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Kainga Tuturu

New Zealand
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 The city  streets beneath  your feet can  make  you tough.
 I’d fought  for fame, but when  it came too much  was never enough.
 But in  my mind once in  a while  I’d find  a place  to be
 Where air  is pure and water’s  fresh, and people  are your  family.
It  took some time  to figure  out I’d gone off the track
 but somewhere  in a dream I heard  a voice calling me back
 To New Zealand Kainga  Tuturu
 It’s the part  of me that no-one  else can own.
 New Zealand  deep  down  in my heart
 It can call  to me just like  a childhood song
That’s  where I  be  - long
 You’ve got  to go away  from  home to find  out  what home means
 Those tinsel  towns the world  around were really  not a part  of me
 I made  some friends, but in  the  end they  didn’t  sing my song
 I felt  the hand of my  own land, the land  that made  me strong.
Around  the world  I looked  for it but I don’t know why
 It was here  all along, it makes  you know what money can’t buy
 New Zealand  Kainga Tuturu
 It’s the part  of me that no-one  else can own.
 New Zealand  deep  down  in my heart
 It can call  to me, the land  that I call home
 (KEY CHANGE with HAKA - performed simultaneously with lyrics x 4)
 New Zealand, Kainga  Tuturu
 It’s the part  of me that no-one  else can own
 New Zealand, first  place in the sun
 New Zealand,  it’s my country,  it’s my home.
 NGA HAKA KUPU:
 Ko Aotearoa, taku Kainga Tuturu
 Tu Hikitea te iwi, Hoki mai ra
 Ko Aotearoa, taku Kainga Tuturu
 Hoki mai ra, hoki mai ra
 CHORDS:
 
e]-3---3-------3------3---2---3----0-0-0----0----3---2--0---3------0---2----2
B]-3---3-------3------3---3---3----1-2-0----3----3---2--0---3------2---3----3
G]-0---2-------0------0---2---0----2-2-2----2----0---2--1---0------2---2----2
D]-0---0-------0------0---0---2----2-2-2----2----2---4--2---0------2---x----x
A]-2---0-------3------2---0---3----0-0-0----0----2---4--2---0------0---4----2
E]-3---3-------3------x---2---x----x-x-x----x----0---2--0---x------4---x----x

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Readable chord sheet for Kainga Tuturu by New Zealand

[G]        [Dsus4] [G]           [Dsus4] [C]       [Em7]     [D/F#]      [G]       [C9]     [D]

The [G]city streets [Dsus4]beneat[G]h your feet [Dsus4]can ma[C]ke you [Em9]tough.
I’d [D]fought for fame, but [C9]when it came too [G]much was [C9]never [D]enough.
But [G]in my mind once [Dsus4]in a w[G]hile I’d f[Dsus4]ind a [C]place to be[Em7]
Where [D]air is pure and [C9]water’s fresh, and [G]people are your[C9] fami[D]ly.

[Em7]It took some [D/F#]time to [G]figure out I’d gone off the [Am]track
but [G]somewhere in a dream I [C9]heard a voice calling me [D]back

To New [G]Zea[Dsus4]land  [G]    [Dsus4]Kainga[C] Tutu[G]ru   [G]     [F#]
It’s the [Em7]part of me that [D]no-one else can [C9]own.    [Dsus4]          [C]             [Dsus4]                   [B]                      [Dsus4]                            [A]

New [G]Zea[Dsus4]land  [G]  d[Dsus4]eep do[C]wn in my he[G]art   [G]     [F#]
It can [Em7]call to me just [D]like a childhood [C9]song
[Dsus4]That’s[C] where I[Dsus4]      [B] be[Dsus4]   -  [A]lon[G]g

You’ve [G]got to go [Dsus4]away f[G]rom home to [Dsus4]find o[C]ut what home [Em9]means
Those [D]tinsel towns the [C9]world around were [G]really not a [C9]part of [D]me
I [G]made some friends, but [Dsus4]in the[G] end [Dsus4]they d[C]idn’t sing my [Em9]song
I [D]felt the hand of [C9]my own land, the [G]land that [C9]made me [D]strong.

[Em7]Around the [D/F#]world I [G]looked for it but I don’t know [Am]why
It was [G]here all along, it [C9]makes you know what money can’t [D]buy

New [G]Zea[Dsus4]land  [G]  K[Dsus4]ainga [C]Tuturu[G]      [G]        [F#]
It’s the [Em7]part of me that [D]no-one else can [C9]own.   [Dsus4]         [C]            [Dsus4]                  [B]                     [Dsus4]                           [A]
New [G]Zea[Dsus4]land  [G]  d[Dsus4]eep do[C]wn in my he[G]art      [G]        [F#]
It can [Em7]call to me, the [D]land that I call [C9]home     [Dsus4]           [C]              [Dsus4]                    [B]                       [Dsus4]                             [A]

(KEY CHANGE with HAKA - performed simultaneously with lyrics  x 4)

New [A]Zea[A5]land, [Asus4]Kainga Tutu[A]ru  [A]    [Ab]
It’s the [F#m]part of me that [E]no-one else can [D]own   [D/C#]         [D/B]
New [A]Zea[A5]land, [Asus4]first place in the [A]sun   [A]     [G#]
New [F#m]Zealand, it’s my [E]country, it’s my [D]home.  [D/C#]        [D/B]

[C#5]     [A5]     [F#m]    [D]      [C#m5]    [B5]     [A5]

NGA HAKA KUPU:
Ko Aotearoa, taku Kainga Tuturu
Tu Hikitea te iwi, Hoki mai ra
Ko Aotearoa, taku Kainga Tuturu
Hoki mai ra, hoki mai ra

CHORDS:
   [G] [Dsus4] [G] [Dsus4] [C] [Em9] [D/F#] [C9]  [Am] [A] [A5] [Asus4] [Em7] [F#m] [E] [Dsus4] [A] [A/Ab] [D/C#] [D/B]

e]-3---3-------3------3---2---3----0-0-0----0----3---2--0---3------0---2----2
B]-3---3-------3------3---3---3----1-2-0----3----3---2--0---3------2---3----3
G]-0---2-------0------0---2---0----2-2-2----2----0---2--1---0------2---2----2
D]-0---0-------0------0---0---2----2-2-2----2----2---4--2---0------2---x----x
A]-2---0-------3------2---0---3----0-0-0----0----2---4--2---0------0---4----2
E]-3---3-------3------x---2---x----x-x-x----x----0---2--0---x------4---x----x