Hokule'a Star of Gladness

Paula Fuga

Hawaiian

Ukulele chords and lyrics

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The song was written by George “Boogie” Kalama aboard the Hawaiian voyaging canoe, Hōkūle’a, on her maiden voyage to Tahiti in 1976. This video was made in honor of uncle George “Boogie” Kalama.

	4x									4x
A |-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-|		|-333-2-2-0-0-2-2-|
E |-----------------|		|-0---------------|
C |-3-3-------------|		|-0---------------|
G |-----------------|		|-0---------------|


A |-----------------|  4x |-0----------------| 4 x
E |-3-3-------------|		|-0----------------|
C |-----------------|		|-0----------------|
G |-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-|		|-333-2-2-0-0-2-2--|
or
[C]	  [Am]	[C]	[Am] 
[G]	  [G7]	[C]	[Am]
[C]	  [Am]	[C]	[Am] 
[G]	  [G7]	[C]	[|][Am][C][|]

[C]Raindrops they [|][Am]hamper my [C]vision[|]
[C]Falling down and [Am]cutting incisions, [G]in my mind
[G7]While we [C]sail away our time[|] [Am] [C][|]
[C]Blow makani, [|][Am]shout [C]jubilation[|]
[C]Carry us down to [Am]our destination
[G]O wikiwiki, [G7]a kea[C]la i Kahiki[|][Am]  [C][|]

[C]Millions of stars [|][Am]up in the [C]sky[|]
[C]Looking up they all [Am]make us high
Oh [G]Hōkūleʻa,[G7] Star of [C]Gladness [|][Am]Oh,[C][|]   
[G]Hōkūleʻa, [G7]you're the Star of [C]Gladness[|][Am] [C][|]
[C]Stand beside me and [|][Am]be my friend[C][|]
[C]Make me smile and [|] [Am]laugh [C]again,[|] 

[G]Hōkūleʻa, you're  the [G7]Star of [C]Gladness[|] [Am] [C][|]Oh, 
[G]Hōkūleʻa,[G7] Star of [C]Gladness[|] [Am] [C][|]

[F]Lift your bo[F]w, your [C]hull slides through the sea[|] [Am] [C][|]
[F]Guide Hōkūle[F]ʻa, Lord we [C]ask you please[|] [Am] [C][|]
[G]In this we pr[G7]ay,Akua [C]show us the way[|] [Am] [C][|]

[G]Hōkūleʻa, you're  the [G7]Star of [C]Gladness[|] [Am] [C][|]Oh, 
[G]Hōkūleʻa,[G7] Star of [C]Gladness[|] [Am] [C][|]

A|-----------------|
E|-3-3-------------|
C|-----------------|
G|-3-3-2-2-0-0-2-2-|
						or
[C]	[Am]	[C]	[|][Am][C][|]		[C]	[Am]	[C]	[|][Am][C][|]
[G]	[G7]	[C]	[|][Am][C][|]		[G]	[G7]	[pattern_above]
[F]	[F]	[C]	[|][Am][C][|]		 [F]	[F]	[C]	[|][Am][C][|]
[F]	[F]	[C]	[|][Am][C][|]		 [F]	[F]	[C]	[|][Am][C][|]
[G]	[G7]	[C]	[|][Am][C][|]		[G]	[G7]	[pattern_above]

[C]Raindrops they [|][Am]hamper my [C][|]vision
[C]Falling down and [Am]cutting incisions, [G]in my mind
[G7]While we [C]sail away our time[|][Am] [C][|]
[C]Blow makani, [|][Am]shout [C]jubilation[|]
[C]Carry us down to [Am]our destination
[G]O wikiwiki, [G7]a kea[C]la i Kahiki[|][Am]  [C][|]

[C]Millions of stars [|][Am]up in the [C]sky[|]
[C]Looking up they all [Am]make us high, Oh 
[G]Hōkūleʻa,[G7] Star of [C]Gladness [|][Am]Oh,[C][|]
[G]Hōkūleʻa,[G7] you're the Star of [C]Gladness[|][Am] [C][|]

(3x)			or				3x picking from above
[C]Happy[|][Am] [C][|] 
[C]Star[|][Am] [C][|]