[VERSE 1]
G G G G
Tatou o ta nata folau vala auina
G G G G
letou sami tele e o mai
C C D D
Ova’el luta el lei Ta penapena
G G G G
Aaaaaaaaaa bolo bolo baka
[Chorus 1]
C C G G
Aue,aue Nukkui mua
D D G G
Te manulele e ta takki e
C C G G
Aue, aue Te finu, te malie,
D D D D
Nae ko hakilia gaenga e
[Verse 2]
G G G G
We read the wind and the sky when the sun is high
G G G G
We sail the length of the seas on the ocean breeze
C C D D
At night, we name every star We know where we are
G G G G
We know who we are, who we are
[Chorus 2]
C C G G
Aue,aue We set a course to find
D D G G
A brand new island everywhere we roam
C C G G
Aue,aue We keep our island in our mind
D D D D
And when it's time to find home We know the way
[CHORUS 3]
C C Em Em
Aue,aue We are explorers reading every sign
G G D D
We tell the stories of our elders in the never ending
C C G G
chain/Aue, aue Te finu, te malie,
D D D G
Nae ko hakilia We know the way
