Keiki O Ka 'Aina Stand Strong

[Intro] Em  Bm  C7M  Am  D7

 Em                 Bm
Mana `Ai, mahalo for the pa`i`ai
                  C7M
in a time where the culture could die
                     Am                   D7
if you take away the water, our precious wai, wai

 Em                    Bm
Oh Mana `Ai, mahalo for the pa`i`ai
                  C7M
in a time where the people could cry
                     Am
cause they're abusing the 'āina
       D7
A`ole mālama

 Em
So let's not be
    Bm
a hunger with greed
               C7M
its time we plant the seed
                 Am
and remember true Hawai`i
       D7
Kanaka Maoli
 Em
don't let it die
               Bm
don't say that we didn't try
             C7M
to break out through the lies
                   Am          D7
and look in to the inside Akua guide I

      G
Like `opelu in the sea
        Bm
a school we must be
Am               D7
planting kalo to feed our family
 G                  Am
singing our song to help each other along
D7
Keiki O Ka `Āina
C7M  G
Stand Strong

Em  Bm  C7M  Am  D7
Ohhh ...Ohhh Ohh

        Em
Well we can talk about sustainability
                Bm
but most of this land is leased to companies
C7M
who could care less about the people    and the land they grow upon
Am                      D7
just becomes a chemical farm    they're doing harm
 Em
and what have these companies done for us anyway
            Bm
most of the food they grow just get sent away
  C7M
to another place and they say it to our face
Am                                  D7
If we didn't have them, we'd starve in just a few days    but our way

 Em
we are here to make our stand today
    Bm
and there's a lot of people out there that feel the same way
 C7M
don't let them trick you, they're out to deceive
Am                          D7
but everyone is entitled to what they believe

so I'll be chanting

  Em             Bm
Mana `Ai, mahalo for the pa`i`ai
                        C7M
in a time where we look through the lies
                          Am
stare them in the eyes and told them that
           D7
this truth wears no disguise


      G
Like `opelu in the sea
        Bm
a school we must be
Am               D7
planting kalo to feed our family
 G                  Am
singing our song to help each other along
D7
Keiki O Ka `Āina
C7M  G
Stand Strong

      G
Like `opelu in the sea
        Bm
a school we must be
Am               D7
planting kalo to feed our family
 G                  Am
singing our song to help each other along
D7
Ka `Keiki O Āina
C7M  G
Stand Strong   Keiki O Āina
D7
Ka `Keiki O Āina
C7M  G
Stand Strong