
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Then she threw it around her neck,
F
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but it still hung to the ground
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And then when her hips
G
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C
C

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began to swing and sway
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I knew I had to put the thing away
Bb
Bb

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To give a gal a lay is simply grand
C
C

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F
F

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But nobody likes to drag it in the sand
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F

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G
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C
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I'd given her lay after lay for a week
F
F

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And after a while I was too weak to speak
It wasn't the sunshine
Bb
Bb

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that took all our strength
C
C

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It was trying to make the lady properly
F
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C
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F
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When fi nally I returned
C
C

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back across the sea
My lady friend, I learned,
F
F

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remained in Waikiki
I'm sure she got a leg
Bb
Bb

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from each Hawaiian meal
C
C

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But I came away,
Gm
Gm
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C
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F
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and thereby hangs the tale
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